Lyme Disease Support Group

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. It is now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the U.S. Lyme disease is caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and is primarily transmitted to humans as well as dogs, horses and other domesticated animals by the bite of infected ticks.

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slrow 03/03/2010

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to inform you that one of my News stations around here are having a segment about Lyme and how hard it is to get treatment. Dr. Aucott form Baltimore will be on there. He was one of the first LLMD I went too.
If you live in MD. it is on the late news at 11p.m. on WBAL Channel 11 News. For those of you who do not you can get on the web anf Google www.wbal.com tomarrow evening and it should be on their web page. Sounded like it is going to be interesting.
The one lady was saying that one doctor wont treat her because she is so sick and another wont thinking she would be a liability. I really hope that this means it is starting to finallly get some attention. Hope I am not let down!! Hope all is well.

Sherry

slrow 03/03/2010

When you get to their web page go to the top bar and go to "news" once you touch that "health" will appear on a bar under the one your touching. It isn't there yet so I am assuming it will be there tomarrow evening probably, might be in the morning.

Thriver 03/04/2010

Thanks for the headsup, I 'll look on the web.

LaurieG 03/04/2010

Thanks Sherry. I saw an ad for that the other day, but then couldn't remember if it was on last night at 11. I meant to watch, but fell asleep. I really wanted to see what it said. Thanks so much!

deleted_user 03/04/2010

I heard from 2 different people that it was on tonite's (Thusday's) 11 pm news. I'm taping it.

standstrong 03/04/2010

ahhh.. that splains why I couldn't find it.... I'll check again tomorrow.

LaurieG 03/05/2010

This finally aired last night. It featured a local Infectious Diseases doctor who treats Lyme patients. In fact, I just ran into someone that I know who recommended him to me. But that's beside the point.

Hi name is Dr. Aucott. He seems likeable with a ready, easy smile, acknowledging that there are so many things unknown about Lyme and says it's time to get down to the business of both finding answers and resolving the rift in the medical community. He's a Hopkins doctor and is helping to conduct a study about Lyme, though he didn't say that last night. The bit also featured a late stage Lyme patient and showed how much she's improved from being on I.V. abx. But she also told some of her story of doctors that were afraid to treat her and of being told that she was too ill for treatment.
I hope this crops up on youtube. I have no idea how to upload on there, or I would. I have it on VHS tape.

slrow 03/05/2010

Dr.Aucott was one of the first doctors I saw concerning my Lymes. After just putting me on Doxy and some antiinflammatories he told me that I was one in the 20% that will have to live with it. He is not very good at Lymes as he is an IDD.
He made his mark in the Lyme community in Baltimore, MD when he realized that there was alot of Juvenile Arthritis then made the connection that kids were getting Lyme do to mice and other little creatures in the city seeing they were not close to deer.
Seems like to me he hasn't changed mush but sees ALOT of MONEY to be made (not like the 300.00 a visit) he charges anyway ). His office sent me a letter telling me of the "change" he was making in his practice and would still see his Lyme patients for 400.00 a visit!!!! I haven't seen this man in over 10 years!!
I was really diappointed with this interveiw as with most. Maybe one day we will be able to finally have Lyme on the forefront!!
Thanks

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