but 6 wks later, the symptoms came back. Back to the doc I went. He told me he did not feel it was lyme again and I must have been bitten by another tick to be infected again. 
2 more weeks of antibiotics and I still felt like crap. The doctor didn’t want to do anything else for me. I found a another doctor, and my first visit to him, before he did any blood work, I had an appointment set up to get my PICC line put in. 5 months of IV and oral antibiotics. That was 2 years ago and I’m still symptom free 
Try to find a doctor that will do an aggressive treatment.
My first doctor just gave me the 2 weeks of antibiotics and I was sent on my way. At the time, I knew nothing about lyme. 2 weeks on the antibiotics and I did feel better (mine was caught early :knockonwood
It is frightening all these stories.One lady ended up in a wheel chair and even after treating her with antibiotics they found Lyme bacteria swimming in her spinal fluid. I just do not know what to believe. I am glad you got your insurance to pay a little but sorry you had to pay thousands for treatment.It is disgusting how many people say that they were still ill after antibiotics and yet nothing is done about the guidelines.I read that 48% of doctors were undecided if chronic lyme disease existed.So nearly half all regular doctors are saying that a short treatment may not help!!!!! THEY DO NOT KNOW!! In the mean time there are many people out there suffering who may not be able to afford to see a specialist.What type of antibiotic did your Dr give you? If you have had it for 2 years, 3 weeks is not going to do it. Some say that once you have chronic lyme, you will never truly get rid of it. You said your were in Frederick? I have a list of lyme literate Drs - Ill look and see if I can find someone near you. Many do not take insurance, but a rare few do. You can prob get quite a few recommendations from folks on the forum, as many just lost their local lyme dr and have been searching for a new one. As for the picc line, which I also had, that varies by insurance. I have Blue Cross Blue Shield and while they covered a portion of it, it still cost me thousands of dollars to do 6 months of IV. :-( But I have been relatively symptom free for almost 2 years. I had facial paralysis too (Bells Palsy) and my face is completely normal now. Except for a slightly crooked smile, which I hope adds character.
