DOCTOR LETTERS and EDUCATION
Updated: Oct 19
Here are a few resources to help you stand up for yourself when a doctor is dismissive. Each letter is ready to copy and paste into an email or your patient portal, or to print and bring to your appointment.
There is a quick-view graphic with the key points at the bottom of this post.
DOCTOR LETTER
For any doctor. It shares the newest Lyme science, what the government now recognizes and why dismissing Lyme can be dangerous.
CARDIOLOGIST LETTER
For your heart doctor. It explains how Lyme and its co-infections can affect the heart, and asks that your heart be checked carefully.
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
For your gut doctor, with information on how Lyme can affect the gut.
EDUCATIONAL PAPERS TO SHARE WITH YOUR DOCTOR
Center for Lyme Action - The State of Lyme Disease Research in the United States (July 2023). It explains where Lyme testing, treatment and research fall short, and why more research funding is needed.
Healthcare (2022) - Neurological Pain, Psychological Symptoms, and Diagnostic Struggles among Patients with Tick-Borne Diseases. Researchers from Boston University, George Mason University and the University of Texas at Dallas found that patients often report symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic attacks and pain, and called for clearer recognition of the wide range of symptoms.
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Disclaimer: Rise Above Lyme makes no claims about any possible benefit of using any product mentioned within this site. Always consult with your doctor before adding anything. The information shared is based on personal experience, years of accumulated researched resources from Lyme Literate doctors and polls conducted within Lyme groups from actual patient experience using these solution ideas.
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