From patients within the Toronto/GTA Lyme Support Group, we have collected the following resources to hopefully help you with your treatment which for most... will be once or twice a day.

Once IV antibiotic treatment has been prescribed, the attending Physician will send a referral through to CCAC (Community Care Access Centres) who will co-ordinate with calea HomeCare the ordering of your antibiotics and either in-home care nursing or make arrangements for any of the NEW clinics referred to as a "FAST Centre" (Fast Access to Supportive Treatment).

This 2nd option allows those who are more mobile quick / easy daily treatments by knowledgeable Nursing staff employed by CCAC.  At present we only have the directions for the downtown clinic (listed below) but know that there are clinics located throughout the city:

Newmarket
Keele Street
Dunn Street
Grace Hospital
South Riverdale
CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind)
Etobicoke Westburn Mannor

Downtown:
FAST Centre - GRACE (Salvation Army Hospital)
650 Church Street (entrance via Parking Lot)
Toronto, ON     M4Y 2G5

Location:  1-block East of the Bloor/Yonge Subway Station.  Reduced rate Parking available on-site and is accessible from either Bloor or Church Street.  Parking ticket MUST be verified by switchboard staff.



Waterproof PICC (line) Protector that allows you to: 
Swim; Shower + Bathe

The above images show the brochure for this product by www.staydrypropump.com that comes in a variety of sizes. This company also has product lines that include:  Ostomy; Cast; and prosthesis protectors.

The pricing on their web-site in is US funds, but to give you an example of the price comparison with Canadian funds, a Size-Medium Picc Protector is US $38.95 vs. Cdn $42.

If this product is approved of for coverage by ODSP there will be no taxes charged on this price.


We have been able to locate the following two (2) Canadian distributors / contacts for this product:

The Medicine Shoppe - Toronto distributor
Health Care Services
Kingsway Medical Buidling
2917 Bloor Street West (3-blocks West of Royal York Road / south side of Bloor Street)
Toronto, ON     M8X 1B4
Tel:  416-239-3566
Fax:  416-239-3567

Dunbar Medical - Main distributor for Canada
5285 Tomken Raod, #1
Mississauga, ON     L4W 3N8
Tel:  905-625-2767  /  1-800-265-7126
Fax:  905-625-7767  /  1-800-263-5607

NOTE: 
If you are on ODSP or have insurance coverage for such products, in most cases you need to submit a quotation for this product prior to purchase - so please check accordingly. In many cases, you will also need a Prescription for this product from your attending Physican to be considered.