“Doxycycline works and is well tolerated and cheap, but you must be on it for at least two months to catch the spirochete throughout its life cycle. “
Will you please tell that to my doctor, he thinks 3 weeks is enough to kill anything.
As near as we can figure, I was infected the summer of 2004. I’ve tested negative for Lyme until this last December, when the neurological symptoms became so severe you’d swear I was drugged half the time. I never had the typical symptoms though (no rash, fever, or joint pain).
To be honest, I’m scared of this thing.
You should be scared.
Especially if your doc thinks 3 weeks is enough to kill a parasite with a six week life cycle and an encysted larval stage.
Even 6 weeks wasn’t enough in my case. A few of the buggers survived and started a reinfection.
Fortunately, in my case the only neuro manifestation was a complete and utter intolerance to alcohol. A half glass of wine was enough to put me to sleep for twelve hours. That was the first clue that it was mounting a second attack.
Good luck— with a doc as dumb as yours, you’ll need it.
You need a specialist or, at the very least, another doctor that understands the life cycle of Lyme and how to treat it. Please do not delay any further.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lymestrategies/
and
http://www.amazon.com/Top-Lyme-Disease-Treatments-Conventional/dp/0976379716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236594849&sr=8-1
I have seen many desparately ill people become functional human beings again. I once thought my own illness was Lyme and did a lot of research.