Posted 8/17/2018 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
I would add that treatment should be based on symptoms AND diagnostic tests to rule out similar conditions. If someone stumbles in with Lyme-like symptoms, they should have bloodwork done to clear them of Celiacs and some other diseases as well. I'm pretty sure my LLMD won't treat patients until they've had all the other conditions ruled out, including an MRI to check for MS lesions. If you're going to give someone months upon months of destructive antibiotics, you at least want to be pretty sure they're going to be helpful first.
Lyme still (unfortunately) must be a clinical diagnosis in some cases, but there are mitigating steps you can, and should, take to rule out other possibilities.