ConnieD
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I'm thinking my clinic can add up my total cost for me. I'd rather not know . I'm guessing it was around $10,000 to $15,000. However, I'm 100% better. I feel better than ever and you can't put a price on that. I also had to pay for my own labs and the MD visits. He was out-of -network. Some insurance will cover all of that which will significantly decrease the cost. I did get chiropractic care and acupuncture about once per week for many months at $50.00 a pop (for both), no pun intended. I also bought my own FIR sauna at around $1800. So worth it (for me). I'm in it right now. I did buy a hyperbaric chamber (this is a biggie) for 18,000. it's not necessary, but very helpful for me. We have to realize that lyme is destoying us. If you've had it for a long time, you are probably immunocompromised, have depleted nutritional stores, have a build up of toxins, weak organs, etc. It's just going to take more than a few months of antibiotics (natural or conventional) to get rid of this crud. We have to rebuild our immune systems, too. THat just seems to be a fact of chronic lyme and coinfections. Insurance isn't going to pay for our supplements and frankly I don't think we want insurance companies and big pharma involved in the supplement, herbal and homeopathic industry. They' ll mess it up, for sure. I chose alternative mediciine because I was SICK of taking all that conventional medicine that did nothing for me (the pain pills were helpful, though...). I was being treated for FM for about 4 years with all kinds of drugs. I had to go out of state to even be diagnosed. I kept telling my doctors , "there has to be something else wrong with me, I'm getting worse every day!." They said, "No, nothing else is wrong. You need to see a psychiatrist." So, I was really frustrated by the way I was treated. After just meeting my new doctor for the first time, I knew I had to give his kind of treatment a chance. It was a fluke I even heard about him. Well, I'm glad I gave it a try, because it flat worked. That's our ultimate goal , no matter which route you take, is to get better. So, you have to weigh the pros and cons and choose which is best for you. So, good luck Hambolio, and let me thank you for serving our country, too. Peace, Connie Please do not take anything I say as medical advice. I am not a doctor.
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