So, as not to cause a problem, I would have said something like: "I hear your concern about this therapy and will consider what you have said, but my focus today is does she have pneumonia?"

Then when I left the office I would have muttered all of the offensive things I wish I could have said . . .

They have gone so far the other direction that they refuse to treat bacterial infections with antibiotics!

It is true that people who are on long term antibiotics MAY become resistant to treatment 10 years from now.

But they have to make it 10 years first!

Quality of life matters.

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On a side note, I think this refusal to give antibiotics is why there is a rise in people dying from the flu.

It is true that the flu is viral.

However, if it goes into pneumonia then it is bacterial.

Maybe at some point we will be able to be honest with all our health care providers, and vice versa, but that time has apparently not arrived yet.

The other danger in allowing lyme treatment to enter in the discussion is that some of these zealots will feel obliged to take action against the doctors they think are overtreating. Not a thing we want to aid.

(P.S. It is hard to read long posts that are all one paragraph. Could you make shorter pieces, hit the enter key after every couple of sentences.)

Show 2 sentences then hit enter twice to break things up for our brain fog. You will get more replies & good suggestions that way.

Also, you can position yourself in front of the door so they can't get away from you without your questions being answered.

Also, I agree with someone else's comment, I'm here to talk about _____ only, and keep it on track.

Of course, have all your questions written down. I also hand all my treating drs. my list of questions, etc. so they can use that when dictating their medical chart files so I hopefully will have ACCURATE notes covering everything.

Best wishes!

I also add that my doctor runs monthly blood tests and is monitoring potential side effects.

I know it feels icky and wrong, but you can even start by thanking them for their concern.

But this is a good post for me to read so that if my child has to get treated for Lyme in the future, I will be aware (and hopefully prepared) of the possibilities that another doctor(s) may not agree with the treatment and/or diagnosis.

I believe (and hope) that the pediatrician he has now (also our family doc) will be understanding. I know that she has started to learn more about Lyme then when I first went to her with my symptoms.

I usually carry information about Lyme in my purse to pass to anyone I might meet or see who might be interested in learning more. Who knows if a doctor would be interested in that, though, since most of them seem to think that they know more than their patients.

I did send a letter and a nice (letter-sized) pamphlet (that I ordered off of here a few months ago) about Lyme that was extraordinary to all the doctors I had seen prior to my diagnosis. I really hope the doctors took the time to read it...

Where can I download the information you put in your purse?

I feel for you and don't want to even go there with other docs. Lou I agree with you to avoid the lyme disease discussion and focus on the issue at that moment.

We have an awesome PA we see at the PCP's office who knows we have lyme. She admits knowing nothing about it and has no idea how to treat it.

When I see any kind of other doc I don't tell them I'm on abx because I don't want or need a lecture.

Kara your right we have to make it 10 years.

Previoulsy I had a pedicatrician who I thought was wonderful until my 8 year old got sick and they did nothing. At that point I fired the pediatrician.