OT: Psych Ward (was: How Lymies see themselves)

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Hi Barbara,

I know a chronic Lyme patient who was placed in the psych ward of a large

hospital because they were unable to find anything wrong with her and refused to

make a diagnosis of LD. But they were unable to hold her there more than a few

hours. Although her family believed what they were told, they weren't willing

to leave her there. Eventually she did get proper diagnosis and treatment. But

she found the experience very traumatic and still gets upset when she talks

about it. I imagine there are quite a few others who share this type of

experience.

Khaya

>

> Hi Barbara,

>

> >>>>>all good info and advice. have done most of it, but i think they have

> heard it all and are done. so, best i just keep a lot of it too myself or

> to 'you all' as it just seems to add to their 'mom's illness'. i think

> they understand and care. they are good, loving kids. it's just a lot of

> crazy health history that i think they are tired of coping with. not

> making excuses for them, just the way it is. with them, i need to focus on

> living and not the illness. which is probably best for me anyway.

> actually moving forward. <<<<<<<

>

> I understand where you are coming from, but never give up a chance to

> educate without pestering... If you don't communicate some things, they

> will never truly understand.. And you should focus on LIVING all the time,

> after all Lyme is NOT you, right????!!!!!

>

>

> >>>>>>when you mentioned that gal who was in the e.r. and sent to the psych

> ward i got sick to my stomach. it brought back memories of last april when

> they classified me as a psych patient with the benzo drug. in my delirium

> i guess i was talking a lot about my health history, some of which was lyme

> and the rife machine that they documented i treated my liver with. i'm

> sure i meant lyme, not liver, but who knows. so, if she went to the psych

> ward for lyme, and i talked about lyme and rife, they must have thought i

> was nuts also. the e.r. dr. told my husband he didn't know what was wrong

> with me and walked off. hmmm. <<<<<<

>

> Sadly, this is the first time I have heard of a Lymie being admitted to the

> psych ward all because they claimed to live with chronic Lyme. I am sorry

> to hear of your classification also... Makes me wonder why they prescribe

> these drugs to begin with.. When I am educating a doctor about Lyme, I

> never talk about any natural treatments unless I know I can as he/she is

> receptive... Talking about a rife machine is most likely talking about

> something they are clueless about.. When I talk about Lyme, I always

> include my major symptoms and how long they've been with me.. I would think

> most ER docs are not very knowledgeable

> about natural treatments.. Sometimes it is best to just say nothing other

> than your symptoms and how you feel.. AND, try to stay out of those places

> if you can... :-) I don't find ER's are good places for people with Lyme

> as they don't know much about this disease nor even the allopathic

> treatments.. AND, not knowing what is wrong is what I found was the case

> each time I went to the ER!! They never once came up with a dx that was

> correct... I would only go there for a life or death situation today..

> You'd probably get better advice from someone here on the group! At least

> we know what Lyme is and how others respond to it..

>

> >>>>i read somewhere that in someplace the dr. doesn't get paid until they

> cure (or at least properly dx. ) a patient. should be that way here. a

> person may not agree with obama's health care plan, but one thing we could

> probably all agree with is that for medicare, e.r. depts. don't get paid

> for the second and subsequent visits for the same condition if within a

> month. that may change how they look at some conditions and treatments.

> or they may just dx more as psych patients to get their money.<<<<

>

> I believe Lena posted this about Chinese medicine and doctors, actually a

> good policy.. Trust me, medical establishments will figure out a way to

> keep the money rolling in.. I think the best policy for everyone is stay

> away unless it is urgent or life or death.. After my last set of steroid

> nerve blocks in the Fall of

> 2005 (didn't know I had Lyme then), I was failing very quickly and was in

> the ER 5 times between Sept and Dec, 23rd and NOT once did they do anything

> that helped me nor did they prescribe scripts for medicines that helped.. I

> knew something was very wrong as I was getting worse by the day, yet not a

> single doctor did nor prescribed anything that helped... On Dec 26, 2005 I

> awoke with what I thought was the worst flu, it turned out to be my first

> and worst major herx... I learned that ERs know little to nothing about

> Lyme.

>

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> Take care,

> Jim