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Has anyone been treated by or have any experience with Dr. D in MA? Thanks.
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Mathias
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No direct experience but what I've heard is that he follows a standard protocol of either Tetracycline or Biaxin/Plaquenil and doesn't test/treat for co-infections.
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AZURE WISH
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I heard the same as Mathias.
I think he was the dr that Bostonlyme was using - last I heard he had an appt with a new llmd.
Bostonlyme hasn't been by in a little while but maybe you could pm him.
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IMO Dr. D. is a real LLMD. My recovery began when I started seeing him. His protocol is working very well for me. I felt he was very thorough in evaluating me, asked lots of questions.
He has been very reassuring, has very accurately described what to expect and is giving me my life back. I recommend him without reservation. hatsnscarfs
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I am just finishing my 3rd month on tetracycline. I think he will be giving me biaxcin/plaquenil next. I see him next week.
I am sort of holding my breath right now, I have felt some inprovement in the last week - don't know if it will last.
I don't love Dr. D - he didn't spend much time with me - just looked at my test results and said yup you have lyme. However, I read his papers on lyme and he really seems to know his stuff.
He is not heisitating to put me on a abx for 12-18 months or more. I have not found anyone else that is willing to do that.
I'll keep you posted as the treatment progresses. Let me know what you think of him. Bottom line, I respect him, I just wish he gave me more info or was easier to reach with questions.
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Thanks all for your responses. We have found an LLMD on the West coast we will be going to soon. (Less travel for our child is a good thing.) Best wishes to you all.
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I have seen the same doc you are talking about in Boston for the past 5 1/2 years. He is so busy he does not have time to do anything but listen and treat. Room is full of lyme patients every wed and then he has main office on the cape. He does know his stuff and if you follow exactly what he says you will feel better. I have chronic lyme and my next step was going to CT years ago if I did not get satisfaction. Have been to many doctors in leading boston hospitals and lahey clinic and this doctor is the best. Everyone else says I have "fibromyalgia", not lyme, never tested positive but indeterminate. Have many symptoms and actually found the "second tick" attached to my leg. I was told by PCP to "throw it away". Stick with this doctor as he has published a lot on this disease and truly knows his stuff.
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Dr. D. treats every patient with the exact same tx protocol. Discourages supplements and will not test or treat co-infections. His only communication is through email. His usual response is "It's a herx, keep taking the medicine."
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