Lyme Disease Long Term

Ida Said:

Long term Lyme Disease?

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Get a second opinion, the typical symptoms of fatigue, joint aches and pains, headaches can progress to neurological problems and cysts on the brain. A simple blood test will tell if you have Lyme disease.

Duane Said:

Long term Lyme disease questions?

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Antibiotic treatment for long term Lyme disease should last a minimum of several months, sometimes up to a year. During the treatment there will be periods that you feel worse, called Herxheimer reactions (herx for short). This is caused by the toxins the Lyme bacteria release when they die.

You should take a very good quality probiotic 2 hours before or after each antibiotic dose, to protect your body from harm from the antibiotics.

It certainly sounds like Lyme disease to me. But there is a very high chance that your blood tests will show you don't have it. The ELISA test has an extremely high rate of false negatives. But even if the ELISA test shows Lyme, you'll then be given a Western Blot test, and if that is negative they'll tell you you don't have Lyme. The problem with the standard Western Blot test is that they don't test for all the bands for Lyme. In fact, they purposely exclude two of the most common Lyme bands because they were included in the Lyme vaccine that was on the market for only two years at the beginning of this decade. Anyone who got the vaccine would always test positive with those bands of Lyme, even if they don't have the disease. So the CDC, in all their wisdom, decided to assume that everybody in the entire country got the Lyme vaccine, and they excluded those two bands from the standard test.

There is a way to get around this insanity. Go see a "lyme-literate" doctor (LLMD). They will give you the complete Lyme blood tests and will treat you until you are better, rather than the maximum of 4 weeks of antibiotics a conventional doctor would reluctantly give you. The following labs do the complete Western Blot Lyme tests.
IgeneX http://igenex.com/Website/
Stonybrook Lab in New York
MDL in New Jersey
(there may be more)

Go to http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimat… and ask for a referral to an LLMD near you.

Oh, and you may start to feel better as early as a month into the antibiotics.

I highly recommend the book, The Lyme Disease Solution to guide you through treatment. http://www.amazon.com/Lyme-Disease-Solut…

Charlie Said:

Has anyone battled long-term lyme disease?

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Hi Linda

Here are some ideas to start the healing process. Contacts on the bottom.

Quick Action Steps for Lyme Disease

1. To help determine if you have Lyme Disease, go to Dr. Burrascano's symptom checklist (a.k.a. Risk Profile) using the following link: www2.lymenet.org/domino/file.n...

2. Avoid all alcohol and sugars, all processed and fried foods, all refined flour products, commercial fruit and vegetable juices, artificial sweeteners, and foods that contain hydrogenated oils and trans-fatty acids. Dairy products, caffeine, and non-herbal teas should be consumed sparingly, if at all.

3. Emphasize a diet of organic, whole foods, with plenty of fresh fruits, complex whole grains, organic free-range meats, poultry, and wild caught fish, and drink an abundance of pure, filtered water.

4. Also be sure to be tested for food allergies and sensitivities and eliminate all foods for which you test positive.

5. Useful nutrients include vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamin B1, biotin, inositol, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, omega-3 oils, calcium pantothenate, magnesium, and zinc, as well as CoQ10, acidophilus, the amino acid L-carnitine, and thymus gland extract.

6. Helpful herbs include astragalus, gingko biloba, ginseng, and maitake and reishi mushrooms, as well as cordyceps and Laryx.

7. Get plenty of rest and learn how to effectively minimize and manage stress.

8. To ensure full recovery, also seek out the help of support groups and organizations dedicated to providing information about Lyme disease. The following doctors and organizations are a good place to start:

Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., M.D., 139 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY 11937; (631) 324-7337

Lida Mattman, Ph.D., Nelson Medical Research Institute, 11664 Martin Road, Warren, MI 48093; (810)755-6430

JoAnne Whitaker, M.D., Bowen Research and Training Institute, Inc., P.O. Box 627, Palm Harbor, Florida 34682; (727) 937-9077. Website: www.bowen.org

The following organizations provide further resources and information about Lyme disease:

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. P.O. Box 341461, Bethesda, MD 20827: (301) 263-1080. Website: www.ilads.org

Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103; (860) 525-2000. 24-hour Hotline: (800) 866-LYME. Websites: www.lyme.org, www.jstd.org

The Lyme Disease Network. 43 Winton Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816. Website: www.lymenet.org

Vonner Health Services. 500 Spring Street, Suite 104, Gainesville, GA 30506; (770) 654-9400. Website: www.vonner.com

Best of health to you

Cecil Said:

is lyme disease long term or short term?

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Catching it early is your best chance of keeping it a short-term problem. The more you delay, the more chance the bugs have to burrow deep into your system. Then it can be really difficult to eradicate.

Good sources of info about Lyme disease:
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.betterhealthguy.com
http://www.publichealthalert.com
http://www.freewebs.com/teenswithlyme
http://www.lymetimes.org

Ruben Said:

Lyme Disease Long Term Treatment - where to get it?

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Hello,

I work for a Lyme Literate doctor. I'm sure she is able to help you, she is a member of ILADS and has trained with Dr. Charles Ray Jones, known as "The Lyme Disease Pope". You can visit our website www.ocimc.com and contact us if you are interested in speaking to her about the expensive medications. We know of a program that can assist you financially and the doctor knows a way in which you are able to get discounted medication. Feel free to call our office anytime 888-906-2462.

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Will Wiegman said:

Hey, you need to modify your nutrient list to delete Zinc, Lyme feeds on it unlike most bacteria which it helps kill. I had a tick bite in 2009 and all the classic symptoms but was not familiar with Lyme at the time and took a lot of zinc which almost killed me, the Lyme grew so fast. Check out recent research on zinc/lyme.