Integrative docs

Well, I had my appt with an integrative Dr and I really don't know how I feel about it. She used applied kinesiology to dx and decide on tx, which was so weird and in stark contrast to my traditional RN practice. I had been forewarned but I did go in with an open mind. So she did confirm my Lyme dx and 5-6 other co infections. She also tested the abx I am currently taking through my LLMD and determined that only one of the 2 meds are effective. She also told me that the diflucan I am taking for yeast isn't working. Then she said that the scars on my body have to be dealt with because they interfere with the illnesses in my body, so she injected them with procaine. Then she gave me a bee pollen injection to tx the Lyme and acupuncture. But I guess the thing that has me most concerned is the fact that she said I have mercury toxicity and that the 4 small dental fillings are to blame. I wonder what my dentist will say tmrw when I tell him that all my fillings have to be removed and replaced with different material. I left there after 2.5 hrs with some "potions" as I like to call them and seaweed tablets.

I guess primarily i was overwhelmed and my head is still spinning. But I am also unsure how she fits into my overall tx plan. Should I keep seeing both docs? I will have to tell my LLMD that 2/3 of the meds he prescribed aren't working per the new doc.
Any thoughts/suggestions are very much needed. Thanks in advance!

A biological dentist is the best for filling removal since they know how to protect you from harm as they're being removed. They can check to see that the replacements will be compatible too, so you don't react to those. There's a recent post about the problems with amalgam. It's so ironic that they banned mercury thermometers, but don't think fillings are a problem.

You can get mercury from some fish too.

I think you need to decide for yourself whether or not you want to stick with your doctor. You have to be comfortable. It sounds to me like you may not have been to a doctor like her before, so if it's your first time stepping out of the norm, you are apt to be skeptical and/or uncomfortable. That's not unusual.

I wish you the best and hope you will be able to decide what to do.

desperate4dx - I see you're in south jersey - do you think you could please email me the name/info for the integrative doc you're seeing?

It's always so tough to balance getting conflicting information from different kinds of doctors - so much easier to just have one person tell you one thing and assume that's how it is. It can be good though to get different opinions.

Ultimately it's up to you what you want to do - whether you want to keep up with the old treatment or make the changes your new doctor has suggested. People usually do well with a well-rounded treatment plan of conventional medicine and more holistic treatments, but for some people it gets too confusing, and it's easier to do one or the other at a time. Personally I've flip flopped back and forth between the two, depending on what my body seems to be needing at the time. If your LLMD is open-minded you can just tell him/her what this new doctor said, and go from there. I know doctors don't usually like to hear that another doctor said what they're doing is wrong, so that can be a tricky subject, but at the end of the day it is your treatment and your body so it can be so simple as saying "this type of treatment doesn't seem to be doing the trick for me right now, I'd like to try this for a while."

And I agree that you should find a holistic/biological dentist!

Agreed! I told folks...I just want my full life back. I don't like having a few doctors BUT my medical team is awesome and I would not be as far as I am without them. This includes my herbalist/nutritionist. I prayed on it and let it go. I do know that eventually I won't need a whole team of doctors. In due time when all the symptoms clear I can go to a couple for maintenance issues...but for example I don't want a neurologist for the rest of my life. I want the unspecified white matter and spots to clear up and then I can say, "Adios!"

Keep us posted about your journey and reach out if you need help or have questions.