So, I had my first appt with Dr. Kaufman, like 2 years ago. I improved A LOT since then.
Like, enough to call it a recovery story (even though I still have chronic pain, sleep more than normal etc). I can live a similar life to normal people, with some restricitions and a more effort.
Now, I don't know if it was his treatment, cause I was already improving before going there but who knows. I like him a lot.
It seems though now he's focusing on Bartonella for most of his patients. He asked me to do a bartonella test months ago and I still didn't do it cause it's really expensive and I'm from Brazil, which makes more expensive and burocratic to send blood overseas. Adding the fact that I don't know if I trust this tests... At the stage I'm now I probably wouldn't try long course abx... I think the risk doesn't pay the possible reward.
That's why I'm asking... Since Dr. Kaufman is asking most of his patients to do this test now and he seems to trust it 100% on the results, I would like to know if anyone had positive Bartonella and is treating it. What he is using to treat it and how are your evolution on the treatment?
Thanks! good luck yall
Like, enough to call it a recovery story (even though I still have chronic pain, sleep more than normal etc). I can live a similar life to normal people, with some restricitions and a more effort.
Now, I don't know if it was his treatment, cause I was already improving before going there but who knows. I like him a lot.
It seems though now he's focusing on Bartonella for most of his patients. He asked me to do a bartonella test months ago and I still didn't do it cause it's really expensive and I'm from Brazil, which makes more expensive and burocratic to send blood overseas. Adding the fact that I don't know if I trust this tests... At the stage I'm now I probably wouldn't try long course abx... I think the risk doesn't pay the possible reward.
That's why I'm asking... Since Dr. Kaufman is asking most of his patients to do this test now and he seems to trust it 100% on the results, I would like to know if anyone had positive Bartonella and is treating it. What he is using to treat it and how are your evolution on the treatment?
Thanks! good luck yall