feeling sick this week

This is my first time trying to connect with anybody about this horrible disease. I believe what im going through is to be the worst thing Ive every been through in my life. I have hep c and endometreosis but lymes disease is by far the hardest disease. It has ruined my education and any hopes for a career in the future to support my children. I am new on this forum to gain any education on this in hopes to better my life. I WILL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!!! That is exactly what I said to the doctors in the hospitals and offices that sent me home claiming thete was nothing they could do for me. There exact words "if doxy hasnt cured your lymrs it will probably never go away". Ok doc! On to the next one. Haha, and this was during bad episodes of encephaitis in my brain. I have a doctor now who is managing it with amoxacillin. Can't afford anything stronger. If anybody knows a cheaper legal way of getting an antibiotic with my doctors writtin script please clue me in. I believe he wanted me on zithromax for a while for bartonella. Good luck everybody and from my natural remedie bag to yours, where is the cure??

Hi my2 cuties,

Welcome to the forum!

So sorry you have come up against the usual medical response to Lyme. It is a difficult disease to treat, but not impossible. You just need to find the right doctor.

Please have a look at our "New to Lyme?" thread it will get you started on the education you need to beat this disease. You need to be your own health advocate with this disease. There is a lot you can do at home to ease your symptoms.

The best thing you can do is to find a Lyme Literate Doctor. They will be able get you back to good health. An LLMD will treat you beyond the cessation of symptoms; they won't tell you that you have to "live with it".

Most LLMD's use a combination of antibiotics and herbal treatments. You also have the option of finding a naturapathic doctor who will treat you mostly with herbal treatments, and we have some members who are getting relief through Chinese Traditional medicine.

For information on finding a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD) in your area, please email our long time member, Dan's Mother at:
[email protected]
If you'd like more doctor suggestions, you can email stephanie at: [email protected] You can also go to: www.turnthecorner.org/bod.htm if you want to learn a little bit more about Lyme Disease.

You can also go to The Lyme Disease Association and search for LLMD's 3 times in a month. You have to register first. Here is the link: www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277&Itemid=74

You will want to find an ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society) doctor. The ILADS site is a great place to read to get you started on your Lyme journey.
www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines_clearing_ilads.html

You can also start a new thread and title it "Looking for LLMD near (name your nearest big city).

I know that the expense of treatment is very worrisome, but I really feel that you simply can't afford not to get well. The disease will continue to advance and get into every part of your body and mind. Hate to be scary like that, but you must take this seriously, even if your doctors don't. You will probably find that even your endometriosis has been caused by the Lyme. Mine was.

We're here to help you through this -- glad you found us!