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Well, as many of you know I finally had an appointment with an LLMD (ND), and that was this afternoon. He is wonderful, and spent TWO HOURS with me today!!  And,.. his office is only 9 minutes from my house! You gotta love that! We went over my entire history, all 34 years of it... covered a lot of ground in those two hours! So, I'm not going to keep you all waiting on what he said... He says Lyme (we knew it was, right?). What I didn't expect is that he highly suspects that I very well may have been infected with Lyme fo the past 20-25 years, and that may be where so many of my other medical issues have arisen from over all of these years. He thinks I have co-infections going on (we figured that, too). He does not think that the EM rash I had three years ago was the initial onset of the Lyme though. He thinks it was a reinfection to what I already had, and that at this point it is systemic Lyme. It is believd I have Lyme Arthritis, Neurological Lyme & Lyme Meningitis, and we obviously don't know yet how many co-infections. He also thinks I am deficient in a number of areas. He couldn't even find my thyroid so we did an iodine test on my arm, and it is already almost completely gone. I can barely tell where it was now. He suspects several hormonal imbalances and also wants to test me for heavy metals toxicity. There's other things, too, but we are going to go into more of that when I see him again on Tuesday morning for further exams and to do various labs. After that, we'll work on a treatment plan. Being an ND, he believes in treating the whole body, which is what I also believe. He also knows a LOT about Lyme, and many other things.... things other doctors have never taken the time to consider with me or listen to me... he is caring & compassionate, and I really feel like I am in good hands!  Today was overwhelming, and I learned a lot more about what is, and may be, going on with me than I anticipated, but what a relief it also was after my ordeal with my PCP's office & insurance and acting like I was nuts! And so, I am finally taking steps toward a hopeful & eventual recovery.......... FINALLY!! And I feel SO validated... that feeling is so amazing! (((HUGS))) Tahnee Post edited by: beauty4ashes, at: 11/14/2008 23:18 Post edited by: beauty4ashes, at: 11/14/2008 23:19 Post edited by: beauty4ashes, at: 11/14/2008 23:22 Post edited by: beauty4ashes, at: 11/14/2008 23:23 I'm F.I.N.E. Frustrated, Irritated, Nonfunctional & Everything hurts!! Sarcasm: Embrace it!  ______________________ "Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level" - Max L. Foreman ______________________ I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa ______________________ "There's always light at the end of every tunnel, just pray it's not a train! " ______________________ Faith makes things possible, not easy! |
"My mother was not treated immediately with antibiotics when she got Lyme disease..." (rainbowsurfer)
"MDJunction to me is somewhere i feel safe i feel i can be myself and not be judged. I love the fact that i get to see that im not alone in what i am going through and i also get the chance to help others on their journey through guidance and communication.
