Hi Dra8onfly!
Welcome to our forum!! I've read your story on the other thread that you started to introduce your self. It will be very hard for anyone to determine if you've had enough treatment - even the LLMD's won't know for sure. I'm sure there will be some LLMD's that would treat you further and some that would want to wait and see how you do. I would suggest that you find a LLMD that will want to treat you further, because if you don't get it into remission now, when it does come back, it's likely that it'll come roaring back into your life. Most find that the relapse is the most difficult for both emotional and physical reasons.
If you haven't already, it would be helpful for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,
"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of important information, symptom lists (as Lyme rarely occurs by itself), helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, and a list of questions that you can ask any doctor that you are seeking treatment from!
We also have a pretty good search function on this forum to help you narrow down your search for information from past posts. We must be our own health advocates now and the best thing to arm yourself with is knowledge about
our infections and the different ways to treat them!
The choice of using either Holistic medicine or Western medicine is purely up to you. Many have found healing when using abx, using abx combined with herbs and herbs alone. I'm using Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture and things are going well for me as well.
For information on finding a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD)- one who uses abx and may or may not use herbs - in your area, you will need to enable your email option in your profile in order to receive any recommendations, as we don't allow doctor's names and contact info to be posted on the forum for several reasons. You can enable your email option in your profile, under 'edit profile'. Be sure to click the submit button to actually save your preference.
You can also email our long time member, Dan's Mother at:
[email protected] You can also email Stephanie at:
[email protected] You can also go to:
www.turnthecorner.org/ 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) trained doctor, as ID Docs (Infectious Disease Doctors) believe Lyme is hard to catch and easy to treat, and don't believe in the reality of chronic Lyme. The ILADS site is another great place to read to get you started on your Lyme journey.
www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines_clearing_ilads.html Let us know how we can further help you!!
