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Does anyone know who the most aggressive doctor in the US is in treating Lyme Disease. This is a pretty open-ended question, I know, but would love to get anybody's opinion.
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dmc
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sometime "aggressive" can make things worse. please be more specific.
try calling you're local lyme support group. link to them is on left side of page, under "flash discussion"
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Agressive may not be the right word, but I know exactly what you mean.
I've been helping my 28 year old daughter fight Lyme Disease for over 6 years now.
Once we finally found an excellent doctor who really understands the disease, it was clear to me, at least, that this battle would take a long time.
My daughter's doctor told her at the second or third visit that the healing process would take at least 3 years, if not longer.
He never promised complete healing, but he did say that substantial improvement of her health could be attained within 3 years.
We're at the 18th month and her health is steadily improving. She is still quite ill and is quite disabled, but like I said, she's making steady improvements.
If you've just begun your battle, please try to remain positive. Find a good Lyme Literate MD and start the process.
Our doctor is in NorCal, but the 700 mile round trip visits are worth the effort. I wish I knew a really good LLMD here in SouCal, but hopefully someone will come along here on LymeNet and recommend one.
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I hate to say it, but probably a good indicator is whether they have gotten into serious trouble with their state medical board.
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Dr. H. in California is thought to be good and fairly aggressive. I'd go to him if I was unhappy with my doctor or wanted another opinion. He seems to move frequently but, most recently, I heard he was in Malibu.
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