Dr Ed Uthman

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Hi Pepi,

That was me who posted about him. I know he is not perfect, for awhile

there he posted frequently on the sci.med.diseases.lyme newsgroup, and got

into arguments with many on the group about LD and it's manifestations, he

finally gave up and moved on when he could not convince the group he was

right. I admired him because he was willing to listen, and responded to

email very quickly. Like any scientist, he relies on the medical studies

and since he is not a clinical doctor, he does not see the patients. In a

way he is right in his reply, I think he was warning you not to get surgery

for your disc problems, due to the underlying LD condition, there would be

no guarantee that the surgery would be successful, as it is mostly nerve

damage causing these conditions. I too saw a neurosurgeon two years ago

when only C-5, C-6 were present, who wanted to operate right away, I am glad

I put it off, although now I have C-7 involvement too. Actually the neck

pain comes and goes just like any Lyme sx, and it is bearable. Don't you

find that true too? Do you know anything about those doctors he mentioned?

Hugs,

Marta

> From: " Rodney A .Metzler " <rod@...>

>

> Well to whomever posted Dr. Uthman's Website, here is his response to me.

> Needless to say he has Horns also. Pepi

>

> Subject: Re: Lyme Disease

>

>

> > > I shall try and make this very quick. My name is I live in

> > > Donie, Tx am 33 and have Lyme,Monocytic Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis,

my

> LD

> > > went unDx since '84 until this last July. Since I have the HME we know

> that

> > > I was reinfected here in TX. I am being treated by a great Neurologist

> for

> > > my LD, HME and B. My problem is this, I have C-5,6+7 Disc damage w/

> > > protrusion into spinal chord and will need surgery. I have a

> Cardiologist

> > > there in Houston at St Lukes of whom I have lost all faith in, very

long

> > > story. Since my disc damage is from LD I need a Neurosurgeon that

> understand

> > > the disease, do you know of one?

> >

> > Hi, ,

> >

> > This all sounds rather outlandish to me. I hope you have seen a

> > Board-certified subspecialist in infectious diseases who made all these

> > diagnoses. If not, and since you have access to Houston, I would

recommend

> > Drs Vardian or Septimus, both of whom are excellent.

> >

> > For one thing, Lyme disease does not cause disc damage. Lyme is

mentioned

> in

> > reference to the disc, because the damage Lyme causes to the nerves can

> > cause a pain that mimics disc damage clinically, as the abstract given

> below

> > describes: