Post by hakutsuru on Sept 6, 2007 15:57:17 GMT -8
[glow=red,2,300]LYME IS EASILY TREATED!!![/glow]
This seems like it must be true because I know at least one person who was treated for Lyme with a short course of antibiotics and who has remained symptom free for years. There are also numerous reports and case studies documenting instances where people were effectively treated with a short course of antibiotics. The problem is that statements like ‘Lyme disease is easily treated’ are ambiguous. It could be taken to mean that ALL people are easily treated or that SOME people are easily treated. Clearly some people have been easily treated. The fact that some people have been easily treated doesn’t imply:
Lyme disease is ALWAYS easily treated.
This is so obviously false that it is silly—there are numerous cases where people were not effectively treated with a short course of antibiotics. It seems that many mainstream doctors mistakenly believe this (or at least act as though they do). The fact that Lyme disease is not always easily treated does not imply:
Lyme disease is NEVER easily treated.
Many LLMD’s seem to mistakenly believe this (or act as though they do). Many Lymies also express this belief. It simply isn’t true.
The question of how often it is easy to treat versus how often it is hard to treat is one we must defer to the scientists tracking such things. The answer should be of little concern to the doctors that treat us. They should treat based on the case in front of them and not on the statistics. It is important to keep in mind that Lyme is sometimes easily treated and sometimes not. When we commit ourselves dogmatically to such absolutes, we invite trouble. This is one of the key factors in the generation of this controversy.
This seems like it must be true because I know at least one person who was treated for Lyme with a short course of antibiotics and who has remained symptom free for years. There are also numerous reports and case studies documenting instances where people were effectively treated with a short course of antibiotics. The problem is that statements like ‘Lyme disease is easily treated’ are ambiguous. It could be taken to mean that ALL people are easily treated or that SOME people are easily treated. Clearly some people have been easily treated. The fact that some people have been easily treated doesn’t imply:
Lyme disease is ALWAYS easily treated.
This is so obviously false that it is silly—there are numerous cases where people were not effectively treated with a short course of antibiotics. It seems that many mainstream doctors mistakenly believe this (or at least act as though they do). The fact that Lyme disease is not always easily treated does not imply:
Lyme disease is NEVER easily treated.
Many LLMD’s seem to mistakenly believe this (or act as though they do). Many Lymies also express this belief. It simply isn’t true.
The question of how often it is easy to treat versus how often it is hard to treat is one we must defer to the scientists tracking such things. The answer should be of little concern to the doctors that treat us. They should treat based on the case in front of them and not on the statistics. It is important to keep in mind that Lyme is sometimes easily treated and sometimes not. When we commit ourselves dogmatically to such absolutes, we invite trouble. This is one of the key factors in the generation of this controversy.