Dr. Susan Marra Reviews

Dr. Marra is literally a life saver! After going undiagnosed and being told over and over again there was nothing wrong, I was almost completely disabled. Dr. Marra brought me back to the land of the living. I had multiple infections and could barely function, but I am now a functioning happy person again. Lyme disease is such a debilitating illness and most doctors don't even believe it exists. Dr. Marra has the expertise and knowledge to diagnose and know how to treat Lyme and all the co-infections. I feel fortunate to have found her!

I'm grateful to Dr. Marra for treating me and helping me get my life back. I was in treatment for 10 years. When I first came in, I couldn't be out of bed for more than 2-3 hours a day due to extreme fatigue, had migraines half the time or more, regularly experienced heart palpitations, and many, many more symptoms. I was told by other Drs it was stress from being in college but finally went to a naturopath for my original diagnosis. Thankfully, because my symptoms were getting worse by the month. I went to Dr Marra for treatment and now I have a demanding full-time job, have active hobbies like running, bouldering, and paddleboarding, and have time and energy for an active social life. It all came back slowly over time, with a full-time job 3 years after starting treatment and layering in additional activities as I got better. I've been stable for 2 years now without treatment, with no sign of illness returning. A long road, but 1,000% worth it to have a full life. If you have Lyme disease and you worry that you'll never be OK again -- I see you, I was you, and I hope you find comfort and hope in knowing that it can get better. All the best wishes to you, no one deserves to deal with this awful illness.

Hopefully you get to Dr Marra for treatment sooner than I did. She understands all the ins and outs of Lyme, coinfections and the treatments therof. Her knowledge and treatment regimens have taken me from 1/2 dead feeling to 'I spent time this summer at a cottage'. It may take more time than you like but trust her process. She listens, is on time for appts, and is always respectful. She knows what matters and what does not. Trust her.

Dr. marra has been my doctor for years. She is helping me heal from Lyme, bartonella and babesia ( to name a few). She is attentive, kind, incredibly smart and very knowledgeable about tick borne diseases. She trained with great doctors back east, and has been working nonstop thru her own Lyme disease to help her patients. Sometimes doctors and patients don’t click; maybe that is what happened. I don’t know, but I’m here to say Dr. Marra AND her staff are wonderful.

I was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and numrous other co-infections that love to hang out together with this diagnosis. No medical Dr. In the 43 years I have struggled with increasingly more symptoms ever tested for or suggested Lyme disease (or any other treatment that was helpful to symptoms except as perhaps a stopgap). I was referred to Dr. Marra by a Dr. Of Accupuncture after she reresearched Lyme literate doctors on the west coast who use blood tests to diagnose as well as patient specific treatments. She was concerned that my myriad of symptoms looked a lot like Lyme with co-infections. From the time I started treatment 3 1/2 months ago I have felt better than I have in years. I have weaned off most medications from other doctors and have more energy and feel awake more than I have in years with NO caffiene needed :).Dr. Marra has brought me back to life and I am excited for my future and that I will continue to only get better over the long haul of recovery. Dr. Marra is a rare Dr. Who I can put my trust in that she has the capabilities to find the uniqueness of my symptoms and work on them for my healing. This has been a sad, lonely and scary journey for me and I'm so grateful that I'm no longer doing it alone! Thank You Dr. Marra and Heather! If I were to get stuck in healing right now I would feel better than I have in several years. Sigh,.... Lyme and it's several debilitating Cronies may make you faint of heart, nerve , endocrine glands and a myriad of other body tissues and organs but their are Dr.s out there who can help you heal. Dr. MARRA is doing that for me.

I have had Lyme disease for 30+ years. Living in Seattle I found no help from doctors who didn't think of Lyme as a cause of my extreme symptoms 30 years ago and I didn't either. I had a lot of really dark periods where I didn't know what was happening to me but I really took a turn for the worse in the summer of 2016. I found a Dr. who tested and treated me for Lyme but it wasn't enough and I hit rock bottom the summer of 2017. I had someone recommend Dr. Marra to me - saying she herself has Lyme disease and is leading a productive life. I went to see Dr. Marra in February 2018 - a mess, very little hope, and ready to give up and let Lyme win. Dr. Marra changed my life. She insisted there was hope for me. She explained what was happening to my body with long term Lyme and what steps we would take to get on top of it. She was so confident that I wouldn't always feel like I did when I was sitting in her office crying my eyes out. So, here I am, almost five years later...working 30 hours a week, able to travel, enjoy my family, read, walk and I have a positive outlook on the future. I am not 100% better. 30+ years of Lyme, Babesia and Bartonella have done damage that may never fully heal. One other thing along this journey is the careful monitoring Dr. Marra insists on. Labwork every 4-6 weeks, depending on when your appointment is. This allows her to see if your body is able to handle the antibiotics and other medicines you may be on. She knows her supplements...which ones work, which ones are useless. And finally, she cares. she's been there. She understands and she's available for you when a crisis hits or your Lyme flares. I can truly say I haven't felt alone on this journey since February of 2018. Thank you Dr. Marra and her lovely assistant Heather.