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New UK Lyme Disease Clinic Accepting Patients

https://lymediseaseclinic.co.uk/lyme-disease-news/

Lyme Disease Clinic UK now accepting new patients in our London Clinic

Dr Carsten Nicolaus will be in London to assist and mentor Dr Josh Berkowitz.

Dr. Nicolaus has been instrumental in helping get the Lyme disease clinic in the UK set up and has personally trained and mentored Dr Berkowitz. Lyme Disease Clinic UK has an ongoing collaboration with the BCA-clinic in Germany and our doctors speak to Dr Nicolaus regularly to discuss patient treatments and protocols.

Dr Joshua Berkowitz

After graduating from Birmingham University Medical School in 1971, Dr Josh became a Member and later a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FRCOG). For nearly twenty years, Dr Josh was a Consultant Obstetrician / Gynecologist in a private medical practice and then diversified into a number of other medical practices specialising in specific areas. These include IV Boost, Wimpole Aesthetics and The IV Doc in London.

Dr Josh has a big interest in Lyme Disease and attends ILADS conferences on a regular basis. He recently spent a week working with Dr Carsten Nicolas at the BCA clinic in Augsburg, Germany who he will be collaborating with to offer treatment and diagnostics for Lyme Disease in the UK.

Dr Josh is registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). He is a member of ILADS, the British Medical Association, The Royal Society of Medicine and the British Association of Cosmetic Doctors.

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Category:

Activism, Lyme, Treatment

Lyme Brain & Fibro Fog Webinar – Dec. 11

https://rawlsmd.com/webinars/lyme-brain-fibro-fog/?

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Lyme Brain & Fibro Fog
Live Webinar with Dr. Bill Rawls

Suffering from chronic Lyme disease is bad enough. Add to that a coinfection such as Epstein-Barr Virus, Mycoplasma, or Bartonella, and your illness can become even more severe, plus recovery can take significantly longer. But while overcoming these coinfections is a challenge, it is possible — and you don’t have to do it all alone.

Join a live webinar with Dr. Bill Rawls, author of the best-selling book Unlocking Lyme, who knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle with chronic Lyme disease. You’ll discover what really matters when it comes to diagnosing common Lyme disease coinfections, plus the best natural and conventional remedies for easing symptoms and restoring your health.

Join Dr. Bill Rawls for this new LIVE WEBINAR on Wednesday, December 11th, at 8pm EST as he explains what’s to blame for the brain and neurological symptoms that can come with chronic Lyme and fibromyalgia, and shares natural remedies for effective and lasting relief.

Since his recovery more than a decade ago, Dr. Rawls has helped thousands of patients find their path to healing from Lyme disease and coinfections. Now, he’d like to help you. Come with your questions, and he’ll answer as many of them as possible. PLUS: Don’t miss an exclusive gift for those who attend the live webinar.

“Dr Rawls’ perspective as both physician and patient (now recovered).He shares the BEST info with CARE and COMPASSION. I always learn something that is important to me and I do study and research daily. We are striving to heal our dear son.” – Lee S.

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“Knowing that there is another respected physician who understands Lyme…. VERY HOPEFUL!” – Nancy A.

In this webinar, Dr. Rawls will also discuss:

  • Why neurological symptoms like confusion, short-term memory loss, anxiety, and depression are so common in chronic illness patients
  • How microbes, inflammation, and immune malfunction disrupt cognitive function
  • The best herbs and natural remedies for restoring and protecting brain health
  • Diet tips, essential oils, and other lifestyle factors that help ease symptoms
  • Numerous insights during the live Q&A with Dr. Rawls

 

 

Category:

Lyme, Psychological Aspects

Can Bee Stings Treat Lyme Disease?

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/can-bee-stings-treat-lyme-disease/

DECEMBER 2019

Can Bee Stings Treat Lyme Disease?

Treatments for chronic Lyme disease are controversial and expensive. As a last resort, some patients are pursuing this unproven and painful alternative.
BY KATY VINE
DATE NOV 20, 2019

When Tricia Gschwind pulled up to a Whataburger along I-35 in Round Rock one morning last May, she wasn’t craving a breakfast platter. She was there to make an exchange. “I never bought drugs at a Whataburger,” she said, easing into a parking space. “I assume this is what that’s like.”

Gschwind (pronounced GISH-wind) stepped out of her car, straightening her royal blue cat-eye sunglasses as strands of her hair flitted in the breeze. She recognized a Toyota SUV that arrived some thirty seconds later. A graying beekeeper in a polo shirt approached. His name was Jim Colbert, and after a quick hello, they got right down to business. Into Gschwind’s hands he delicately placed two four-inch-long wooden palettes—imagine tiny, mesh-covered mancala boards—each holding about fifty live honeybees, buzzing softly.“I guess this is drone season,” Gschwind said, alluding to the previous batch of bees she’d purchased from him, which had included some stinger-less males. Gschwind needed bees that could sting. “Is that why it’s not unusual for me to find so many drones in the mix?” (See link for full article)

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/02/05/bee-sting-saves-lyme-patient/

Another patient, Deb, has regained her health due to Bee Venomon Therapy (BVT):

 “I’m getting my life back. I have control of my healing. Best of all my sense of humor is restored. This feels great. If I can get better in mere months of treatment, anyone can!”  

And:

“This is a highly effective form of treatment which most any patient can afford. I was spending $32/month for my mail order bees and treating at home.”

For videos by Deb go to:  http://flippinlyme.wix.com/flippinlyme#!videos/cuzq

For Deb’s site and to read about her journey, go to:  http://flippinlyme.wix.com/flippinlyme#!home/c121p

Apitherapy to treat Lyme & Co-infections  Eugene OR  (For the written protocol, vendor links, and more materials go to:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1492038901037893/

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flippinlyme

 

Category:

Activism, Lyme, Treatment

Latest in Anti-IDSA/Insurers Lawsuit: Kaiser Settles

https://www.lymedisease.org/torrey-v-idsa-kaiser-settles/?

Dorothy Kupcha Leland
03 DEC 2019

TOUCHED BY LYME: Latest in anti-IDSA/insurers lawsuit: Kaiser settles.

Torrey vs IDSA et al

On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, two documents were filed electronically in the case of Torrey vs. IDSA et al.

That’s the federal lawsuit filed by a group of Lyme patients against six members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and eight insurance companies.

The named individuals are all authors of the IDSA Lyme disease treatment guidelines. The suit essentially charges that the six have been in cahoots with the insurance companies to deny appropriate medical treatment to patients with Lyme disease.

Both sides have been meeting with mediator David Folsom, a retired judge from Texas. Folsom is the one who filed the documents.

Kaiser Permanente settles

The first document says that Kaiser Permanente (one of the eight insurance companies named in the suit) has SETTLED with the plaintiffs! Read it here: Torrey et al, Kaiser settles

The second one says that the mediation session between the plaintiffs and the rest of the defendants has been suspended.  It notes, “the undersigned mediator will continue to work with the parties in an effort to settle.” Torrey et al, mediation suspended

At this point, that’s all we know. Raises lots of interesting questions, doesn’t it? Like what did Kaiser Permanente agree to? And what are the sticking points with the other defendants?

Thanks to journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer, for alerting the Lyme community to this development via Twitter. Pfeiffer maintains an information hub about the case on her website.

Mary Beth Pfeiffer@marybethpf
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UPDATE: Torrey case mediation has been suspended with IDSA, 6 docs and 7 insurance cos. Settlement reached with @KaiserPermenent. No further info. I’m reaching out. @danaparish @PKhakpour @ChroniLyme @UKLyme @LonnieRhea

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Mary Beth Pfeiffer@marybethpf

UPDATE 2: @KaiserPermenent is no longer a Torrey defendant; terms/amount of settlement unknown—but this is encouraging. Other parties still must work out issue of discovery/provision of documents. The suit lives. See filings etc here: https://www.thefirstepidemic.com/lyme-lawsuit

TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s Director of Communications. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org.

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https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/12/09/25303/  10-Points- Suing Architects of Lyme Policy As Task Force Meets to Review it

Category:

Activism, Lyme

Multiple Sclerosis & Psychosis: A Case Report

https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(19)30234-2/fulltext

Multiple Sclerosis and psychosis: A case report

Jasreen Cheemaa,low asterisk,'Correspondence information about the author Jasreen Cheema
Aline-Claire Huyhb
Sébastien S. Pratc,d
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2019.06.001

Highlights

  • •Co-occurrence of MS and a psychiatric condition needs to be carefully explored.
  • •Case description of Multiple Sclerosis with psychotic features remains limited.
  • •Inappropriate advertisement of chronic disease may impede patient’s recovery.

Abstract

Psychiatric symptoms resulting from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) itself or its treatment are well known. However, the relationship between psychotic episodes and Multiple Sclerosis remains debated. In this paper, we present the case of a woman who developed a chronic psychotic disorder a few months after the onset of MS. We describe the process which led us to make the diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder due to Medical Condition (Multiple Sclerosis). Because her criminal charges brought significant attention to her case, we also address the difficulty in treating a neurological condition with psychiatric features within the forensic context. Moreover, one of the main concerns of the patient was that Lyme Disease was the correct diagnosis as opposed to MS. We also report the difficulty of treating and initiating successful follow-up for a patient whose paranoia is enabled by the opinions of certain health advocacy groups.

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**Comment**

What’s sad is the patient could be absolutely right.

Since 2-tiered testing is so abysmal she needs an experienced Lyme/MSIDS practitioner to determine if she has clinical symptoms. Most mainstream practitioners are not educated in this.

Expect to see more of this.

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Lyme, Psychological Aspects, research