Re: Charlotte, NC - need good doctor!

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Angie,

I don't know about doctors in NC, I live in TN. But,

I was wondering if you have been blood tested for RMSF or given a Wester

Blot for Lyme ? I personally never saw the tick, but I never saw a rash

either. I had a whole and a raised red spot on my left shoulder. As for the

spotc that look like blood under the skin, I had something like that and

went to see a doctor, they were poped capularlies(could be sp wrong), and I

have a persistant cough, many of the symptoms sound familiar. Also your

right, if you have an infection it has to be something. You need to get

tested. That would be the first step.

I hope this helped some.

Sheryl

[ ] Charlotte, NC - need good doctor!

> Hi everyone, I was just referred to this group by a gentleman on

> another Lyme board (Thanks Gill!). He said you folks may be able to

> help refer me to a doctor in my area that would help me.

>

> I don't know if I have Lymes or not but several weeks weeks ago I

> found a tick just inside the hairline behind my ear. Even though I

> wash and brush my hair every day, it had managed to hang on for

> several days. After removal the bite apparently became infected and

> swelled up into a small red lump. I also had headaches, fatigue,

> nausea, cough, hot flashes, a sore neck and some red spots on my arms

> and legs. I went to the doctor a week after being bitten and my

> doctor diagnosed RMSF and gave me 100 mg Doxycycline twice a day for

> 7 days. I threw up some on my second day of medication but I have

> never run a very high temperature.

>

> Monday was my last dose but my neck is still so sore, I feel off

> balance, I still have hot flashes, sometimes I'm shaky, I have

> trouble sleeping, I still cough occasionally and this morning I found

> 3 new red lumps. Two were on the inside of my arm and one on the

> inside of my foot. I also found about 10 red spots under the skin

> near them that are the size of a pen head (I didn't notice these

> until just now!). I may be silly but I think these look like blood

> leaks. Several days ago the other Lymes Disease forum folks told me

> my doctor had not given me enough antibiotics so I had called her an

> asked her to continue with my Doxycycline yesterday. Instead, she

> referred me to a doctor who specialized in infectious diseases (I

> looked him up later and his actual specialty is AIDS not Lymes!).

>

> I went to him yesterday and basically got blown off and no

> antibiotics or any medication to cure whatever is causing my

> problems. He flexed my knees and elbows, which were ok, and told me

> that I didn't have it since they were fine and I never had the

> bullseye rash. He ignored me when I pointed out that those don't

> away show up. Who knows? The site of my bite was red and swollen.

> I couldn't see it and no one looked at it for a week. Could I have

> had a small one there? Yeah, I'm reaching but it's possible. Plus,

> both told me I " JUST " have meningitis. The second doctor also added

> that I have an upper resiratory infection.

>

> Ok, if I have an infection, there has to be a CAUSE, right???!

> Instead of treating the CAUSE, I was given Celebrex 100mg once a day

> (anti-inflammatory) for the meningitis and Meclizine (motion sickness

> pill) for the dizziness. I get ulcers and can not take NSAIDs and

> had told this second doctor but he again blew me off and prescribed

> it. I bought it and took one pill yesterday. It relieved some of

> the pain for a while but later caused my stomach to start hurting.

> That's the last I will take of that pill. If I have to take

> something harmful to my stomach I will save that for a cure and not

> for something to lessen a symptom.

>

> Neither of these doctors have tested me for anything. They both seem

> to assume that since I live in Charlotte, NC there is no chance I

> could have picked up Lymes Disease. However, I believe I picked up

> my tick at a large horse barn in Virginia. There are many boarders

> there and they travel all around the US, esp up and down the East

> Coast, buying and showing horses. Ticks love horses and the barn is

> full of ticks. I seriously doubt all the ticks in that barn

> originated in Va. Meningitis is more a symptom of Lymes than RMSF,

> right? I was told on the other board that a tick can give you more

> than one infection and I'm worried that I may have also contracted

> Lymes esp. since I have this meningitis which will not go away.

>

> Are there any doctor in Charlotte or the surrounding states that will

> listen to me and actually test me or at least give me something as a

> precaution in case I may have actually picked up Lymes? I'll go to

> whoever is willing to listen and help. It's easier to treat now as a

> precaution than later as an long term illness, right? I'm losing

> it. I'm 34 and a pretty active person. I have a job, two horses and

> a dog and I also like to get out and hike. I can't do hardly

> anything now. I've been basically confined to the house for 2 weeks

> now and I'm going nuts! I hate my job but I hate the thought of not

> being able to go back much worse. I want my life back! Please let

> me know if any of you know of a good doctor I can contact who will

> listen to me.

>

> Thanks so much!!! =)

>

> Angie

>

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