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I see Dr. J in MD and yesterday he told me that he is being investigated by the state medical board over his standard of care for treatment of chronic lyme and he has a hearing coming up in a few months.
He asked if I know any of his other patients (I do not personally) and if so, to please get the word out that he needs letters of support from as many patients as possible who feel they have been helped by his treatment. He believes that the only way for him (or any other LLMD under scrutiny) to succeed is by patients speaking up.
If you are a current (or past) patient of his and feel his treatment has helped you in any way, or if you are not a patient but feel you have been helped by his blog, please write a letter addressed “To Whom it May Concern” and indicate how you have been helped, then forward the letter directly to Dr. J via email, fax or regular mail.
He prefers that his name be publicized and not be kept secret, but in keeping with the rules of this forum I’m only listing his initial and state.
If anyone needs his contact info feel free to PM me. He also plans to provide information about this on his blog.
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TNT
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This is SO disgusting! I'm not a patient of his, but feel he has helped so many people... if not directly under his care, at least through his wonderful blog. He explains things so well. And he is making a valiant effort to educate!
He has a lot of courage. But I have had to wonder if his being so visible would make him more of a target.
I think he is making the right choice to make this public. The lyme community can rally around him and be a support. Truth is truth, and we know he is doing the right thing with the way he treats.
Stay strong Dr. J, you are a hero!
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There are a couple of recent blog posts regarding Babesia and bartonella that are really good and show the progression in this doc's thinking. For several years he did not believe in chronic bartonella.
This doc was the first and only one who was willing to prescribe IV clindamycin and quinine for hubby's Babesia. It was the turning point that actually proved that Babesia was a significant factor in his illness and the cause of his seizure-like spells and Parkinsonian tremors.
I will definitely be sending in a letter to support this doc.
Bea Seibert
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Keebler
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- So sad. I've learned a lot from his posts and his courage to share so that we can become more educated. I really appreciate that commitment he has continued over the years - I want to learn all I can. If only those so against him would be open to learning, too, eh?
Puzzled, I remain - deeply puzzled - how any of the forces against him or others who so commit to the understanding and treatment of lyme / TBD can just ignore the suffering before them - and ignore these dedicated doctors who go far beyond the extra mile. They make so much sense.
How is that information ignored and those who share it condemned? It shakes my view of how the galaxy - and human minds & hearts - should work.
Perhaps, we should be studying his posts now and copy / pasting them to our personal study files in case access to that site changes.
This happens fairly often, actually, especially with informative herbal articles. They just disappear from the web. -
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I think they really really hate the blog part... they don't like the reality right in their faces. They know that MANY MANY people read that blog!
Makes them very nervous that it's all going to hit the fan one day.
And YES, it's all going to hit the fan one day!
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lpkayak
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Thanks for blog address
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Dekrator48
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I know one of his patients. She told me about this and she is writing a letter of support.
It's all just so exasperating!!
-------------------- The fibromyalgia I've had for 32 years was an undiagnosed Lyme symptom.
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The first two times he was reported to the board was by an IDSA doctor who didn't like his treating lyme patients, including one with a positive test. The IDSA doctor does grand rounds, filling other medical people with a pack of lies about lyme.
The third time he was reported by an insurance company. I don't know if this is the current case or not.
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Rumigirl
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HORRIBLE!!! I hope he has the best lawyer(s), and that he is letting his LLMD colleagues know to support him in every way possible,
including financially. They often do that, at least for Dr. J in CT, anyhow. Others, too. I don't imagine he was making a killing money-wise. These defenses are extremely expensive in every way.
The other guys should be strung up!! Probably won't happen in my lifetime though.
We should spread the word, for sure.
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