tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post116508583776510393..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Lyme disease activism versus scienceRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-16557691238198561152010-08-18T01:13:04.664-05:002010-08-18T01:13:04.664-05:00The CD57 test is important in diagnosing Lyme. No...The CD57 test is important in diagnosing Lyme. Normal levels range from 60-360. Lyme disease is the only disease to cause these levels to go down. Other diseases can affect the CD57, however, they make the count go up, not down. The lower the CD57 count, generally the sicker the patient. <br /><br />Mine was 34 before treatment and is currently at 100 approximately 7 months into treatment. IKris in Lymeland.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05916927245597969211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-91164432971928901422007-06-07T11:56:00.000-05:002007-06-07T11:56:00.000-05:00Interesting that the doctor issued a challange, it...Interesting that the doctor issued a challange, it was met and he is now silent. Has he read the information?? What are his thoughts?? <BR/><BR/>The poster who wants to meet with the doctor. Did you read the article that was posted about the studies that were ignored?? You cannot rely on a doctor to answer you questions who refuses to look at the facts. You need to do your own research or askAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-9590317804874332842007-05-30T09:56:00.000-05:002007-05-30T09:56:00.000-05:00Dr. Donnell...I found this post after a Google sea...Dr. Donnell...I found this post after a Google search re: CD-57 levels for diagnosing Lyme.<BR/><BR/>I, like you, am struggling with the plausibility of this boom of Lyme diagnoses, but my struggle is from a personal level, not a professional one.<BR/><BR/>My wife's doc diagnosed her w/Lyme over a year ago and has been treating her ever since...admittedly, there have been minor improvements, but JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106053042676718027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165449415316686872006-12-06T17:56:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:56:00.000-06:00from Dr. RW:One would hope that in those 400 artic...from Dr. RW:<BR/><BR/><I>One would hope that in those 400 articles was contained all the high level evidence....If you can cite what you believe to be the good evidence they ignored please post it here and we can open it for discussion.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes Dr. RW, one would hope. And I'll take you up on that invitation.<BR/><BR/>What is so bizarre is that the IDSA authors even ignored a great deal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165288358194139252006-12-04T21:12:00.000-06:002006-12-04T21:12:00.000-06:00Doctor, how exactly is Lyme disease "quackfodder",...Doctor, how exactly is Lyme disease "quackfodder", to you? How can you dismiss such a debilitating disease? I have Chronic Lyme... I wasn't dignosed for years after being infected. I am in my 15th month of antibiotic treatment, and I'm slowly starting to get better. I have a lot of cognitive problems and I am always in pain. Have YOU ever had Lyme disease? What if you or one of your loved ones Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165250881769551442006-12-04T10:48:00.000-06:002006-12-04T10:48:00.000-06:00I think the new IDSA guidelines are... how did you...I think the new IDSA guidelines are... how did you put it... oh, yes-- "quack-fodder". How dare they allow thousands of people to suffer. I hope they are all put in prison. These people must pay for their crimes. These poor people have suffered needlessly because a group of so-called doctors cannot open their eyes to how insidious this disease is. They are downright ignoring the facts. I winder Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165155503932537662006-12-03T08:18:00.000-06:002006-12-03T08:18:00.000-06:00Excellent science supported by evidence that clear...Excellent science supported by evidence that clearly consigns the IDSA guidelines to the trash pile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165119994117721672006-12-02T22:26:00.000-06:002006-12-02T22:26:00.000-06:00Certainly.The IDSA's Inadequate Treatment of Lyme ...Certainly.<BR/><BR/>The IDSA's Inadequate Treatment of Lyme disease<BR/>Lit. Analysis<BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>In addition to the various studies and articles used to determine the Infectious Diseases Society of America's (IDSA) 2000 and 2006 guidelines on Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, there also exist a great deal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165116563840086472006-12-02T21:29:00.000-06:002006-12-02T21:29:00.000-06:00The IDSA did not based its new guidelines on scien...The IDSA did not based its new guidelines on science. In fact, they have ignored practically all of the scientific evidence there is on Lyme when creating these new guidelines. It's absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com