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Topic: Greater Cincinnati (OH-KY) Doctor?

Little Red Machine
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Member # 38921

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Hi,

40 year old male. Symptoms of fatigue, malaise, and bilateral arthritis which came on after flu-like symptoms. Avid hiker. Hiked in California and Oregon this summer. No recollection of rash or bullseye.

I have no family doctor right now, so I went to and Urgent Care. I talked the doc into running a Lyme test, and he ran the Western Blot. I turned up reactive on one band, band 30 of the IGG. Now I'm finding out that while this is officially "negative", I might still have Lyme. The doctor simply said the test was "negative", but I insisted on getting a copy, which is when I found out about band 30.

The Urgent Care doc gave me 10 days of doxycycline before he drew my blood because I sweet-talked him.

My symptoms persist. Can anyone recommend a Lyme-literate specialist doctor in the Greater Cincinnati area?

Thanks!

[ 09-14-2012, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: Little Red Machine ]

Posts: 2 | From Cincinnati, OH | Registered: Sep 2012 | IP: Logged |

Robin123
Moderator
Member # 9197

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Good thing you checked for Lyme - many doctors feel that even one really positive Lyme band on a test shows Lyme.

Yep, Lyme is all over the West coast. Only 20-30 percent get a bull's eye rash.

10 days of doxy is not enough.

You are welcome to discuss symptoms, etc, in General Support or Medical Questions, if you want.

I used to visit my grandmother in Cinci - the last time I was there, I lay down in leaves under beautiful autumn trees. I wince over that memory now.

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map1131
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 2022

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I'm sending LLMD info.

Pam

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hopeful4
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Member # 8486

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Sent you a PM. Good luck.

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Ann-OH
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Member # 2020

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Sending you a private message.
Ann - OH

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