Talk on Lyme and Co...

Haven't been here in a while...Hi everybody!

I was asked by a friend to fill in at her monthly nurse practitioner meeting tomorrow evening after the speaker canceled. She asked me to talk about my perspective on Lyme Disease! This is a great opportunity to talk with folks in the trenches in an epidemic area that are probably following CDC/IDSA guidelines.
I have 45-60".

I'm pulling it together today...I have lots of written information from talks that I've attended. (Lyme Action Network) I don't want to miss anything important. What would you be sure to include?

Big hugs to everybody here...you helped me immeasurably on my healing journey. I'm getting better!

Hi Kathy!!
It's always so wonderful to have members return and say they are improving! Thank you! And congratulations!!!!

And thank you for being willing to speak and help spread good information to people!!

I would encourage you to present the differences in treatment standards of treatments between ILADS and IDSA:
ILADS vs IDSA:
www.clinicaladvisor.com/controversy-continues-to-fuel-the-lyme-war/article/117160/

archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=226373

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901226/


The ILADS guidelines are on the NGC (National Guidelines Clearinghouse) and the IDSA guidelines are no longer: /madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/12/idsa-guidelines-removed-from-ngc/

/www.lymedisease.org/idsa-guidelines-removed-ngc/


Some good basic information on Lyme:
www.ilads.org/lyme/about-lyme.php

If you still have time to fill, I would encourage you to explain the areas that will have to be addressed:
Detoxing, supporting the immune function, supporting any body function/system that is not working as it should, and a bit about treatments and their diversity, and how there are so many because it takes different things for different people to heal.

But, please do not forget to emphasize that early treatment is KEY - don't wait for a rash, don't wait for test results, don't wait for doctors to make up their minds about what to do. As a first line treatment for every person that is very widely available, you can explain Astragalus if you have time as well.

Best of luck and I'm sure you will do very well!!! Let us know how it goes!

Hi, CD! I have eyebrows again, thanks to you!

Traveler, this is exactly what I was looking for! I have so much material saved I didn't know where to begin! The Clinical Advisor piece is written by an NP who treats Lyme, so I made copies of those and will hand them out. I will give them links to the rest. I'm going to tell them about Igenex and plan to bring a couple of kits with me. This is going to be a fairly informal talk with a small group so I think I can have a big impact!

Thanks, PeteZa! I had the same experience...a rheumatologist who told me she'd never seen Lyme in an ankle. There's so much of that sort of thing, which I will be sure to emphasize. I am going to ask them to put Lyme at the top of the list when they're considering a differential diagnosis. We live in the northeast...TBD should always be at the top of the list when considering a diagnosis.

I'll let you know how it goes. Big hugs to all of you!

Oh dang! I was hoping someone would video tape you and we could see it.

Okay, just more time to prepare for the next time!!!

Always a silver lining.