Suffered about 20+ deer tick and/or nymph bites from the waist to my toes on Memorial Day weekend 2011.
Symptoms began to appear (or I began to pay attention to them) in late July and have intensified in the last 30 days.
My MD did the ELISA test only with a negative result. He does not seem open to doing much more, although he did schedule an MRI for me for 10/21.
I'm also a 30 year backpacker and have experienced dozens of tick bites over that time.
My 5 year Physcial Therapist was the first to suggest Lyme as a possibility last month when I did not respond to treatment.
I'm looking for a new doctor as close as possible. I am about 90 miles from Cincinnati and 120 from Indianapolis. Thanks in advance for your help!
-------------------- Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance. Posts: 30 | From Louisville, KY | Registered: Oct 2011
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-------------------- Things are never dull. After 3 fighting Lyme, 2 are in remission. Youngest is still sick, age 22. He has new diagnosed Chiari Malformation and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Posts: 1366 | From Perrysburg, Ohio | Registered: Nov 2010
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Thanks for all the great info folks! I have an appt. with an LLMD the second week of November. I'll post up when I get a diagnosis
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