In Nov. 2021, I was again bitten by a tick. I was placed on antibiotics for 3 weeks. I tested neg for lyme disease twice even though my symptoms worsened to the point where I could barely walk. Had xrays, MRI, fluid aspirated from knees and cortisone injection. Recently, after lots of blood work, I was diagnosed with Borrelia Miyamotoi - which is related to lyme disease. I read it is most common in the upper Midwest, northeast and midatlantic states. Unfortunately many doctors are not aware of Borrelia Miyamotoi and so they don't test people for it. My suggestion is: If you get bitten by a tick and you test negative for Lyme disease and you still have symptoms do not hesitate to be tested for Borrelia Miyamotoi. 5 months have passed since I initially got infected and I can walk now although I still have discomfort in both knees. I am on antibiotics for another month and have been told if this treatment is not effective I may have to be administered antibiotics by IV. I am now in the process of seeking a LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor) that has training from ILADS (International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society). I am writing this post in an effort to get the word out about Borrelia Miyamotoi. Here are a couple of articles as follows:
https://www.futurity.org/borre...
https://igenex.com/tick-talk/w...
