New Ehrlichiosis diagnosis -need guidance

Your story seems similar to mine where I was diagnosed with Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis to be exact, but not Lyme. Went on 10 days of Doxy which did absolutely nothing so I seeked out a Lyme-literate doc or LLMD and tested through IGenex where I came up positive by the labs standards with multiple + bands. It's very unlikely to have those symptoms, be positive for a Lyme co-infection yet not be positive for Lyme. You really should go see a LLMD and get tested through a good lab like IGenex. It's not always accurate but you have a better chance of getting an accurate or positive diagnosis.

My advise to you is to go to a infectious disease doc that is also a Lyme Disease specialist. The blood work means absolutely nothing. There are a whole group of people that show nothing in the blood. In 2004 my blood work showed nothing but Bartonella, yet I had the bite, rash, and developed severe symptoms 9 months later. It was worth the wait for an infectious disease doc that also specializes in Lyme. My doc is on the national board for Lyme Disease. My brain MRI showed damage to the mylin sheaths which is indicative of MS or Lyme....MS was ruled out thank god. I was treated with Ceftin for 9 months (can't take Doxyclycline because I cant keep it down). After 9 months I came off the meds and four days later literally couldn't walk. Finally the IV Rocephin and three weeks into an 8 week infusion regimen I felt like a brand new person. My Lyme came out of remission recently with a vengence. It probably started back in May but with going through menapause I was writing off leg pain, headaches, fatique, etc, as menapausal symptoms. Then over the past three weeks symptoms got aggressive and intense to a point where I needed help out of bed every morning. To prove a point my blood is negative again and the number of bands do not fit a diagnosis by blood test. Was started on Biaxin this time and went through severe Herx syndrome for three days...the fact that happened was a good thing because the meds and the bacteria were fighting it out. Will be on this for six months now. Unfortunately I can't do the IV Rocephin right away because it isn't CDC protocol and insurance won't cover it until oral antibiodics are over with. When I asked him whether this came back because it came out of remission for some reason, was due to another tic bite four years ago, whether my body got overly stressed from surgery 2 years ago, etc., the doctor can't answer me and felt very bad he can't. There is no conclusive research that shows why lyme symptoms redevelop and it could have been another tic bite I wasn't aware of with no rash. He had no answers for why now this is happening but told me we needed to be agressive with treatment because this time my symptoms were much worse and more painful than 9 years ago. See a Lyme specialist because symptoms of the disease could present as other illness and the Lyme doctor will know whether you should be treated or not. And I was lucky to keep my Lyme doc as my primary so I see him twice a year now, have regular echocardiograms every two years (Lyme can affect the heart) and he keeps on top of my health. But please don't be treated medically by anyone who is not infectious disease and a Lyme specialist.