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Posted 1/15/2011 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
The CDC tracks you, but doesn't "want" or "allow" a percentage(?) some(?) most(?) all(?) to be cured by putting in place poor testing and treatment standards? Is that the gist of it?

Has anyone been cured with 200 mg of Doxy for 31 days?

Why not check for co-infections straightaway?

Certainly, several/many rounds of ABX and anti-parasite meds are cheaper in the long run than the runaround LD sufferers are getting with wrong diagnoses, no diagnoses, and other tests/meds for ailments they DON'T have.

Nothing makes sense.
Posted 1/15/2011 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
chicksinger,
You might benefit by going back and reading older posts and also reading the thread "New to Lyme" at the top, if you haven't already. We've discussed these very issues many times...we are all feeling these same frustrations as you are. Have you seen the movie "Under Our Skin" or read the book "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub? These are excellent sources for the the whole story behind all of this, and they will help you to feel like you know what's going on and helps it make sense. I was so skeptical and felt like nothing made sense either until I got the movie and read the book. I have to warn you though, the book is not light reading -- it took me a month or two to read, so I could absorb and understand it all. This forum is a great place for learning and feeling accepted. If you haven't yet, you will soon find out that no one cares or wants to hear about Lyme Disease. Many of us feel quite alone even in our own families because it's invisible and the medical field discounts us -- family members think if it's that bad the medical field would certainly be helping/helpful to us.
Posted 1/15/2011 2:53 PM (GMT 0)
You're right - it doesn't make sense...but it does make $$$ for those who have an interest in keeping the status quo at the CDC/IDSA and insurance co's (through denial of coverage of long-term abx, etc.)...

Check out the resources Tala3 mentions in her post - it all will be explained in a more comprehensive way...
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