I love this llmd's blog!

I love reading the posts on this blog!

http://lymemd.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-in-germantown.html


Miracle in Germantown
I have a patient with the a horrendous case of Lyme. Neuroborreliosis and all the trimmings. She has had every intensive therapy known. In addition to Lyme she tested positive for Babesia. I have sent her to two other expensive Lyme specialists whose names I will not mention. One doc said we needed to control her depression before he could begin treating her Lyme Disease Complex in earnest. She was on a long list of drugs. The list could fill up an entire page. He put her on the mood stabilizer Lamictal to help with mood swings. She became completely delirious and confused. I took her off this medicine as well as several others.She was the worst she had been in years. She couldn't afford to go back to this doctor. I started her back on Zithro and Mepron for Babesia. She became dehydrated with possible acute kidney failure. She was admitted to the hospital for two days of intravenous fluids. Her labs returned to normal. She then came into my office two days later. She was almost 100% better. Her cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, and pains had all disappeared. She had new found energy. My staff was shocked when she drove herself to my office today. She tells me a lot of people were praying for her. My theory is that the Lamictal killed Human Herpes Virus 6 and that she Herxed. When the Babesia was re-treated she was now able to respond to it. Her theory that it was because of divine intervention is just as valid as mine. Unbelievable.

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I could write a novel about that post !!! ;)

I love this guy, too. I started reading his posts long before I found healingwell.com. I love MDs who write in such honest, raw ways about their struggles treating this horrific condition.

A few thoughts—many people don't realize that some anti-depressants are actually antifungals. So, let's deconstruct that—crazy sx make MDs think their patient needs psychotropics so they put them on MDs that actually address an underlying fungal issue… Yet everyone leaves the party under the impression that the person was just psychologically unstable and they continue those meds for the rest of their lives.

And many MDs are not aware of a whole basketful of DNA mutations that leave people unable to fully process any medication (much less the harsh ones), as well as the illness or treatment itself. ETA: Also neurotransmitter imbalances lead to all sorts of conditions. Why is it that someone like me, who couldn't be further from the medical field than the USPS carrier… knows this stuff but they don't?

OK, rant over. ;)

back to this guy's blog… I don't know how much you've read but he did a total 180 over the years… go back and read some of his early stuff. He was very dubious and negative about alternative treatments, some of the ILADS lyme positions, etc… and the more he learned (from actually treating patients) the more he grew... LOL

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Post Edited (Pirouette) : 1/14/2015 11:49:55 AM (GMT-7)

I suspect from characteristics of his writing style that he is not American-born… and I also suspect that has something to do with his lack of hubris (as far as the medical industry is concerned). ;)

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