Lyme Disease Support Group

In case you're not familiar w/my story... Nutshell: Think I have Lyme, any person on here who has read my story has confirmed in their own personal opinion that it is Lyme. Yard infested w/ticks 3 years ago.

Even had a confirmed tick bite when I was 6 or 7. So this may be a 28-yr-old illness or a 3-yr-old one. Either way, I gotta do something to fight this.

I have an appointment w/a LL-naturopath, but it's not until Nov. 30th. They are in our network for ins. which is GREAT.

I've been thinking hard-core about seeing a LLMD instead, and come to find out, there is a very prolific one (PM me if you want to know) and he's only an hour away from me!

I made an appointment with him... Get this. He works 5 days/MONTH. Yep. And I was able to get an appt for Oct 13th. WAY sooner than the LL-naturopath.

Here's the conundrum: I don't know yet if he is accepted through our ins. and the fee for the 1st TWO visits, which they combine in billing, is $1,500. Usually they ask for it up front.

We have NOTHING close to that. I just yesterday appealed for disability. I have a unique situation in that I actually carry diagnoses that are in line with disability. (Autonomic Disorder and POTS)

I am struggling because I can't just give up the thought of seeing the LLMD. We would ask my husbands parents for help... but that is asking A LOT.

They have helped us so many times before and are always more than generous. But We've been married 11 years now, and to still be asking for financial help is really a difficult position to be in.

What's worse is that my neuro put me on a new heart med today and it's making my entire head tingly and touching it makes it worse.

My heart is still not doing what it should when I lay down, either, which is frightening me also.

I guess today is just one of those days where I'm stuck at the intersection of "I don't know what to do" and "No one is around to show me the way." Needed to get it out there.

Thanks.

all I can do is offer support and let you know you are not alone. I am making slow progress w/out an LLMD. Haven't looked into a naturopath yet.

You might also look or ask around about a chiro in your area that does homeopathic treatments. I found one and he's wonderful.

Let me know what I can do for you.

Maybe if you had to borrow the $, you would be reimbursed and could pay them back fairly quickly?

I cannot seem to make decicions lately either?? It drives me crazy, because I was the decision maker in the household. I just always feel like I do not know what to do. Another weird symptom I guess but I don't know cuz I can't decide

I appreciate your support more than I can say. I think I will ask my in-laws. If you pray, please be praying for me. I trust in God's goodness and that He will lead me in the right direction.

You're def. right about the leader/decision maker gene getting MESSED UP! It's ROUGH!

Lots of love...

Lauren

~~~We cannot stress this enough. Please, please, please find a way to see a PROPER LLDr or you will sink deeper and deeper into the abyss.

~~~Your Neuro or any other non-LLDr wiil be little to NO help and can even cause further damage to you with your Lyme Complex Dis-ease.

~~~Too many of us here have learned this the HARD way and are paying dearly. Pay now or pay MORE later!

```~~~from my straight jacket~~~out on a limb~~~lookin like a cocoon~~~hangin by a thread~~~waitin for a butterfly~~~under the moon~~~Lovey Dovey~~~Mitchell ```

And I only will have to pay around $100 to see him instead of the $1,500!!! SUCH an answer to prayer. HUGE relief!!!

There are certain things we just will never know unless we try, and certainly there are little silver linings on at least SOME clouds in this journey.

Take the time to smell a rose, and check on things even though you think it might not work. It might not, but then again, it might.