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Topic: Some good news about an MD

kitkat32
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9682

posted

Hi everyone,

I have been trying really hard to educate local doctors about lyme and it's dx/treatment.

I have finally made a breakthrough...YAY!!!!!

A local doctor thinks he might have lyme disease. He asked to speak to me about it about a month ago. I met with him and we talked for well over an hour.

I suggested he attend the recent conference in CT. He offered for me to go to but I was to ill to go.

I heard news tonight that he was very happy he went. He is going to be taking the 2 week course offered to MDs.

I am so happy that someone has finally listened to me. He is an older doctor and pretty well known in our community. I hope if he takes this on others will follow.

Just thought that I would share.

kit [Wink]

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Gert
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 13584

posted

That is great news Kit.......hugs to you. Hope you are feeling better today.

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Vermont_Lymie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 9780

posted

Great work kit!!! [Big Grin]

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bettyg
Unregistered

posted

.... KAT, CONGRATS ON RECRUITING and enlightening this md who wanted to learn now only for himself, but to treat as well!!

KUDOS [group hug]

when he is ready to treat, please let me know and we'll be happy to add him to our nationwide llmd list!!

will need the following by PRIVATE MESSAGE:

full name,
street addy
city, state

phone no.
fax no.
web site or email if possible

cost per hour for 1st visit
cost for followups

do they take insurance?
what kind?
treat by IV or ORAL?

Kit, you've done well! [group hug]

wish all drs. were that interested without having the LD too!!

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Tincup
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 5829

posted

Good for you!!!

MUCH appreciated you took time to help him... which in turn will help others. Wonderful news!

[Big Grin]

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cantgiveupyet
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 8165

posted

wow, wonderful :-) I hope he gets the treatment he needs.

You dont happen to be in SE PA?

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"Say it straight simple and with a smile."

"Thus the task is, not so much to see what no one has seen yet,
But to think what nobody has thought yet, About what everybody sees."

-Schopenhauer

pos babs, bart, igenex WB igm/igg

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Larkspur
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 5131

posted

Hi Kit. I am very interested b/c I am in PA (suburban Philly) I have an ILADS doc who I love but really feel I need just a regular GP as an adjunct who is Lyme Literate for issues that come up that are not really in the domain of my LLMD.... like if I just want a check up, or if I sprained my ankle or something....

So, I am not looking for a new LLMD at all, but just a GP who understands my history, issues etc who I could go to the way "normal" people have a family doctor...

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"We must be willing to get rid of
the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us" - e.m. forster

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kitkat32
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9682

posted

Thanks for sharing my good news with me.

I will be sure to post after he gets his training.

I am not in SE PA. I am in Northeast. We are about 30 minutes from the Scranton/Wilkes Barre area.

I will let everyone know when I hear more.

kit

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doc
Member
Member # 14471

posted

Thats great news , the more doctors that move to the good side the better.

To bad most have to get lyme to see the light.

Doc

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

That's incredible!!

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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perplexed
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 1913

posted

Great news!

Can we send him here to Kentucky...no LLMDs here or doctors willing to learn. Grrrrrr!

Feel so alone here.

Hugs, Perplexed [dizzy]

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kitkat32
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9682

posted

It is great news. It is a shame that there aren't more doctors willing to learn.

It has taken me since 1996 to convince a doctor to start looking further into lyme disease.

I am tired of being sick and tired of being an educator to doctors.

I guess it will be worth it though when this doctor is able to help others.

kit

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