Dr Martz - Colorado Springs

[Guest guest]

Elaine,

I will ask my friend but I do not know if his new clinic is open yet. I'm sure

she will check it out for us and I will let you know.

Check out this story:

http://www.krdotv.com/displaystory.asp?id=3609

Ann

News 13 Health Watch

Every Wednesday and Friday, learn what's new in the world of medicine.

by GMC Team

2/20/2002

Every Wednesday and Friday, GMC will have the latest break throughs in

technology of medicine and treatments. Find out what could help you or a loved

one live a better, longer life.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004

MOST OF US THINK LYME DISEASE IS CAUSED BY A TICK BITE, BUT WE'RE FINDING

OUT THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE TRUE.

AS ONE COLORADO SPRINGS PHYSICIAN SHOWS US, IT CAN ALSO BE EASILY

MIS-DIAGNOSED.

DR. DAVID MARTZ IS ABLE TO PLAY THE TRUMPET AGAIN. IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO

HE COULDN'T. LAST SUMMER HE COULD BARELY WALK.

Dr. Martz: " Suddenly got very sick, was unable to get out of bed

without help, could hardly walk, hurt all over. "

DR. MARTZ WAS HOSPITALIZED AND UNDERWENT DOZENS OF TESTS. DOCTORS

SUSPECTED HE HAD ALS (LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) AND GAVE HIM A YEAR OR TWO TO LIVE.

THE DIAGNOSIS WAS DEVASTATING.

HE WAS TESTED FOR LYME DISEASE THREE TIMES, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE.

BUT A FRIEND OF HIS SON'S SENT HIM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON A PATIENT WITH

ALS -- THAT LEARNED HE HAD LYME DISEASE FROM A SPECIAL DNA TEST. DR. MARTZ

TESTED POSITIVE FOR LYME BACTERIA WITH THIS NEW TEST. HE UNDERWENT SIX MONTHS OF

HIGH DOSES OF IV ANTIBIOTICS.

Dr. Martz: " One month later had more energy and by three months could

cross legs without help, could get up from a chair without assistance and was

beginning to look very much as you see me now. "

TODAY HE'S AT 80 PERCENT OF HIS NORMAL CAPACITY.

Dr. Martz: " Lyme experts say either lyme bacteria imitates ALS or in some

patients trigger it. "

THE ISSUE IS STILL BEING STUDIED. HIS DOCTOR IS A LYME DISEASE EXPERT IN

HOUSTON.

Dr. Bill Harvey: " This organism is like leprosy ... is slow growing in a

living organism, so it has to be treated with heavy antibiotics for a long time.

Antibiotics in high doses. "

THIS ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT GAVE DR. MARTZ BACK HIS LIFE AND HE WANTS OTHERS

TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

Dr. Martz: " I want people to be aware of the possibility that they may

have lyme disease and not know it and that its hard to find the testing for it.

That lyme disease can affect people with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyelgia,

several other disease we don't understand. "

DR. MARTZ ENCOURAGES ALS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE PATIENTS TO GET TESTED FOR

LYME DISEASE. IT'S SUSPECTED THAT LYME BACTERIA CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MOTHER

TO CHILD AT BIRTH, OR THROUGH SEXUAL CONTACT.

[Guest guest]

Ann - thanks for asking about the clinic. I'd really like to get my son in

as well as a good family friend with Parkinsons. Elaine

[ ] Dr Martz - Colorado Springs

Elaine,

I will ask my friend but I do not know if his new clinic is open yet. I'm

sure she will check it out for us and I will let you know.

Check out this story:

http://www.krdotv.com/displaystory.asp?id=3609

Ann

News 13 Health Watch

Every Wednesday and Friday, learn what's new in the world of medicine.

by GMC Team

2/20/2002

Every Wednesday and Friday, GMC will have the latest break throughs in

technology of medicine and treatments. Find out what could help you or a

loved

one live a better, longer life.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004

MOST OF US THINK LYME DISEASE IS CAUSED BY A TICK BITE, BUT WE'RE

FINDING OUT THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE TRUE.

AS ONE COLORADO SPRINGS PHYSICIAN SHOWS US, IT CAN ALSO BE EASILY

MIS-DIAGNOSED.

DR. DAVID MARTZ IS ABLE TO PLAY THE TRUMPET AGAIN. IT WASN'T THAT LONG

AGO HE COULDN'T. LAST SUMMER HE COULD BARELY WALK.

Dr. Martz: " Suddenly got very sick, was unable to get out of bed

without help, could hardly walk, hurt all over. "

DR. MARTZ WAS HOSPITALIZED AND UNDERWENT DOZENS OF TESTS. DOCTORS

SUSPECTED HE HAD ALS (LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) AND GAVE HIM A YEAR OR TWO TO

LIVE.

THE DIAGNOSIS WAS DEVASTATING.

HE WAS TESTED FOR LYME DISEASE THREE TIMES, BUT THE RESULTS WERE

NEGATIVE.

BUT A FRIEND OF HIS SON'S SENT HIM A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON A PATIENT

WITH ALS -- THAT LEARNED HE HAD LYME DISEASE FROM A SPECIAL DNA TEST. DR.

MARTZ TESTED POSITIVE FOR LYME BACTERIA WITH THIS NEW TEST. HE UNDERWENT SIX

MONTHS OF HIGH DOSES OF IV ANTIBIOTICS.

Dr. Martz: " One month later had more energy and by three months could

cross legs without help, could get up from a chair without assistance and

was beginning to look very much as you see me now. "

TODAY HE'S AT 80 PERCENT OF HIS NORMAL CAPACITY.

Dr. Martz: " Lyme experts say either lyme bacteria imitates ALS or in

some patients trigger it. "

THE ISSUE IS STILL BEING STUDIED. HIS DOCTOR IS A LYME DISEASE EXPERT

IN HOUSTON.

Dr. Bill Harvey: " This organism is like leprosy ... is slow growing in

a living organism, so it has to be treated with heavy antibiotics for a long

time. Antibiotics in high doses. "

THIS ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT GAVE DR. MARTZ BACK HIS LIFE AND HE WANTS

OTHERS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

Dr. Martz: " I want people to be aware of the possibility that they may

have lyme disease and not know it and that its hard to find the testing for

it. That lyme disease can affect people with chronic fatigue syndrome,

fibromyelgia, several other disease we don't understand. "

DR. MARTZ ENCOURAGES ALS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE PATIENTS TO GET TESTED

FOR LYME DISEASE. IT'S SUSPECTED THAT LYME BACTERIA CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM

MOTHER TO CHILD AT BIRTH, OR THROUGH SEXUAL CONTACT.