I'm newly infected and have come to realize that my GP is giving me HORRIBLE advice (ex, said "not to worry" about Lyme despite finding an embedded deer tick that came back positive for B. Burdorferi...)

Any recommendations on an LLMD in the NYC Metro area?

Thanks so much for the help and advice.

I am also being told not to worry- 3.5 weeks after finding a tick, which came back positive, which I scratched from behind my ear- My doctor says that the raised red bump near the fingernail that scratched the tick doesn't look suspicious- and that the flu symptoms I have are probably the flu. I hope that it is just the flu and hope that I'm being overly cautious- any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks, SJ

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Originally posted by Jolie:
Hi all,

I'm newly infected and have come to realize that my GP is giving me HORRIBLE advice (ex, said "not to worry" about Lyme despite finding an embedded deer tick that came back positive for B. Burdorferi...)

Any recommendations on an LLMD in the NYC Metro area?

Thanks so much for the help and advice.

Amy

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I finally thought about the fact that EVERYONE who's well-versed in Lyme treatment in this area recommended Dr. C. and made an appointment with him. Sure enough, he'll see me right away, so I should have more answers on Wednesday.

I was being stubborn - part of me is still worried that I'm being a hypochondriac or malingering, so it seemed extravagent at best to go to a doctor who doesn't take my insurance just to calm my mind. (This is my own bs left over from the years it took me to get diagnosed with my other chronic illness.)