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coach
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And some symptoms did not clear up. What do I do now? [confused]
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I am not aware of any case that the symptoms would recede completely after such a treatment.
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I didn't do rocephin but did 6 months of many different abx IV.

It wasn't untill oral abx followup sometime later that my symptoms started to clear.

Where you tested and or treated for any co-infections?

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no co-infections. Symptoms that did clear were no more headaches, sinuses cleared, neck stiffness went away.
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It took 4 1/2 MONTHS (not weeks) of IV rocephin for me to see improvement.

8 weeks seems not long enough, especially since you are not yet symptom free.

Will you be on orals next?
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I was on Ketek for 3 months. I will be tested again by IGeneX in February. Aetna would cover anymore treatment.
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Try Biaxin, or zithromax, or Ceftin, or ....

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Iv for 7 months still have sx...

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I was on Zithromax for the 8 weeks.
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long term orals. Treat for co-infections anyway.

My IV llmd said I had no cos. The next llmd used the same lab a year later and found bart. He also tested for and found mycoplasma and RMSF.
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What oral abx treat the co-infections?
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Our llmd rotates IV abx so you are getting 2 at once which gives synergic effect.

Lots of choices to infuse.

As others have commented, there are also many oral combos that folks get well on.

My 2cents is that it is worth a try to stick with IV with adding others or even just persevering since you already have line and everything set up.

My kids did 11wks last yr, and daughter is on again with good results. Would have done longer 1st time if could do over.

Are you taking anything besides rocephin? A cyst buster?

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