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Rothman was an amazing place and Dr. Rahman is very compassionate, creative, and knowledgeable. I learned a lot that has really helped me. My daughter was still too sick to really profit from the treatment, but he was able to identify this. Still what I learned was most beneficial. It was a nice distraction to have homework to do in between sessions or at night. The area and beaches are lovely, so not a bad place to visit! The Ronald McDonald house is an amazing place to stay just a block away. They have coupons and free or reduced entry to so many venues, from the aquarium to the

We have been using LDA and LDI for two and one-half years now. Our daughter is at 100% both physically and emotionally/mentally. We will continue with the injections until her immune system is at 100%, and it is slowly recovering. Her Natural Killer cells were in the single digits when we began LDI/LDA after 5 years of antibiotics/antimalarials/herbals, etc. I am not sure if the 5 years of very aggressive treatment set her up for success with LDI, but I believe it probably did. You can read my back posts from 2015 - we saw an immediate turnaround as soon as we began the injections (sa

We were definitely in a very bad place and at the end of the line. 4 years of high dose antibiotics, including a central line IV for 6 months, 3 weeks at Rothman clinic trying to address OCD, not attending school, commuting over three hours to work twice a week so she could live a slightly better life...it was a hard decision, but honestly we didn't have much to lose. We were thrilled when she qualified. Our story is too long for this thread, but our daughter is 100% and has been for the better part of two years. SO thankful to everyone on these forums and the special, determined parents an

In a nutshell, I wish I had known that constant strep infections can caused by the body's weakened immune system - in our case 6 months of treating PANDAS, suffering ups and downs, led to testing for Lyme and co-infections, which came back positive for Lyme, Bartonella, Ehrlichiosis, West Nile Virus, and eventually Babesia. I am grateful our PANDAS Dr. tested for Lyme after a terrible herx reaction to Augmentin.

Hi Sarah, I feel for you and have been there! For detox, there are many protocols: epsom salt baths- several a day alka seltzer gold -as often as allowed burbur drops- 20 drops every 2 hours inositol- high doses (like 3000 mg) twice a day saunas- twice a day if possible We also tried to get as much exercise as possible. melatonin at night helps with sleep. Read "Saving Sammy" - it's a good info source.

We did the vaccine challenge when my daughter's Natural Killer cells were at 1, and surprisingly had no ill effects. She qualified for a year of IVIG.

You should absolutely address Lyme and coinfections before beginning IVIG, especially if you are paying out of pocket. You may, like so many others, find that your son needs 3 or more rounds of IVIG, and those still may not be effective if Lyme and coinfections are playing a role. Although IVIG will boost his immune system, it can't take the place of aggressive antibiotic/anti-malarial treatment.

Hi, So sorry you are going through this! We also went through a period like yours. It morphed over time - for awhile my daughter would only leave the house if she could walk in another pair of shoes and leave those behind when she got in the car. Then she wouldn't get out of the car unless we were at least 3 hours away. Luckily we saw a doctor in Denver at the time. She would never reveal what her exact fears were...just wouldn't do things. But if you can get to the bottom of it, maybe you can figure out a way to get around it. Once we realized she thought she was getting "contaminated

Hi Rachel, You are living my life a few years ago. I'm so sorry you and your daughter are going through this. I haven't posted in awhile, always waiting for the other shoe to drop. But now I am a busy hockey mom, my daughter will attend a NE prep boarding school next fall, she has a summer job, and I am resuming my life too - I guess it is time. My daughter, now 15, at age 9 presented the exact same way as yours, in almost every way. She lived outside on our deck the summer she got sick, wouldn't enter the house. We were fortunate that a few moms on this forum sent us looking beyon

First, you are a GREAT Mom! You will keep putting one foot in front of the other for your child. You will never give up on her. The one thing that helped me the most through 5 years of craziness was being able to pick up the phone and call some folks from this forum. Sometimes we would just text while sitting by our childrens' beds at night, other times talk throughout the day. It meant the world to me to not have to explain everything, to just be able to leap in and talk about the latest insanity we were experiencing. Some of these women I have met in person, others are just a friendl

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interesting link. Could explain why some of our kids with Babesia are infected with so many other unusual infections. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/04/22/401469931/why-do-mosquitoes-like-to-bite-you-best-its-in-your-genes

Thank you! She looks like a great doc to start the journey with!

Mt son's girlfriend in Boston believes she has Lyme. She's a PhD student at MIT so really can't travel very far. Please pm me if you have a recommendation. Thanks!