Lewis Jeynes: Update

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Update

Lewis is alot better today after having a bit of sickness and a high temperature. We have also spoken to Lewis' paediatrician about antibiotic therapy and specialist physio as well as the specialist doctor who did Lewis' Lyme Disease testing. The specialist doctor has said: The tests indicate a chronic immunosuppressive situation associated with Lyme disease and Dr Schwarzbach recommends Chlamydia pneumonia testing, plus antinuclear antibody titre. The latter I think you have already had performed. So we'll let you know tomorrow if we hear any more!

2 comments:

Joanne said...: I have just read your news with tears. As you know I have suspected that Lewis could have been sufferring from Lyme disease and with the medical controversay was worried that you would not have him adequately tested and assessed or I thought you had dismissed the possibility when the first tests were negative.

I am so pleased to hear you have a diagnosis. Yes it is going to be such a long struggle to recover his health but step by step you will succeed in at the very least improving his quality of life and who knows many of his symptoms may be reversed. Children seem to respond much better than adults.

I know you will want to read and educate yourself on lyme Disease ASAP and the best way is through www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk and also through Eurolyme.

I started a gardening blog when I had recovered sufficiently from Lyme Disease to garden again and on my blog at the top right I have put links into the many research sites that I have found helpful. They are just a start in your long journey.

http://joanne-orangecottages.blogspot.com/

Such a waste of a child's life because of just a handful of people having a stranglehold on diagnosis and treatment, leading our doctors and consultants to be mis informed and misguided by IDSA guidelines which have been discredited and under process of review.

You will meet nay sayers amongst doctors but you need to be strong and fight for what you feel is best for Lewis.

I ask one very big favour, will you report back to the journalists that wrote your various newspaper articles and get them to publish an update. There is no need to wait for improvements they will come in time. This is of such newsworthy copy in view of the horrendous time Lewis has sufferred and the publicity may well help others including children to get diagnosis and treatment.

I know this is a big ask but it is so difficult to get the media to do any in depth reporting on Lyme Disease they dismiss it as soooo rare. Well if doctors don't look they don't find and not all blood tests are reliable at all stages of the illness.

Give Lewis the biggest hug from me I will be following his progress. One day ILADS guidelines will become the norm and many more children and adults will have their lives turned around.
Love Joanne; 29 May 2009 at 14:20
Alison said...: Joanne just told me about your children and your blog!
Wow! you realy have your hands full. I have a friend here in Canada who is a heamophiliac and I have Lyme so I have a bit of a clue what you are going through.
I hope you will look to something like Eurolyme or Canlyme or Lyme disease action group or an other Lyme group for support. Without their help I would be nuts by now.
If you have the fortitude to tell your story to the newspapers, radio stations and / or TV stations you would help people around the world.
If my arms could reach you from here I would give you all a BIG hug so please accept a hug from me by email Is that called an e-hug??; 30 May 2009 at 02:33

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The Lewis Jeynes Fund

The Lewis Jeynes Fund was established to provide care and support to Lewis Jeynes and the success of the Fund has meant that we have also been able to purchase specialist equipment for other children with undiagnosed neurologically degenerative conditions in Doncaster and the UK.

Lewis and his friends around the UK all suffer from acute and undiagnosed life limiting or terminal conditions and very often specialist equipment is difficult to afford due to the changed circumstances at home. This is where the Fund can provide vital assistance to those in need. All of the proceeds of the Fund go straight towards helping Lewis, and other children and families like him and us.

Contributions should be sent to The Lewis Jeynes Fund, 15 Kentmere Drive, Doncaster, DN4 5FL or by BACS to Nat West Bank, “The Lewis Jeynes Fund” Account No. 35662565 Sort Code 60 06 39. You can also go into your local Nat West Bank and pay into the Fund over the counter.

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