Frustrated yet hopeful

Feeling frustrated yet hopeful. My doctor got back to me (Rheumatologist) saying that my symptoms don't sound like Lyme disease (is that why she and every other doctor brought it up?) and that the Lyme blood test (the basic one that regular doctors do) is very accurate and since that came up negative it isn't Lyme. But I am hopeful because my mom (who's friend has Lyme) is convinced that I have Lyme (not that either of us want to be right) so she is willing to drive me to the LLMD and get the tests done. I feel so lucky that my mom has my back no matter what. Her friend has almost identical symptoms as me and he told my mom which test he thinks I should get (I am not really sure which one he suggested). But anyways I called the LLMD and they said that they are scheduling new patient appointments for the middle to end of October and they accept my insurance! The only thing I have to pay for is the $200 test. And they make you pay $50 if you cancel or reschedule an appointment last minute or something like that? I am still getting worse each day, but hopefully the pain management and physical therapy will help in the mean time. Even just to give me some strength back to fight this! Thanks again for all of the support!

If one more person tells me that all of this pain is because of stress I am going to scream! Did you ever think the pain is what is causing the stress?

I know that stress is definitely adding to the pain, I have no doubts about that. But I also know in my heart that stress is not the only reason I am sick. I have been sick for 5-1/2 years and stress has never made it this bad before. I really think I have Lyme, but I could definitely be wrong. But being told now that I don't have Fibromyalgia and the past five and a half years have been trying to treat something that doesn't exist is frustrating... to say the least. So yes, stress is making it worse, but no, stress is not the cause.