Barb - standard norm

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Barb,

Thank you for the way you described this catch-22. The doctors are stuck.

We have to change the " standard norm " as you put it. I don't know how to do

that exactly. But this is what needs to be done.

And what you said about Natole and his patients, I have seen happen to other

LLMDs. Or a patient goes to a new doctor and the new doc says, " That guy is

a quack. You're OBVIOUSLY cured of Lyme and must have another problem " .

The patient, not knowing better, believes the new doc and complains about

the old. That's why I caution about assumptions with Burrascano's case.

How do we go about changing the standard norm? AIDS drugs and treatments

have changed the standard norm numerous times without legislation. How do

we do the same? From your viewpoint, when does a doctor change his

treatment practices? There has to be a better way than through our

legislators. Isn't there? What do you think?

Robynn

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> The medical standards and protocol for the treatment of any disease

> have to be followed by a doctor. If they deviate and treat in a

> different manner then what is recognized as the standard norm, then

> they are guilty of malpractice. Same for nurses. So we are in a

> catch-22. I am not defending the docs who think differently, it is

> just that I understand what all the little pitfalls can be. To try

> something new and not see any benefits makes it even harder to justify

> the " new " treatment. What is real sad is that Dr. Natole not only had

> the gov't after him, some of his patients that were being treated for

> Lyme also filed suit against him because they did not get better. I

> assume if the gov't had not gone after Natole and the State Medical

> Board, most likely no patient would have filed a suit. Just so hard to

> fight the system and end up losing.

>

> Barb

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