A well-known Lyme MD needs our help

[JackieCalifornia]

A comment on the main page (just below the one you are reading now) describes the serious situation a well-known Lyme doc finds himself in.  The doc has a blog (sometimes rambling, always interesting) about his views on Lyme diagnosis and treatment, which views are more in line with what we around here call LLMDs (Lyme-literate medication doctors), who take the position that a couple weeks of doxycycline will cure you, no matter how long you have had Lyme and apparently what other infections the 'Lyme' ticks may have brought along.

For some time now, the other faction of the medical community (think:  IDSA, the Infectious Disease Society of America and many of those affiliated with it) has taken a harsh stance against this doc, who blogs as 'LymeMD', and it sounds like they are now going after him big time, which could well result in loss of his license to practice medicine in his home state.

If you are so inclined, please read his statement.  I personally will be writing a letter to his state's medical board in support of his work.

[JackieCalifornia]

Thanks, mojo.  Sigh.  I've had this new computer for several months, and it's still a drag.  I guess I know why it was marked down.  Ha!

[mojogal]

Jackie, don't feel bad. My iPad has an auto correct that doesn't work, if I don't look closely it makes many mistakes.
Hugs

[JackieCalifornia]

ooops -- typo up above:

I posted:  "The doc has a blog ... about his views on Lyme diagnosis and treatment, which views are more in line with what we around here call LLMDs (Lyme-literate medication [should be 'medical'] doctors) ..."

Okay, so far, even with the misuse of the word 'medication'.  But then the rest of the sentence reads this way, in effect:

"... [LLMDs] ... take the position that a couple weeks of doxycycline will cure you, no matter how long you have had Lyme and apparently what other infections the 'Lyme' ticks may have brought along."

NO!!!!  I really messed that one up.  LLMDs are the good guys, and the ones who think a couple weeks of doxy will cure you are non-LLMDs.  Sorry.  This is a new keyboard and it's too easy to accidentally delete several lines of typed text as I'm flying along, but I don't see it happen.  

The correction is:  it's not LLMDs who think a little doxy will cure -- it's the NON-LLMDs who take that view.  Doxy can work, but only if it's started very very soon after being bit, and many of us don't ever see a tick or a rash, so there's no chance to get treated quickly with doxy.

Sorry, I'll try to proofread for a change!  J

[mojogal]

I wrote about him too. I think the state of MD shouldn't do this. I also wrote a letter of support. We can't let the medical community do this to our LLMD