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funchy · 11-12-2008, 09:48 PM

Thanks for posting this and sharing this important info with others!!! I enjoyed watching the video clip. I hope at some point they put the entire movie on YouTube; this information needs to be shared.

I knew a local guy who was diagnosed with Lymes, but not until a lot of time had passed. He was on IV antibiotics for awhile. He now shuffles with a cane and is permanently unable to work. He's only maybe early 40s in age.

I have to say tha I am not yet convinced there is an intentional conspiracy against treating it. In the video clip the doctor who was losing his license was said to have prescribed drugs to people he did not meet; this would be criteria for any doctor to risk their license. Treatment, when applied right away, is as cheap as a bottle or two of antibiotics; it would be cheaper for insurance to pay $40 now than hundreds to thousands in later tests, treatments, specialists, and care. What do you think is their reason for not addressing it? And if it's a matter of just getting a $40 bottle of pills, why do we need to deal with the insurance company? (Most people can pay the $40 out of pocket). Is it an education issue where doctors aren't getting the info they need to diagnose it?

The reason my friend had a hard time getting diagnosed right away has to do with the flaws in testing. Until more reliable methods are developed, from what I understand all of the tests for human Lymes, can give a high rate of incorrect results.

I know of Lyme's firsthand because of my work with the horse rescue. In horses, Lymes is believed to cause intermittent lameness, general grumpiness, achiness, sometimes muscle atrophy (from the neurological component), and hating to be touched. The problem is that many horses (and dogs) seem to be exposed [test positive] and only some seem to show symptoms. In horses, it's easier to deal with: most respond to several weeks of really high doses of antibiotics (sometimes 80-90 Doxycycline pills/day). There are some vets who feel that Lymes exposure doesn't cause the disease (at least in horses). I do know from firsthand experience that I've had a few horses who had issues and after Doxy treatment were clearly and objectively much better.

Hopefully there will be more money invested in Lymes research in the near future.

11-12-2008, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
funchy Family Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: east coast, USA Posts: 1,628	Thanks for posting this and sharing this important info with others!!! I enjoyed watching the video clip. I hope at some point they put the entire movie on YouTube; this information needs to be shared. I knew a local guy who was diagnosed with Lymes, but not until a lot of time had passed. He was on IV antibiotics for awhile. He now shuffles with a cane and is permanently unable to work. He's only maybe early 40s in age. I have to say tha I am not yet convinced there is an intentional conspiracy against treating it. In the video clip the doctor who was losing his license was said to have prescribed drugs to people he did not meet; this would be criteria for any doctor to risk their license. Treatment, when applied right away, is as cheap as a bottle or two of antibiotics; it would be cheaper for insurance to pay $40 now than hundreds to thousands in later tests, treatments, specialists, and care. What do you think is their reason for not addressing it? And if it's a matter of just getting a $40 bottle of pills, why do we need to deal with the insurance company? (Most people can pay the $40 out of pocket). Is it an education issue where doctors aren't getting the info they need to diagnose it? The reason my friend had a hard time getting diagnosed right away has to do with the flaws in testing. Until more reliable methods are developed, from what I understand all of the tests for human Lymes, can give a high rate of incorrect results. I know of Lyme's firsthand because of my work with the horse rescue. In horses, Lymes is believed to cause intermittent lameness, general grumpiness, achiness, sometimes muscle atrophy (from the neurological component), and hating to be touched. The problem is that many horses (and dogs) seem to be exposed [test positive] and only some seem to show symptoms. In horses, it's easier to deal with: most respond to several weeks of really high doses of antibiotics (sometimes 80-90 Doxycycline pills/day). There are some vets who feel that Lymes exposure doesn't cause the disease (at least in horses). I do know from firsthand experience that I've had a few horses who had issues and after Doxy treatment were clearly and objectively much better. Hopefully there will be more money invested in Lymes research in the near future.