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Posted 10/20/2013 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
Friend of mine has been suffering from what I am quite certain is Lyme. She lives in a heavily wooded area close to me. Her Mom was describing her symptoms to my Mom and realized her symptoms were almost identical to mine. She needs to get tested, asked what medication I was taking etc.

This is the part that BLEW ME AWAY. She has a toddler. They found a tick in her head and tried to remove it. They got part of it out but the head was embedded and they couldnt get it out.

Friend called the pediatrician and explained what happened. Doctor said not to worry about it and to leave the head in there, it would heal etc. Grandmother said it had scabbed over where the tick head was. Yikes.

Pardon me but this doctor is very stupid. OMG this poor child needs the tick head surgically removed and a Lyme test asap. Mother is working and so busy that she is not paying attention to this. And also many people do not understand how serious Lyme can be. Am worried the child is too young to verbalize potential illness etc.

This has bothered me ever since I heard the story. Just venting and wanted to share.
Posted 10/20/2013 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
Ugh - doctors suck.
Posted 10/21/2013 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
I don't blame you for getting upset! I would too. Hopefully you can get the point across to them. Tell them I have a daughter who has had it 1/2 of her 25 years and has missed out on a lot of life couldn't go to college for more than a year. Other mom's on here could share their child's story too. Good luck!
Posted 10/21/2013 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Barngurl,

Sadly, there are so many ignorant doctors as well as people and it's really, really sad.  I used to get really upset about people I know that don't want to take the right steps but all I can do is make suggestions, I can't force anyone to learn about lyme or how to treat it.  

This is something I still struggle with... I need to learn to accept the fact that many people simply don't want to learn.  Maybe they are scared or just don't want to know... 

This past month alone I have met 5 different people where I live who told me they have lyme but they don't want to do anything about it.   I just let them know I am there for them if they need me or have any questions.

I feel for you and understand your frustrations,

Denise

Posted 10/21/2013 11:33 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone. Doctors are ignorant about the disease or dont care and many people are too. I would never ever be okay with a tick head being embedded in my childs head no matter how ignorant I was about the disease. All I can say is sounds like its time to get a NEW pediatrician.
Posted 10/21/2013 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
OMG' this is a case of a lazy doctor
Posted 10/21/2013 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
I know 8 people here in the German village where I live ( and 4 dogs)who have all tested positive for Lyme in the last 12 months.

They have all toddled off to the local doctor (not the dogs,of course) and been given 3 weeks of Doxy.

Their symptoms vary,ranging from severe arthritic pains,nausea and extreme fatigue.

When I ask them what they intend to do about it,they mostly shrug their shoulders and tell me that the doctor has told them that he can't do any more for them and they will just "have to put up with it"

I have tried warning them,to no avail,they seem to just want to stick their heads in the sand and wait shakehead

It's crazy.............so much ignorance.

Tickled
Posted 10/21/2013 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
I've talked with several parents in my area that took their young child in to the doc because their child had a very unmistakable bull eye rash. They knew this meant Lyme, but nothing else. So when the doc's in this area tell them "Let's wait and see if the rash disappears" and when it does they are told, "Yeah, I didn't think it was Lyme". One parent was already noticing the cognitive effects of Lyme in her 9 yr old, but no doc in the area would even consider that it was more than just "a problem child" issue, saying she was just bored or didn't want to be in school. shakehead As I keep asking, what happened to 'first do no harm'??? Some doc's tell me that it means that they aren't supposed to just start throwing medicines at people, but when I ask about these situation, and knowing that no treatment at all is just almost the worst that can happen, they go quiet.....real quiet.

In my opinion it's the misinformation out there that is doing the most harm. These people knew that the bulls eye rash meant Lyme but had to rely on the doctors here for more information and then they didn't know what to do when they were turned away.

I am in favor of us talking about our illnesses to people who are receptive and in need of it. Some - like me - should start doing things for awareness in the area where they live or work as soon as they have the energy to do so. Opugirl did this!
Posted 10/22/2013 12:35 AM (GMT 0)
What Im seeing is an explosive epidemic of people being diagnosed OR NOT being diagnosed. Yet a very small minority of doctors are recognizing symptoms, treating at appropriate doses and for extended periods of time which is exactly what the disease calls for. These outdated treatment protocols needs to be disguarded. It is becoming a very big problem that the medical community needs to stop ignoring.
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