International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
Great site also has information on their Physician Training Program
How to Interpret a Western Blot
Columbia University Lyme and Tick Borne Disease Research Center (Dr. Brian Fallon)
When to Suspect Lyme Disease by Dr. John Bleiweiss
Late and Chronic Lyme by Dr. Sam Donta
Jarish Herxheimer Reaction (Info on “herxing”)
Updated 2008 DIAGNOSTIC HINTS AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES by Dr. J. Burrascano
***Print these out and take them to your Dr. ***
Presentation of Dr. J. Burrascano’s Slides, from 9/20/2008.
Lyme Support Network of Ingleside, Illinois
Michigan Lyme Disease Association
Lyme Disease Association, (LDA)
Lyme Disease Association (order Lymes Times here)
Wisconsin Lyme Site (Information on local events)
Public Health Alert (Newspaper with articles on Lyme and other chronic illnesses)
Better Health Guy (Information on general health)
Links about the Attorney General of Connecticut’s lawsuit against the Infectious Disease Society Lyme Disease Treatment (Guideline Authors and the new panel they are forced by law to put together).
Lyme Rights (Website devoted to advancing the rights of patients with Lyme disease and other tick transmitted diseases)
Clongen Lab (Western Blot for Lyme Testing)
Igenex Lab (Western Blot for Lyme Testing)
IspotLyme Test by Pharmasan Labs
Forrest Health (NeuroScience Test, Western Blot & Immune Response Testing for Lyme)
Pharmasan Labs (Functional Immunology Testing)
The Lyme Test Access Program (Lyme-TAP)
A nationwide patient assistance program to provide assistance for initial Lyme-related lab tests to patients who demonstrate true financial need.
Lyme Disease United Coalition
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising community awareness about Lyme Disease. LDUC acts as a mediator between doctors and patients, advocating for patients. It supports training physicians in the management of Lyme Disease, and also provides some financial assistance for patients who demonstrate true financial need.
Lymefighter’s Advocacy Patient Financial Resources
A variety of information on filing for disability, air travel to out-of-state doctors, etc.
Many LLMDs do not take insurance. If you are seeing a regular M.D. and no longer have insurance, please explore the following links:
Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
ICHIP
For Illinois residents denied coverage by traditional insurance companies
Health Alliance
Riders/Exclusions on insurance policies
Christian Healthcare Ministry
Cost-sharing ministry–counts as insurance for the purposes of mandatory coverage
Rx Savings Card
Covers prescriptions your insurance refuses to cover
TV: Dr. Oz’s interview with the Director of Under Our Skin, Andy Abrahams Wilson and Kathy Fowler
TV: Chronic Lyme Disease in Chicago (NBC 5 Chicago report)
MOVIES: Under Our Skin & Under Our Skin 2: Emergence
Under Our Skin Blog
Everything You Need to Know About Lyme Disease by Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner
Beating Lyme by Constance Bean and Dr. Lesley Fein
The Lyme Disease Solution by Dr. Kenneth Singleton
Healing Lyme: Natural Healing And Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis And Its
Coinfections by Stephen Harrod Buhner
The Top 10 Lyme Disesase Treatments by Brian Rosner
Cure Unknown by Pamela Weintraub