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Anyone know of a good LLMD around Concord, MA? Even better would be if they were covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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I've been ill for about two years and went through what I thought was hell until I read some of the comments on forums like this one.
My symptoms were labeled first as a result of stress, then growing pains despite the fact that I was 6 foot even and hadn't grown in two years, then they went to M.S. and stuck with that idea for a while until finally I got a western blot for lyme and came out positive.
I've been on and off antibiotics for about five months now but I get the feeling that while my current doctor is trying to be helpful he a) doesn't really seem to know what he's doing and
b) he's torn between recent research into lyme treatment and what the "traditional" lyme treatment protocols are so every few weeks I get taken off of antibiotics, am fine for about a week or two and then have a relapse and get put back on.
For the most part my symptoms are neuropathy and fatigue and some sensory issues in my face.
At this point I need a doctor who has experience and will help me overcome this illness before it becomes the focal point of my college years. While I'm glad to know I'm not going through this alone; it infuriates me that so many others have had similar or worse experiences than my own.
Our society seems to have no issues using antibiotics to fatten our pigs or to treat acne yet when a debilitating illness is on the rise so many seem to be poking their heads in the sand.
[ 20. June 2008, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: foxtracker ]
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we thank you for helping us; otherwise, we will SOB, SCROLL ON BY, since we can't read to help you. If I see posts like this, I SOB them; to hard on me. I'm also in the early stages of losing my eyesight from diabetes retinopathy.
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otherwise, we will SOB, SCROLL ON BY, since we can't read to help you. If I see posts like this, I SOB them; to hard on me. I'm also in the early stages of losing my eyesight from diabetes retinopathy. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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