Carolina Center

I was wondering if anyone has been to the Carolina Center for Lyme treatment and how was your experience there?

The Dr. there openly advertises that he does treat Lyme disease and has trained with some of the top LLMDs. I am thinking of going to see him and was wondering if anyone had any experience with him.

Post Edited By Moderator (Traveler) : 2/23/2016 11:54:21 AM (GMT-7)

Hi Scottie!
Welcome to our community! I'm so glad you found us.

I know that you have said that this doc openly advertises that he treats Lyme, but I still took out the hyperlink to his site - no need to give anyone that wishes ill on this doctor a head start - and you've mentioned the center in your post, so I'm sure that any members that have seen this doctor will know how you are talking about.

And you'll need to enable your email address for people to let you know what they think of this doctor in private. You can enable your email option in your profile, under 'edit profile'. Be sure to click the submit button to actually save your preference.


If you haven't ​yet​, 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, helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, information on probiotics and much more. And this is another good list of possible detoxing routines: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

As far as online reviews, you have to remember that our doc's aren't looked kindly on. I would be sure that I was talking with someone that knew they had Lyme and understood the treatments used and the reasoning behind herxing before I took someone's word about a doctor. I've learned a lot about the politics of medicine in general, not just with Lyme, during my time with Lyme disease.

Here are some of the reviews I found of this doctor by healingwell users:

MamaV said...
I saw Dr. P for several months this year. I tried hard, but I just couldn't end up completely trusting his methods. He may end up really helping some people, but I think he just ended up helping me spend my money.

teragram said...
Absolutely, do NOT see the other doctor, Dr. P.

gkamom said...
There are two MDs. One is very open about the fact that he's treating Lyme, probably because he doesn't accept insurance. His website says that he studied with Dr Horowitz. I yelped him and there was one really bad review where the woman said she spent thousands of dollars and never got any better. He follows a very strict protocol.
The first visit is somewhere in the neighborhood of $750. Initially, you have to fill out a pile of documents and then pay a non-refundable deposit in order to make an appointment. Then two weeks before the appointment, you have to pay the remaining cost for the first visit. You also have to setup a tour (on a Saturday) of the facility so that you know where everything is.

His website is very clear about the treatment. He spells it out in great detail. One of the things done at each visit is a special test to check on the progress you are making, basically how much better you are. it didn't sound kosher, so I researched it. Dr Andrew Weil had a post about that test in his blog. He said that there was no scientific evidence that the test was able to measure how well you are doing on treatment. He felt that you should skip that test. Most of the appointments are handled by the nurses but the site says that you will see the doctor for 15 minutes. It also states the treatments are done by the nurses. After doing researched I learned that some of the treatments are actually detoxing, which can be done at your own home.

The kicker though is that he does NOT tolerate any questions about the treatment. You exactly as he says or you leave (according to the review). Before I knew all this, I had called to make an appointment. I asked f I should have the Igenex testing done before the appointment or have him order. The nurse said "whatever you want to do". That rang alarm bells.

Anyway, there is a doctor in Chapel Hill you may be interested in, and there is a PA that works part time in Dr. J (from Washington)'s clinic that practices in Asheville. I have not seen either one so I can't vouch for them, but they are the only two that I can think of off the top of my head.