Topic: Maine Jury Awards 6.5 Million For Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
Bartenderbonnie
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WHY are ER Doctors/ MOST Doctors STILL FAILING to diagnose Lyme Disease?
A 25 year old intelligent, beautiful soul gone too soon due to negligence. The ER Doctor, the hospital and the state of Maine FAILED this young man by not implementing mandatory training in the diagnosis and treatment of Tick Born Infections.
Rest In Peace Peter.💚 Prayers and condolences to his Mom, Dad, brothers and sister, Grandmother, friends, co-workers and all who were fortunate to cross paths with this young man. 💚
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hiker53
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How very sad that he died, but good that the health care system was held accountable.
But my doctors here don’t really believe in chronic Lyme.
But you would think, especially in that part of the country, Lyme would be a common disease to look for.
I remember when my picc line broke years ago and I went to the ER to have it pulled, the doctor had been a doctor in the military and he knew all about Lyme disease. I wondered where he was when I tried to get diagnosed!
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Ann-Ohio
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Wow! That is so good to see! Maybe the precedent it sets will get other Hospitals etc to educate their doctors.
Look at these numbers!
"Lyme disease remains the most common vector-borne disease in Maine, with health care providers reporting 1,508 human Lyme disease cases in 2021 (as of March 25, 2022)."
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