Posted by floatingbridge on April 10, 2011, at 11:37:22
In reply to Re: value of pain management specialist: experience? » floatingbridge, posted by bleauberry on April 10, 2011, at 5:52:26
Thanks BB. I'll be seeing my gp this week. I'll run the lymes by her again. She brought it up herself which surprised me.
I'm also bumping into theories that such syndromes have at least an element of chemical sensitivity to them; either the body cannot tolerate a common chemical in the environment that the majority find tolerable, or that the body is not either renewing itself or it cannot pass wastes efficiently. One source I read had found some fibromyalgia patients responded to gout medication. However, it can't be *the* answer or the protocol would be taken up.
I am glad to have an open-minded gp. That helps enormously. I also think Stanford does work with the overlapping conditions you mention, but I haven't looked yet--just bumping into their studies.
Thanks again. I think I did have a bartonella test.
So the big fancy kit doesn't work? Doesn't work always? My gp has a certain lab she likes. The checklist they include seems long.
good day, bad day, somewhere between...? Hope it is good for you,
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