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PATIENT HANDBOOK

 Getting Organized, Seeking Help, & Tracking Results

This section provides various tips, guides, and information on dealing with the challenges of living with a tick-borne illness. Included are suggestions on how to get organized and keeping a journal, tracking your symptoms, knowing what questions to ask in selecting a TBI literate doctor, as well as understanding the diagnostic process and lab tests results. Some of the items you will find include templates such as Patient Journal worksheets, Emergency/Medical Info Card, and other forms/documents.  1. Recognize the Signs & Symptoms

 2. Start a Patient Journal & Organize Your Medical Records

a. Utilizing LDSG Templates & Worksheets  3. Quest for Diagnosis (Evaluation & Testing)

 4. Choose a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD)

 5. Lyme Treatment Protocols & Alternative Options

 6. Join a Support Group & Learning to Cope

 7. Coping Tools & Product Info


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