Day 10 of doxy (last day!?)...

Hey there, first post, and i have quite a long story but will try to keep it "short." Here are some of the main points of my situation. I am a 26 year old in shape male

-Had lyme as a young kid and was put on antibiotics (developed bullseye)
-Very healthy most of my life. In shape, workout, eat healthy.
-diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (autoimmune disease) in 2012
-Was a heavy tobacco user in the form of chewing. quit cold turkey about a month ago.
-Around same time, but a little earlier, Lyme symptoms began.
-Severe headaches, fatigue, stiff neck, swollen neck, lymph nodes under armpit, aching groin area, sore muscles, night sweats, EXTREME anxiety and crying, TERRIBLE chest pain, palpitations, felt like i was dying.
-Dont remember seeing any bullseye rash. But had a few weird "insect" bites that i thought could be from a spider of something.
-Went to primary doc 2-3 weeks ago, i know my body and I knew this wasn't just withdrawal from nicotine or simple anxiety. I felt terrible. Put me on Zoloft for anxiety.
- got blood results, told me i had "TRACE or History of LYME" on first test, but Westernblot was NEGATIVE. Put me to on Doxycycline for only 10 DAYS.
- Day 3 checked self into hospital for SEVERE Chest pain, difficulty breathing, and palpitations.
-Resting heart rate was 44, told me that was very low considering my high anxiety (have a very low resting heart rate anyway since i am an athlete and do much cardio) . did multitude of tests.
-Told me bloodtests they did were negative for lyme and basically told me to go home with three days of xanex.
-Began to feel a bit better afterwards for the next few days.
-Day 7 got a very bad sinus infection for 2 days.
-Day 9 sinus infection got better but still feel sort of sick.
-Day 10 (today) woke up with extremely creaky neck. Knees are snapping like rice crisp's. Still feel sort of "out of it" Still fatigued, headache this morning, some muscle soreness. Just still not "normal" feeling.

Going to an ID Doctor on monday to get checked out and back to my Primary next thursday for more tests. What do you guys think? I'm severely anxious and worried and it seems like the people around me in my family, and even doctors, don't think I have anything to worry about and it's just my "anxiety." But like we all probably know, It seems like we are all underestimated when we have Lyme, and it feels like a very "lonely disease" to have because no one truly understands how we are feeling.

Should I be on Doxy for more than 10 days? is my doctor underestimating my illness? Or am I over reacting? Thoughts?

10 days of doxy is not enough if you actually have lyme bacteria growing again.

It all depends on if you really think its lyme again.

10 days is not even enough for a new first time infection either, even if found soon.. 

I also had this. Caused by bacterial infections I believe. Many on here have suffered from it and thought it was a heart attack.

(From Web MD)

Costochondritis Overview

Costochondritis is an inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join with the cartilage that holds them to the breastbone, or sternum. The condition causes localized chest pain that you can reproduce by pushing on the cartilage in the front of your ribcage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless condition and usually goes away without treatment. The cause is usually unknown, but may happen from increased activity involving the arms.

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Nj - exactly what. Barngurl said. In addition get more doxy!!! Don't stop bc if u do it will get worse and u will set urself up for more probs. Call the dr in the am tell him u still have symptoms and get him to write another rx. PLease! How far into nj are you$ my LLMD is in nyc. No insurance but if ur interestd u can get an appt within three weeks. She is excellent.

I used high dose ammox and Omnicef for nuero lyme with very good results. It is a long term process and there is no quick fix. I had stabbing pains in neck area, numbness tingling in left side and arm to fingers, dizziness (severe), and the chest wall pains you were referring too. Sometimes the pain was so bad Id just sit there and cry. Had docs telling me it was post lyme syndrome but every time Id stop the medicine Id relapse. I found an outstanding LLMD referred to me by a coworker who had the disease. My son had been suffering from terrible headaches, chronic sinus infections and irritability that using ended in screaming fits. We blood tested him and he had Lyme too. He has made a huge improvement since starting treatment not to mention a complete change in his personality.

It is a learning process but you will get through it. I highly recommed the Omnicef and you will feel the relief immediately. I helped with the nuero symptoms a lot. Godspeed friend.

I think you need to find an llmd. Many doctors 'treat' lyme but it is completely inadequate. I, myself, was also given 10 days of antibiotics when I had the EM rash. It wasn't enough and I became very ill years later.

I found an LLMD and a few good other doctors and got well. Don't get discouraged when you see the ID doctor. They will tell you that you don't have lyme.

If you need help finding an ILADS trained lyme doctor start a new post, "Looking for LLMD in_____"

This is a great forum with many knowledgeable members!

~beth