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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 281829" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>There is a huge debate going on about Lyme Disease. CT is very involved in changing some laws and I believe it is your governor that filed a lawsuit against the IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America).</p><p> </p><p>The debate is between the widely accepted IDSA standards which rely on a not very accurate test and treat for a short time and another organization of doctors called ILADS (International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society, I think) who diagnosis clinically and with a test from a special lab that is more accurate.</p><p> </p><p>Unless you went to an ILADS doctor and got an IGeneX test, I don't believe Lyme has really been ruled out accurately. </p><p> </p><p>I am diagnosis'ed with Lyme based on the IGeneX test and a few, minor symptoms. I am taking antibiotics so that I don't end up with a fibro or other diagnosis. I am not as certain of all of this as some Lyme patients, because opinion is so divided, but my symptoms do go away when I take the antibiotics. I will be fully convinced when my symptoms are gone and don't come back. My symptoms are muscle twitching, joint pain, and breathlessness. </p><p> </p><p>Treatment for Lyme is antibiotics, possibly long term, until symptoms are gone. My (limited) understanding of fibro is that treatment is for symptom management and there is no cure. You should do your own research on Lyme before you rely on the doctor's opinion completely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 281829, member: 1792"] There is a huge debate going on about Lyme Disease. CT is very involved in changing some laws and I believe it is your governor that filed a lawsuit against the IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America). The debate is between the widely accepted IDSA standards which rely on a not very accurate test and treat for a short time and another organization of doctors called ILADS (International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society, I think) who diagnosis clinically and with a test from a special lab that is more accurate. Unless you went to an ILADS doctor and got an IGeneX test, I don't believe Lyme has really been ruled out accurately. I am diagnosis'ed with Lyme based on the IGeneX test and a few, minor symptoms. I am taking antibiotics so that I don't end up with a fibro or other diagnosis. I am not as certain of all of this as some Lyme patients, because opinion is so divided, but my symptoms do go away when I take the antibiotics. I will be fully convinced when my symptoms are gone and don't come back. My symptoms are muscle twitching, joint pain, and breathlessness. Treatment for Lyme is antibiotics, possibly long term, until symptoms are gone. My (limited) understanding of fibro is that treatment is for symptom management and there is no cure. You should do your own research on Lyme before you rely on the doctor's opinion completely. [/QUOTE]
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