Posted 6/19/2015 12:28 AM (GMT 0)
I'm copying my original post from another thread. I saw some other posts about a LLMD in Bridgeport, and I'm also wondering if there are any in the NYC area:
I just came across this forum while searching for information on Lyme Disease. about a month ago I found what appeared to be a tick bite - it was a small, raised, itchy bump. I never did see a tick, but have had them on me before and it felt and looked like the same type of reaction (plus I had been in the woods a few days before.) A few days later I developed a rash. It wasn't a bullseye - it was red with a whitish lining on the outside of the circle. When I first noticed it, it was about 2" in diameter, but over the next few days grew to about 3" or 4". I went to my family doctor and was prescribed 150 mg of Amoxicillin 3x a day for 10 days. Everything I had read said the usual protocol for Amoxicillin is 500 mg 3x a day for 2-3 weeks, so I was able to to get them to increase to that amount. I took the lesser amount for about 3 days, and then for the next two weeks took the 500 mg 3x a day. I'm about a week and a half past finishing the antibiotics, and I have to say that I don't feel right. It seems like all the injuries I have (knees, back, elbow) have flared up all at once for not apparent reason, my stomach isn't feeling right and I'm having slight headaches and fatigue. I found the Lyme Disease Association website and found a doctor in my area on Long Island (Dr. R), but after reading through some of the posts it seems he may not actually be lyme literate.