A beautiful spot to take a walk but always keep a watch out for ticks!
What a doctor! My view of doctors is looking up! My faith is being restored!
I went for the results of my specialized Lyme Disease tests (I am awaiting a copy of the tests in the mail and I will post the tests the doctor did at a later date) and the doctor said he doesn't believe that I have Lyme Disease. YES! This is not why I LOVED this doctor though...
After he told me that he didn't believe that I had Lyme Disease from the tests,(the tests can have false positives/false negatives)but he said also that my symptoms seem to be Lupus and thyroiditis in nature and not the typical Lyme symptoms. He said that it was my decision to decide whether to take long term antibiotics for the Lyme Disease, just in case he was wrong in his diagnosis....
Then he went through ALL the contraindications(risks) for taking antibiotics, long term or short term!
Diarrhea, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, C. Difficile overgrowth (you can end up in the hospital with this on IV or even develop colitis and need to have your colon removed!), kills your intestines "good bacteria" , yeast infections, liver and kidney issues...etc.
I told him he was the first doctor to tell me the risks of antibiotics in the office (I had read and heard from people and seen on the internet the reasons why not to take antibiotics unless absolutely necessary, but NEVER heard them from a doctor!) His reply was, " That is VERY unfortunate!" I AGREE!
This is a BIG part of why I think people should be their own advocate or if they are too sick have a friend or relative be your advocate. EVERYONE should know the risks of ANYTHING they put in their bodies! Thank you Dr. I. !!!!! If you take a drug any drug get all the facts!
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