Dr. Sarah Fletcher MD and Marjorie MacArthur Vega have worked together on creating "My Lyme Guide". This collection of information is a godsend for people that are recovering from Lyme disease.

To see a full list of the contents of the guide, go here.

Some of the key topics include:

• Managing Health Insurance Information
• Tips for Caregivers
• Resource section for gluten free diets, low cost vitamin sellers, support group locator, laboratories, and recommended reading
• Ideas for Activism and Advocacy
• Education Options for Ill Children
• When IV Treatments are Prescribed
• Managing Yeast Overgrowth, Pain and Herxheimer Reactions
• Teens and Chronic Illness
• Tips Regarding Children and Medicine
• Recommended Nutritional Supplements
• Lyme Disease Rules for Patients

Contents include charts for tracking:

• Symptoms and side effects
• Diagnostic tests
• Prescription, vitamin and supplement intake on a daily, monthly and longitudinal basis
• Prescription refill schedules
• Fluid intake
• Blood pressure/heart rate
• Exercise type and frequency
• Insurance paperwork
• Detoxification & Biotransformation Checklist

Other useful forms include:

• Medical Records Request
• Fax Cover Sheet
• Doctor Appointments Management
• Pharmacy Order Information
• Healthcare Bills Tracking
• Insurance Contact Information

I love that the guide was put together by someone who has personal experience with Lyme disease and by one of the top LLMDs. I highly recommend checking it out. For more information, visit http://mylymeguide.com.