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Old 12-31-2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by blueash View Post
I think many are missing the code word in the OP's message, Lyme literate. That is a term used by a group of patients and doctors to refer to some very non-standard beliefs about Lyme disease (not Lymes) and the organism Borrelia burgdorferi

It is extremely extremely unlikely that any doctor at Shands will be supportive of the non-standard and potentially dangerous treatments that "Lyme literate" implies.

Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment
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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist View Post
Why on earth you would assume what you have said is simply beyond my ability to guess. Can you explain why you assume UF is "illiterate"...
Did you look at their website?
Kitty, you may want to read the link that blueash provided. They are not talking about literate vs illiterate but rather a bad diagnosis called "Lyme Literate" and improper treatments that can result.
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