lyme again?
idk why i am writing this here, feel like noone in my life fully understands the way i feel rn
i had a tick bite early 2024, took one week of antibiotics due to family history, then went on with my life. all seemed normal till i started developing neuro symptoms. nobody knew why. as i am a young woman, for a whole year i was told it was just stress and psychological problems. everything became so bad i couldnt leave my home for a 5 min walk due to sound and light hypersensitivity.
at some point, my neurologist tested for lymes again, more out of despair. some bands were slightly positive, so we agreed to try doxy for a month. some time later one month of amoxi.
luckily, i eventually got better, decided to become a doctor myself and started working towards that goal. i even started an internship in a nursing home yesterday - that would have been 1000% unthinkable even half a year ago.
but here it comes. literally the day i started the internship i found an ef-fing tick on my body again. we took it out, i got preventive antibiotics for a month. already having the biggest panick attack of my life. and then, on DAY 2 of my internship i find out that not the whole tick was removed. back to the doctors, they took everything out now apparently.
but to say the least, i am horrified. lymes almost took my life (depression hit bad back then, ngl) and i am genuinely scared that 28 days of doxy might not be enough to prevent a re-infection. am i overreacting? really need some support rn :(