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I was at the doctor today. I requested an extended antibiotic treatment for suspected tick bite infection. It's a small town and the doctors are great guys.
However, it cannot be denied that today the medical system set us as adversaries: establishment vs activist.
Of course we know each other personally somewhat, and still, no matter how charming I tried to spin it, it was obvious that I was telling him how to do his job.
You are aware of the crisis around Lyme Disease (and several other devastating tick-born ailments), so I will attempt to make just ONE SIMPLE POINT.
Doxycyclene is the prescribed antibiotic for doctors to apply ON SUSPICION of Lyme. That is a wonderful advancement, compared to denying the very existence of the disease a few years ago. Bravo!
But here is where it gets very dangerous...
You will be given a nominal amount of the antibiotic: a week or ten days. And your blood samples will be sent for testing.
Here it comes, straight from the doctor:
"IF YOUR BLOOD SAMPLE SHOWS AN INFECTION, THEN YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE [PROPER] TREATMENT OF THIRTY DAYS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC."
"Sounds good," said my daughter who is a nurse. She has worked with doctors in clinical trials, attended international conferences, blah, blah, blah.
But, to me it doesn't "sound good" when the track record on the current test is reported as failing to detect infection. Anywhere from 20% to 50%. Depending on which study, I guess. I don't care.
I suggested to my nurse daughter, that if I was a doctor I might be allowed to say:
"Here's thirty. TAKE THEM ALL. It might be killing a flea with a sledgehammer, but the alternative is not acceptable, given the horror of this disease."
She told me that a doctor definitely has the authority to do this.
I understand that we are trying to preserve the efficacy of antibiotics, by not over-using them, but I think it would be wiser to start with farm animals, rather than with the alarming tick-born epidemic that threatens PEOPLE. Shoot the sick cattle, eat beans, continue to be able earn a living.
The good doctor added a ten-day prescription to my current seven-day prescription. Thanks. I hope it works.
I suggest to you, please consider suggesting/demanding the full treatment up front. Forget the test. No time.
That's what I would have done if I knew this protocol before, and had time to think about it.
However, it cannot be denied that today the medical system set us as adversaries: establishment vs activist.
Of course we know each other personally somewhat, and still, no matter how charming I tried to spin it, it was obvious that I was telling him how to do his job.
You are aware of the crisis around Lyme Disease (and several other devastating tick-born ailments), so I will attempt to make just ONE SIMPLE POINT.
Doxycyclene is the prescribed antibiotic for doctors to apply ON SUSPICION of Lyme. That is a wonderful advancement, compared to denying the very existence of the disease a few years ago. Bravo!
But here is where it gets very dangerous...
You will be given a nominal amount of the antibiotic: a week or ten days. And your blood samples will be sent for testing.
Here it comes, straight from the doctor:
"IF YOUR BLOOD SAMPLE SHOWS AN INFECTION, THEN YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE [PROPER] TREATMENT OF THIRTY DAYS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC."
"Sounds good," said my daughter who is a nurse. She has worked with doctors in clinical trials, attended international conferences, blah, blah, blah.
But, to me it doesn't "sound good" when the track record on the current test is reported as failing to detect infection. Anywhere from 20% to 50%. Depending on which study, I guess. I don't care.
I suggested to my nurse daughter, that if I was a doctor I might be allowed to say:
"Here's thirty. TAKE THEM ALL. It might be killing a flea with a sledgehammer, but the alternative is not acceptable, given the horror of this disease."
She told me that a doctor definitely has the authority to do this.
I understand that we are trying to preserve the efficacy of antibiotics, by not over-using them, but I think it would be wiser to start with farm animals, rather than with the alarming tick-born epidemic that threatens PEOPLE. Shoot the sick cattle, eat beans, continue to be able earn a living.
The good doctor added a ten-day prescription to my current seven-day prescription. Thanks. I hope it works.
I suggest to you, please consider suggesting/demanding the full treatment up front. Forget the test. No time.
That's what I would have done if I knew this protocol before, and had time to think about it.