] Re:Do Schaller&Shoemaker still interpret genetic tests?(REPLY)

December 8, 2006

As a lymie, I am going to a doctor in Lee County Florida that follows

Dr. Shoemaker's protocol for lyme and neurotoxins. In fact he is a

friend of Dr. Shoemaker, and I was told that they have applied for a

grant to study this protocol. I feel this doctor has helped me and

that Dr. Shoemaker's protocol for lyme has been a blessing to me. He

is also into genetic testing. I would never consider going to an

infectious disease specialist, with the IDSA guidelines as they are.

In fact before I knew much about lyme treatments, I called most every

infectious disease specialist in Lee county and no one would treat

me. That's how dedicated they are to lyme disease patients here and I

had positive blood tests. V

I am a Lyme patient that went to Dr. Shoemaker for treatment as I

wanted a doctor that would do an adequate differential diagnosis and

not just give me more abx. Dr. Shoemaker felt I had had more than

enough abx for the Lyme (he (thankfully) does not believe in long

term abx for Lyme). He believed the major issue was the toxins from

Lyme and mold. I had a hard time accepting the mold part as I knew I

had Lyme - positive Igenex test and I had the classic onset of

symptoms and knew when I was bitten by the tick. The only treatment

option I was given by local Lyme Literate doctor was long term abx,

which just made me sicker. Local Lyme doctor also didn't think

gluten intolerance/celiac was something to worry about. It was a big

issue and I got tremendous symptom relief. Dr. Shoemaker does know

Lyme as he's had it himself several times. His research also

includes many Lyme patients. He presents regularly at conferences

attended by Lyme literate physicians. He's doing leading

> edge research on the use of C4A and C3A in diagnosing Lyme.

> Regards,

> B.

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