"Trav" You have a wonderful sense of humor. It makes the incredible amount of LD-related info you have even easier to "digest." Yes, those ticks are 'darned smart' to know better than cross into...
Razzle, No kidding. This article is the most complete, fact-filled, objective summary of all studies from past three decades. It literally 'makes the case' for 'persistent lyme infection.' Amazed...
acharm, great site. did you read the 'Lyme Policy Wonk: Pam Weintraub CNN Article' It goes to the heart of what many have been advocating for years. This IDSA/CDC/NIH 'Unholy Trinity of Indifference...
gee, this is great, "ac." will check it out asap!!!...
just wanted to thank people (Dana, Justme, anna, etc.) for their replies to my Fed Tort post. i won't go on about it since it doesn't appear we have enough people who are willing to file. that's...
Just Me, just wanted to acknowledge your response to the Tort Claim/lawsuit business: thank you. also, as i read new posts it's always amazing how much we have in common. i'm doing pretty good right...
Yes, it's me: 'Seeing Green.' I changed my user name because i don't want people to think this is about money. It's not. It's about people's lives & their well-being. That, and a tremendous amount of...
Forgive me for being a pest... BUT we have to change the CDC criteria for IgM/IgG Western Blot. My most recent idea is to do what every other group that has been discriminated...
Anna, I wouldn't want you to jeopardize your SSI because the gov't can be vindictive. It's a legitimate concern. I'm on SSD but have been so long they won't/can't kick me off. (?) I'm going to post...
Xelaetaks, I didn't know how common some parasites are until i read an article about TGondii... it lives in cat's intestines but can easily be trans-mitted through feces, contact with cat litter,...
OOOOOOPS I think I got the wrong person. "Hi-Runner" was inquiring about difulcan. Sorry about that....
Brian, It's good to hear you been diagnosed. The posts are right on the spot, as usual. You will need to take antibiotics much longer than a few weeks. Regarding your question about difulcan... if...
I'm on the DOJ website & there are a couple of things that i wasn't aware of in my previous post. 1. A claim under the FTCA must be filed within 2 years after the 'claim accrues.' Normally, that...
Gee Whiz Your posts have given me a 2nd (make that 2000th) "wind." This is definitely a marathon, not a sprint. I've already forgotten who said what but for medical malpractice docs you can just...
Hey Crescent 11, so many insightful comments. all i have to add is that i started Minocin recently because it is supposed to be neuro-restorative, not just neuro-protective. i have herxed too, but...
you would think a grown man would have something better to do but I had an idea for a collection of Infectious Disease doc jokes. No kiddin. I think we have to put them on the defensive. Hit 'em...
Flowergal, I was wondering when the media was going to mention something about Lyme vs. 'viral' cardiomyopathy: a dx someone pulled out of hat in the 11th hour....
Hey, I have Lyme Disease & have recently joined that forum. I've also read a couple of reports/studies in the past few days that suggest Lyme & MS may be caused by tick bites. In Lyme, it's been...
Whew!!! being a "newbie," i wanted to keep this short; but feel the need to acknowledge some very good comments & suggestions. In post order: Cat53: Yes, it is my belief too that changing the CDC...
[blue] GREETINGS ALL, This is simply an open question:'What can we do to make the biggest difference in the quality of our (Lymies) lives?' (Is it more support in on-line forums? More Education?...
Traveler, you are a life-saver. I've learned something from every post of yours I've read. That applies to many others, as well. I'm not "stuck" on this lawsuit business. In fact, my only real...
just updating 'subject' PS: it just occurred to me that some people will wonder (legitimately)how a man who can't remember his user name for nearly 2 weeks, or the name of a thread, can be competent...
Lawsuit: Take 10(0000) I've been looking into a possible lawsuit to compel IDS/CDC to admit the obvious: there are 10's of thousands of people suffering (needlessly) from un-treated, un-diagnosed Bb....
Traveler, Very good article. I just bookmarked it. I knew the spirochetes were slow to divide, but not that 18 mo's might be a reasonable time-frame for abx tx. Or that when zapped by 10X (MIC) 2/3...
omg... it only took me 2 weeks to figure out i was trying to Log-In with the wrong name. For those who responded to my post... thank you. Your posts were informative & inspirational. YES we have to...
New to forum... have had the same experience(s) as countless others regarding CDC "guidelines." I thought about a lawsuit some time ago. Yes, the key would be finding a high-profile group with deep...