Thoughts From a Respected Veteran Tick-borne Infection Expert
You do not have to reply to this at all. I just want the groups to know that your books, especially the Bartonella book, are priceless and should be required reading for all of us who call ourselves Lyme [Complex] Literate.
Let me tell you that I recently spent an entire night reading your details about Bartonella’s amazing manifestations, for example. And I couldn’t put it down. I found every page held at least one key to some previously important but unsolved mystery from my office or home. In many instances, dermatological mysteries had been invisible in plain sight in front of me yet, they were unseen until the words and photos in your book pointed them out to me. I had been forced to scratch for answers prior to my spending precious time focused solely on your exhaustive work. It is really impressive to be able to find so many answers so readily.
Thank you in depth for the sacrifices made by you, your friends and family in order to help the rest of us to be able to see what we may have unwittingly blinded ourselves to.
We feel like we hit a home run today! We had a wonderful appointment with Dr. Schaller. He was so thorough, attentive and listened to everything my daughter had to say. I have never met such a caring doctor. Tanya has her lab work tomorrow and then we turn our car north for home. This long trip was exactly what we were so hoping for. I don’t even know what to say. We are so delighted. Thank you Dr. Schaller just isn’t enough.
Someone asked me about Dr. Schaller. Well he is everything we had not found in a doctor! I’m not kidding. He didn’t interrupt once, didn’t treat us like imbeciles, and did not ignore a single thing we said! When we talked to him- he actually looked at us! He didn’t fidget, rifle through papers, look at his watch; he was present with us. My daughter has a life to look forward to instead of a life that needs managing. We could not be any happier. And again, I am so grateful that our path crossed with him.
After months and months of being very sick with tick-borne illnesses, like Bartonella and Babesia, that were misdiagnosed, I learned about Dr. James Schaller’s expertise in diagnosing and treating complex medical issues that no one else can figure out. He is very broad in the way he treats fatigue, “brain fog,” body aches, unusual emotional struggles and other vague but serious medical problems. He does not devalue your feeling and suffering. My family and I are so grateful for Dr. Schaller’s untiring dedication to helping people recover from these difficult complex medical issues. Thanks to Dr. Schaller’s cutting edge research and extraordinary knowledge, I am on the path to regaining my health and resuming a joyful and productive life!
If you are fighting Babesia; you NEED this book, November 16, 2009
I have read everything there is out there about Lyme, and for those of us who suffer from Lyme and Babesia, this is the book to buy. While the book can get complicated at times, it remarkably tells us what labs we need done, how to watch them for a cure, and warns that standard dosing doesn’t work (as I have many Lyme friends that have unfortunately proven this!). NOBODY else knows how to do this. Thank you Dr. Schaller!
I also suggest that if you’re Lyme treatment isn’t working that you get this book and his other larger book on Babesia. It is possible that you have a stealth Babesia infection. My Babesia was stealth and didn’t appear until 3 months after my Lyme treatment started. This book gives tips on how to “prime” a stealth infection for a positive test. If you’re not getting better you should seriously consider talking to your Lyme doctor about Babesia; and bring this book along.
As I think about you, Dr. Schaller, and all you have done for me and my family, I find myself filled with emotions and tears of appreciation.
Therefore, I want to share my reasons for these feeling of profound thanks.
Dr. Schaller has treated my family for years. My husband was ill for over seven years, and no one could figure out what was wrong with him. He had significant fatigue and a decrease in motivation and was excessively irritable and very controlling. I had lost hope for him and my marriage. Then we met you, and after 2-3 months of time, you had figured out all of the causes of my husband’s troubles. I am stunned to see the degree of improvement and the hope I know have for him and our future.
It is amazing that after you diagnosed my husband, that you noticed unusual fevers with my daughter, and my own troublesome anxiety which I had told myself was just part of living with an ill spouse. What a surprise to find out we had clear troubles which could be fixed, and now I and my precious daughter are better with every passing month. I know that I have sometimes resisted your advice, and see that every time I follow your counsel, I and my daughter improve more and more. I guess after all these years, watching doctors rush me through a consult, I had come to trust none of them.
I thank God for you that you are willing to study hard and continually learn, and share your discoveries, so that God can use you to save lives. You are a true instrument of God.
With My Deepest Thanks,
Lisa Johnson California
I have suffered for 3 years without being diagnosed until I met Dr. James Schaller. He is the most compassionate, intelligent doctor I have ever come in contact with. After being shuffled from doctor to doctors office, and told it was all in my head. I finally found Dr. James Schaller. He took the time to listen to me, he cared about what I thought and did lab work that the other doctors never even heard of before. I know I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for Dr. Schaller. He ended my suffering.
HE IS MY HERO!!
Thank you Dr. Schaller from the bottom of my heart!
J.L. from Naples, Florida
I have known Dr. James Schaller for the last year. In that time he has become a friend and colleague. I have become to respect and admire this fantastic person over the last months. He is intensely dedicated to the care and treatment of patients with chronic disease who have not been able to find treatment solutions.
He has phenomenal track record when it come to publications and communicating complex medical concepts to the general layperson. His recent series of publications are outstanding and of great benefit to the community.
James is energetic, hard working, compassionate and a caring physician. He has a great ability to collaborate with his peers and to ‘make things happen’.
He is dedicated to the understanding of many illnesses, including flea and tick borne diseases and their treatment. Of great impact is his personal interest in connecting neurological abilities and psychiatric disease with tick and flea borne diseases. I think that Dr. Schaller is a great physician and I am proud to say that he is my colleague.
Stephen E. Fry, MD Scottsdale, Arizona January 2007
A Hopeless Parent Struggling with an Autistic Child with Behavior Problems
I am so thankful that we were led to Dr. Schaller. First, I was looking to help my son, then after I did some reading on Lyme Disease I realized I better have myself tested as well. My son is eight years old and was diagnosed with “autism.” He was very sick for the last year. I took him to a neurologist, neurosurgeon, endocrinologist, geneticist, ENT Physician, Defeat Autism Now! MD and his pediatrician several times and didn’t get any answers.
I told them I thought he was screaming because he was in pain, and one response was “well he has autism”. Others seemed to want to help but didn’t appear to know how. It was such a relief to see Dr. Schaller as he knew what tests to run to get some answers. His passion for his work and helping patients is obvious. It was hard at first as his testing seemed like a whole new language to learn. I recommend reading through his web-site so the terms won’t be quite so new during the appointments.
Then, there is a lot of blood work. I was shocked to see her pull out all those tubes (20-30) to fill, but I was relieved I drank so much (more than 40 oz) ahead of time because I felt completely fine afterwards. All the testing paid off as it finally showed an explanation as to why we were feeling the way we did. The first few weeks were a little rough as we adjusted treatments, but then I started having some days where I felt better than I had in years. My son has had similar reactions (except he would have out of control screaming sessions since he couldn’t voice his discomfort with words), but around week 3 his occupational therapist said he was much more engaged and stayed on task better during their therapy sessions. You can also see improvement in his eyes. His eye contact is better with our family and his teachers. He also seems to have better vision, and to have brighter eyes.
He looks healthier and acts better. He is even tanning again. He’s been so gray/pale for years and now his skin is looking healthier.
While we are still very early on in our recovery journey, we are finally optimistic about the future. Thank you Dr. Schaller!
Barbara McKinley Florida
After years of just being shuffled from one doctor to another, Dr. Schaller found answers. He took the whole puzzle, put the pieces together and started toward a solution. One difference between Dr. Schaller and others is that he understands life’s daily demands and challenges and gives his patients the tools to function while treating their illness. He makes adjustments in treatment and pays attention to how you are reacting to these adjustments. He has a tremendous scope of knowledge and is constantly learning. How you feel is important to him but a cure is also important. Dr. Schaller cares enough to make a difference in the quality of your life AND solve the problem. Solutions are out there and Dr. Schaller finds them.
J. Gordon
Houston, Texas
I received the Suboxone book. I want to thank you! The book is fascinating, especially for me, because I became addicted to oxycodone which was prescribed to me for 3 years due to a very painful injury. I have been taking Suboxone for a few months, prescribed by a “Suboxone Doctor”, but had many questions that this book is clearing up for me. Recently, I had to go to a regular doctor for an allergic reaction to hair dye, and I was ashamed to tell him I was on Suboxone. I’m even embarrassed to pick up the prescription at the pharmacy. I see the look the pharmacists give me, even though I don’t look “bummy” or act like a “low life”. This book is helping me come to terms with that. Though I can’t change the way other people feel, I certainly am coming to realize, through the help of this book, that I am NOT bad for needing Suboxone.