Sorry for the delay, I tried to sleep all of yesterday (which is so hard with two little kids!) Today I am definitely flu like and coughing everything hurts, and all kinds of horribleness. I do have...
After my recent bad luck with doctors, I've taken most of what they say with a grain of salt. Someone recommended this naturalist who does homeopathics and she seemed to be overly confident and spoke...
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Evanston1, I don't see where I can message you. I would love to hear about your luck. I'm a bit south of St Louis....
Tonyaraven, I hope your optimism is contagious!...
Thanks for the link, Jo, hopefully I can get somewhere with it. I've been detoxing every day. Lemon water, dry brushing, Epsom salt baths. I also do a shot of apple cider vinegar every day and... I...
Yes Girlie, you did give me your list and i had called everyone. I had a really bad experience with a doctor in Chicago. Said I was too far away for him to treat me because he likes having a close...
Hi Jo, yes you are correct, I was seeing Dr C. I have emailed ilads a few times and there's not anyone listed in my state or surrounding. Then I just asked for 1000 miles of me and they stopped...
Hey Girlie, yeah, I'm beyond disappointed... I went broke just to make the trip and he would only extend me FOUR days. I've been actively looking for another doctor but hearing mixed things about...
Well, I'm officially one of those people who only visit the forum when I need help! In short (as I can anyway): I had a tick bite this past August with a bullseye rash. Started 400 mg/day Doxy 1 week...
Ugh,i am gritting my teeth, I'm sure I made a bad decision with this doctor. I guess I need to phone the J clinic asap. I can't afford it, but I keep reminding myself that things can take over if I...
I currently don't have a lot of options, so I'm sure I'll be sticking it out with him, at least for now. I have not quite made it to the herbs for the babs/bart protocol, but I plan on adding them. I...
Yes just one antibiotic, not interested in doing anything else. I tried getting into a different office in my state (the only one in my state) but I don't think it's ever going to happen. Long story,...
Hey girlie, I am not symptom free. Things have simmered down but I'm still experiencing most of everything I've had all along with the new skin situation. My husband and I do use condoms and I'm...
I did say exactly that, goshawk. I mentioned that I've been tolerating the medicine just fine and wouldn't an allergic reaction happened by now. I didn't get an answer, just "this is what I'm going...
I may be seconding goshawks opinion....
Just got off the phone with my LLMD and, once again, I am questioning his decision. I suddenly am covered in pinpricks on my skin, some the size of a needle tip, others a ballpoint pin. So not a lot...
And at what point do you decide you can share food or not be... overly cautious about maybe a little bit too drooly of a kiss? My LLMD just doesn't seem interested in treating any coinfections right...
I just ordered some astragulus actually :)Tincture for me and capsules for my husband. I always loved my little house in the woods... This has made me so angry. I bought the oils for Buhners bug...
Since my tick bite in August, I don't even want to go outside. I picked up a tick either in my yard or on my road I've walked a million times. There's lyme at my home. I've always been very...
The funny thing is, I've never been a mouth kisser either. As a kid, it grossed me out when family wanted to kiss my lips. For whatever reason, it just happened that way with my kiddos. The baby...
Hello again, I gave myself a little bit of an "information break" and haven't been online in a few days. I think what I end up finding always stresses me out more. Thanks everyone for the advice and...
I'm sure this has been covered a million times but here's one more... After speaking to my LLMD who seems positive person to person transmission of lyme and coinfections isn't possible (because...
Emailed you Jo, thanks. Really, Girlie? I didn't realize that. If only that was verbally expressed to me instead of "you're getting ahead of yourself, harrumph" and yes, I started antibiotics pretty...
Hey Jo, I don't see your envelope highlighted so I can email you. I would love to hear your experience. Am I impatient? Yep. Am I being impatient with my doctor? Absolutely not. I am asking questions...
Oh and to clarify my dosage...I was taking it prior to seeing him so that's why I went ahead and took the 400. I had to make magic happen to get that dosage, but I had been taking it OK so I figured...
Im on week 6 of taking doxy, and have 8 weeks total. But the doctor said that won't "run out" this is just the current plan. I saw him the 9th of September and have spoken with him on the phone twice...
Hello! It's been a few weeks since I've been on here and thanks to a few, I've gotten a lot of help. Anyway, after going bonkers trying to find a LLMD, I ended up going to... One of the big name...
Magoo2, What was your experience with him? Are you well now? I take it you had chronic lyme? His office wasn't very clear on how familiar he may be on early lyme, just that he "sometimes deals with...
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I'm drinking lemon water and doing an epsom salt lavender bath every day. Looks like I need to do more...
Hello, I recently got a slightly outdated doctor list and didn't get very far with it and ilads may have gotten confused as to where I'm requesting... Does anyone have a doctor they recommend for...
My doctor was on board for treating me for lyme. He gave me the most he was comfortable with, which was 200 mg of doxy for 30 days. At this point, I have enough for a month of 400 mg plus some. I'm...
Hi raspberry, what a crap deal for you! I'm sorry you have to deal with the same type of medical professionals! How long did it take to get help? How long did it take before you did get help? Doctors...
Hey traveler, Girlie gave me the names she had and I've called everyone. That's Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. I'm sorry to hear of the doctor that helped you because that may have been my only"local"...
How many people have done doxy and the herbs at the same time? If you're on, say 300 mg of doxy a day? Is it too much? I'm still waiting for the book, I'm sure there's more answers there. I couldn't...
I ordered Buhner's book just last night, I plan on starting natural regimens immediately. I genuinely feel hopeless, and I know that this is the beginning of a long journey... I feel like I'm being...
I live in Missouri and have seen many doctors since my initial tick bite a couple of weeks ago. In which every doctor has said "Lyme isn't in Missouri!" without really assessing my situation. I...
Oh yes, I'm going to find a llmds asap, I'll be emailing you and hopefully I'll get an email from ilads soon.. I didn't make it to the pharmacy in time but I am going to take it... In the dose...
"longer is not more effective"...
Apparently the most up to date medical protocol is 100 mg twice a day for 14 days.. and it was just repeated that lyme disease is not in Missouri so I can't have it......
I'm still in tears every day but a little bit in a better place. A tiny bit, but it counts. Something tells me the dose will be my call, and the period is still up in the air. I feel like I'm reading...
Oh and I've seen no nursing during doxycycline, which I stopped doing a few days ago.. Which is really difficult on everyone.. but I'm going to try to keep supply up, I just can't help but to wonder...
Thank you! Yes, I'm definitely convinced at this point and just got off the phone with urgent care willing to also do a babesia screening before my two week window is up along with a doxy...
Hi, I have been going crazy since I've gotten a tick bite 9 days ago and even though I'm told it couldn't be so. It is. I've been emailing and trying to get some local info/help but I'm not getting...
I've seen 6 doctors and all have said some form of "lyme disease isn't in Missouri" but still are recommending doxycycline.. some for 10 days, another two weeks... i can't get a like answer from...
Blood work is only 50%accurate after a minimum of 6 weeks after infection... That's pretty risky if you ask me......
It's just hard to take a harsh antibiotic for a month on a hunch......
Anyone with experience with STARI from a lone Star tick? It looks a lot like that too...
I'd say closer to the third picture, but not as angry red. It's so hard to tell...