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Posted by KENNEDY (Member # 9628) on :

I thought being positive for Lyme that when I started taking an
antibiotic that I'd get sick.

I thought that happened as soon as you started and that everyone went
through it.
I started on Amoxicillin 500mg and Probenecid 500mg this past Tuesday
the 22nd and I did'nt get sick at all.

I did get sick when my family doc prescribed Doxycycline back in June,
I went to him first
before I knew there was such a person as a LLMD.

Also, I had just found the Bulls--eye rash the middle of June,
thinking that I was lucky to have caught it so early,

but My LLMD ran all the tests and said that this last bite was like a
booster and that
the tests show that I had a lot of antibodies in my blood and I had to
have had Lyme for more than a year,

I had no symptoms at all. So what stage of Lyme does that put me in if
I have it for more than a year?
I know I should have asked at the time but I saw his mouth moving and
I didn't hear what he was saying right away.

I guess I just was shocked. Here I thought I caught it early and would
be able to be rid of it but now I guess I have it and will always have it.
Anyone have any thoughts on this. I'd appreciate it.

Kennedy

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Posted by bettex99 (Member # 8109) on :

When I was first treated with amoxy and probenicide I never had a herx. I just got better over a three year period. When I took ABX after my relaspe 6 years later, I herxed right away and have been periodically over the last 6 years. Sometimes very hard, sometimes not.

Posted by LJS (Member # 9880) on :

I took Levaquin for a throat infection and thought I would never quit Herxing. It led me to a diagnosis of Lyme. Now I am on Magnesium and that is causing mile Herxe reactions. Can't wait to graduate to more antibiotics.
Hope you all are doing better.

Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :

you have chronic lyme like the rest of us! welcome to OUR club; no pre-requisites necessary lol unfortunately. [Big Grin]

Seriously, have you printed out Dr. Burrascano's 2005 lyme treatment guidelines found in TREEPATROL'S NEWBIE LINKS. This will explain a lot and becomes your lyme bible for us chronic lymies. Best wishes on your journey with us all.
Bettyg [Big Grin]