Emanol
Active member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2018
- Messages
- 67
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 09/2017
- Country
- SP
- State
- NY
- City
- Lugo
Hello everyone,
We live in a zone where cases of Lyme are frequent. Recently, some people of my town diagnosed with MS / Parkinson's were treated with antibiotics for Lyme and improved. One of them suggested my father see a physician with expertise on infectious diseases. I was extremely skeptical, but I decided to support him in his decision.
The doctor is, to the best of our knowledge, a reputed professional, who treated several of people known by us successfully. He took a blood sample and told us to wait a few days.
Today we received the results of the test. He wrote in the report that he found what looked like spirochaetes in the blood. Those are apparently the organisms that cause Lyme disease. He sent the videos with the images, so we could potentially show it to another professional.
Now, I have heard that Lyme is a usual scam in these cases, but this was suggested to us by a doctor. How much should I trust this diagnosis? Should he start with antibiotics? Conduct further testing? I am so skeptical that the news did not arise any hope in me. And yet, I also do not want to not take any chances, especially since my father's case was a very ambiguous one from the beginning.
Any thoughts?
E.
We live in a zone where cases of Lyme are frequent. Recently, some people of my town diagnosed with MS / Parkinson's were treated with antibiotics for Lyme and improved. One of them suggested my father see a physician with expertise on infectious diseases. I was extremely skeptical, but I decided to support him in his decision.
The doctor is, to the best of our knowledge, a reputed professional, who treated several of people known by us successfully. He took a blood sample and told us to wait a few days.
Today we received the results of the test. He wrote in the report that he found what looked like spirochaetes in the blood. Those are apparently the organisms that cause Lyme disease. He sent the videos with the images, so we could potentially show it to another professional.
Now, I have heard that Lyme is a usual scam in these cases, but this was suggested to us by a doctor. How much should I trust this diagnosis? Should he start with antibiotics? Conduct further testing? I am so skeptical that the news did not arise any hope in me. And yet, I also do not want to not take any chances, especially since my father's case was a very ambiguous one from the beginning.
Any thoughts?
E.