As I earlier posted, Dr. John Burress at Lady Lake Family Medicine on 466 might be someone to see. He has a wonderful nurse practioner as well. I saw Dr. B. for the 1st time over a year ago for something else. While he was taking notes on my history, he stopped me and asked me questions that I'd never heard before from doctors 'up north'. He then sent me to the lab for blood tests....Lyme's was one of them, Rocky Mt. Fever and 12 other things that I don't remember. I don't have Lyme's but did find out I have a form of RA which also has dreadful outcomes if not taken care of. He then referred me to a rheumatologist (Ocala).
An acquaintance of mine a few years ago had Lyme's that took a long time to diagnose. BUT finally she was put on I.V. antibiotics for quite awhile and her outcome was good!!
I've found that we, as patients, NEED to advocate for ourselves---that is to keep knocking on doors to find a doctor who listens AND can also assist us as we need it! Best wishes to you!!!
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