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Thank you John. Yes, her doctors have been wonderful and helpful. However, due to the fact that MOG is rare we are getting conflicting information. The doctors are even admitting that there will be different opinions. For example, one doctor is saying that she should not get the next covid booster and other doctors are saying that she should.
My daughter had lyme disease right before she starting getting the symptoms of MOG so another doctor wants her to see a chronic lyme specialist even though it was caught and treated early and she is now testing negative for lyme. The lyme specialist is in a different city , doesn't do telehealth for first appointments, and doesn't accept insurance. There could be a link between the lyme, the timing of her first covid booster and the onset of the MOG.
One neurologist is recommending IV IgG infusions to build up her immune system to try to prevent a future flare up. I have no idea if our insurance will cover that and how much it costs. We are waiting for the next appointment and I think we will learn more then.
When we sent out her blood for the diagnosis, her neurologist insisted that Mayo Clinic do the lab work and our insurance denied the almost $1200 lab bill because the lab is out of network. Our doctor is sending in an appeal to the insurance company.
I have not seen the link you sent so thank you very much.