Lyme Disease Survivor - Brittan's Envita Review

A lack of diagnosis for her severe bouts of aches and pain had left Brittan, a bright 16-year-old student and competitive dancer, bound to a wheelchair. “I was diagnosed with Lyme disease once I got to Envita. Before I came to Envita, we didn't know what was going on with me,” said Brittan Dupperon, who traveled from Alberta, Canada to seek treatment at Envita Medical Centers, a center of excellence for Lyme disease treatment, in Scottsdale Arizona.

Misdiagnosis Aggravates Symptoms

Brittan kept getting referred from one doctor to another in her home country, as none of them could diagnose Lyme disease, which is a tick-borne infection. This delay in diagnosis aggravates symptoms as the Lyme causing bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi penetrates through the blood-brain barrier to impact the patient's central nervous system.

“I had a lot of neurological symptoms... my short-term memory was awful,” said Brittan, whose deteriorating physiological and psychological symptoms compelled her to discontinue school. Her life came to a standstill, and she could not find a way out of it, as none of her doctors could pinpoint the cause of her problems.

Advanced Proprietary Tests

Envita's proprietary testing for Lyme disease and other common tick-borne pathogens revealed the presence of Lyme-causing bacteria in her body. Her diagnosis was accomplished by using a Next-Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) test that goes beyond standard tests, such as ELISA and Western Blot, which depend on a healthy immune system to show accurate results.

In the case of delayed diagnosis, like in Brittan's case, the bacteria affect the patient's immune system, yielding a false-negative result. However, our proprietary test revealed the presence of pathogens without depending on an immune system response to show results.

Personalized Innovative Treatments

Once the disease is diagnosed and our team of specially trained Lyme Literate Doctors get a detailed insight on each patient's infectious load, they personalize a unique treatment plan combining the latest in conventional and research-based natural medicines. “It's the best place to be at because it's all personalized care,” added Brittan. At Envita, we utilize a series of personalized immunotherapies and innovative treatments, including IRAD (Insulin Receptor Antibiotic Delivery), which proved to be highly effective for Brittan.

“I had excruciating headaches, couldn't look at a screen, was sensitive to light and sound, but after my 5th or 4th IRAD, I started noticing a huge positive boost in everything,” added the teenager, as she is now able to continue school and cherish simple day-to-day activities, like texting her friends. IRAD helps shuttle antibiotics and other personalized medications across the blood-brain barrier to impact the lurking B. burgdorferi and other associated pathogens. This deeper delivery method overcomes the challenges of oral antibiotics, which are incapable of penetrating through the blood-brain barrier.

Her Envita Connection

Brittan is overjoyed with the results of her treatment at Envita, as she not only experienced relief in her symptoms, but also felt validated here. “My doctor is phenomenal... he made me feel like I wasn't in my head,” said Brittan, who felt reassured as her doctor listened and understood the cause of her symptoms.

When the previous doctors could not diagnose her condition, Brittan's mother relied on an online search to understand the possible cause of her symptoms. She inferred that Brittan's symptoms could be due to Lyme disease, which lead her to Envita Medical Centers, as she was researching for the “top Lyme doctors in the world.”

Call Us Now

If you or a loved one is suffering from Lyme Disease or suspects they might have Lyme, please feel free to call us at: 866-830-4576 and let us help you on the path towards healing.