New to lymes

Long story short, I have had symptoms at least 6 months. I thought I was going crazy. Finally after a trip to a out of town emergency room. I begged an ER doctor to give me a test for lymes and he did which came back positive. After I completed 21 days of antibiotics I returned to my medical doctor. It has been 5 days since I finished the antibiotics. Test on thyroid, liver, kidneys and lymes were good. I have severe pain in back of the neck,shoulders and base of skull. Terrible headache. Lyph node the size of a ping pong ball. They told me I was anemic and they would call me in an iron supplement. I have been anemic since 1994. I have taken enough B12 shots and supplements for 2 people in the last 8 months. The doctor just gives me a deer in the headlights look. Can someone give me info. on a doctor in the Raleigh Durham area. I found one but i don't think i can afford it. I don't know where to turn at this point. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Post Edited (God1st) : 7/14/2014 1:58:06 PM (GMT-6)

Welcome to the forum. Sorry I can't help you with a doc. But just wanted to say, hang in there, read all you can to educate yourself. Beware of the lyme disbelievers on the web, don't listen to their info.
You are ahead of the game by having a positive test result. Once you get on treatment that works for you, better days are ahead.
Hang in there,
Susan

I only stared keeping track of my symptoms about 6 months ago. I was told I had sinus infections, my body "just produced kidney stones", tested for cancer, that the severe pain in my arms and chest was panic attacks, my hair loss was due to poor iron. It was psychological due to stress. The list goes on. I've been so sick and n so much pain I couldn't work. Just lie n bed and the floor and cry and that hurt, lost weight. The list goes on I have a diary with pages of symptoms.

When did you stop the antibiotics?  How long were you on them for?  Many people say if they still have symptoms after they stop antibiotics, the antibiotics have been stopped too soon.  They need more than the one course treatment.  A LLMD would get you on course with all of this.  I know it is really difficult to find one, but keep pursuing it.  Also there are things you can do meanwhile to help boost your immune system.  This herbalist has a lot of good information in his book and a protocol of herbs that kill the spirochetes and boost the immune system.  Something you could start before even getting to see the doctor.  http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/

Meanwhile do a lot of detoxing.  Right now I do caffeine enemas or hot epsom salt baths and I take "Living Clay" everyday.  In the new to lyme section there are a whole bunch of things listed.

Like I said, keep reading and researching.

Hugs, Susan

God1st- are you cured of Lyme disease or was this a false negative? Exp an symptoms of Lyme?

Dashboard92589 I don't know. The doc just said the lymes test came back good. I have request the results. I pick them up tomorrow. I'm very new to all of this

" I don't know. The doc just said the lymes test came back good. I have request the results. I pick them up tomorrow. I'm very new to all of this"

Welcome to the wacky, bizarro world of Lyme Disease. Where the patients know more than most doctors, treatments that work are put down by the medical community, and doctors who actually know how to treat patients are persecuted and lossing their licenses! It's a crazy crazy world. But keep pursuing information, read all you can, and stick to your truth.
Here are some resources I found helpful:
"Why Can't I get Better" by Dr. Horowitz http://www.cangetbetter.com/
"The Lyme Disease Solution" by Dr. Singleton http://www.lymedoctor.com/
Dr. Marty Ross has tons of videos to help educate doctors and patients http://www.treatlyme.net/

And before you look into any of them, watch the documentary "Under Our Skin"
You can watch it here for free: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/under-our-skin/

Keep coming to the forum for support. Hugs, Susan