I have not been diagnosed with Lyme disease yet, but have multiple symptoms across multiple systems that have been unexplainable to my doctors, and I completed the Dr. H Lyme-MSIDS Questionnaire and scored 55 ("high probability of having a tick-borne illness").
What type of doctor should I see for testing? I did have a Western Blot (through a generic lab (labcorp) last year which showed negative, but my symptoms are getting worse. My son was also treated for Lyme 2 years ago after we found a deer tick embedded (for 5 days. Ugh) after our vacation in Kentucky.
Do I need to travel away from the Atlanta area for the testing/initial visit?
You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are. I don't know of any in GA.
Also, most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
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