My boyfriend is currently being treated by Dr. J in MD. Has been going there since 8/15.
We need to seek a new doctor as he is getting no better and by all counts getting worse. And we can't keep putting ourselves through his appointments.
Any recommendations are greatly appropriated. We don't mind traveling so anyone in VA, DC, MD, WV even PA are ok.
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Your boyfriend needs to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. He needs to go where they are.
Also most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
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There are very few doctors equal to your current doctor. So, it is going to be difficult to find someone better.
I can't think of anyone to recommend to you. The one doctor in the area you named who knows more about lyme generally isn't taking new patients.
So, this is a difficult situation.
If you want to write to me privately, I can tell you the one name that you can try to get in with. Just know that the cost is going to be a lot more because this is a top notch doctor.
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