Lyme Disease Survivor- Kate's Envita Review

Kate was dealing with various mental health issues and had trouble in reading, writing, and even speaking, but doctors could not diagnose her Chronic Lyme Disease. “I kept testing negative over the course of 10 years for every test I did in Canada,” said Kate McCallum, who traveled all the way to Envita Medical Centers in Scottsdale, Arizona to get diagnosed and treated for this tick-borne infection, which was gradually derailing her life.

Decade Long Delay in Diagnosis Aggravated Her Condition

Kate started showing symptoms about 10 years back, when she could not eat or sleep well, which gradually came to a point where she was forgetting names, experiencing word blockage, and passing out at work. Her undiagnosed Lyme disease was wreaking havoc in her life as it was spreading unchecked in her body, aggravating her condition.

Envita's Proprietary Testing Identifies Lurking Infection

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection, which often goes undiagnosed by standard testing because it tests the immune system's response to the pathogens causing Lyme disease. If a patient's immune system is weak, then it may be unable to respond to the pathogens leading to false negative results. To overcome this challenge, Envita uses its proprietary PathoDNA testing, which is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) validated. It can identify Lyme disease and other tick-borne organisms in the blood and urine with much more greater accuracy than standard testing available elsewhere.

In this test we utilize NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) technology to identify the presence of lurking pathogens in the human body, without having to depend on their immune system's response to the pathogens. PathoDNA can also track progress through treatment, which helps in avoiding disease recurrence leading to a holistic recovery. We also use other clinically approved tests to identify and treat possible co-infections, which are commonly seen with Lyme disease.

Unique Personalized Treatment for Each Patient

“You are not going to find this treatment elsewhere. It does not exist like this,” said Kate, who has friends getting treated for Lyme disease elsewhere, but their treatment protocol is not as detailed and comprehensive as Kate's. Most Lyme disease patients have more than one infection affecting them at the same time, and our customized treatment plan is designed to counter synergistic replication, which is a spike in one infection when another is killed. We also optimize results by using proprietary treatments like IRAD (Insulin Receptor Antibiotic Delivery) to attack the neurological symptoms of Lyme disease, which was extremely helpful for Kate.

When the pathogens, causing Lyme disease, penetrate the blood brain barrier and enter the central nervous system, patients experience psychological and neurological issues. Simple oral medication typically is not strong enough to break through this blood brain barrier, but IRAD helps shuttle the antibiotics past this barrier into the central nervous system. “It's liberating to know that there is a future where I don't have to be sick and deal with these mental health problems,” said Kate, who is relieved at finally being able to live her life.

Her Envita Connection

“I had no doubt that Envita was going to help me because I had seen them helping every member of my family,” said Kate, whose mother and aunt had also got treated at Envita. Her mother was treated for Lyme disease at Envita when Kate was a teenager, while her aunt recovered from aggressive stage 4 colon cancer and has been living cancer free for over two decades now. “I would just say do it, because you are going to get your life back,” said Kate, urging everyone to get treated at Envita, without hesitation.

If you or a loved one is suffering from Lyme Disease or suspects they might have Lyme, please feel free to call us at: 866-860-4576 and let us help you on the path towards healing.