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H8NLyme
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Member # 29487

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I am convinced that our health care system is designed in a way that is unlikely to detect Lyme in anyone unless the particular doctor has experience with the disease. If you go to see the doctor and your arm is hanging off they will know exactly what to do. Diagnosing Lyme requires too much thoughtful consideration of a lot of factors. It takes more time than a doctor can allocate to any single patient. It is frequently not positively identified by a test.
As far as I can tell the average doctors day is filled with 15 to 20 minute office visits.
Prior to talking to a Lyme literate MD last month I had not had a consultation with a doctor in the past 20 years lasting more than maybe 7 to 10 minutes. If you don't happen to be suffering from something that can be diagnosed in 10 minutes you are out of luck.
If there is a point I guess it is this.
I wasted valuable time not being treated because my doctors did not understand my situation.
I have likely suffered more permanent damage because of it.
I would have wasted much more time if I hadn't trusted my own research and broken free of the loop, doctor appointment, tests, negative results, new appointment different test, different negative results...
Trust yourself.
You know your own body better than anyone else.

Posts: 29 | From East Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2010 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

You got it! I think you'll fit right in here! [Cool]

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--Lymetutu--
Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96239 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

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