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Ben, I recomend you finding an LLMD. 10 days of abx is NOT enough, especially since you know you were bit, and you had the rash. llmd is lyme literate doctor. do a google search entering in "seeking lyme literate doctor" and you should be able to find a site that can help you to find a doctor in your area. I'm not sure of the cough and phlem thing, but I do know if you aren't treated properly you will end up with much worse symptoms. here is a list of some of the symptoms for lyme taken from truthaboutlymedisease.com Borrelia (Borreliosis, neuroborreliosis; also known as Lyme Disease) Spread primarily though the bite of infected ticks that live on a wide range of mammalian species; secondary human-to-human transmission through semen, breast milk, and possibly in utero Bladder dysfunction Burning or stabbing sensations Cardiac impairment Change in bowel function Chest pain Confusion Depression Difficulty thinking Difficulty with concentration and reading Difficulty with speech, writing Difficulty finding words; name blocking Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places Disturbed sleep: too much, too little, fractionated, early awakening Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol Eyes/Vision: double, blurry, increased floaters, light sensitivity Facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina Forgetfulness Headache Heart block Heart murmur Heart palpitations Heart valve prolapse Increased motion sickness Irritability Irritable bladder Joint pain or swelling Lightheadedness Mood swings Muscle pain or cramps Neck creaks & cracks Neck stiffness, pain Numbness Pelvic pain Poor attention Poor balance Poor short-term memory Problem absorbing new information Pulse skips Rib soreness Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido Shooting pains Shortness of breath; cough Skin hypersensitivity Sore throat Stiffness of the joints or back Swollen glands Testicular pain Tingling Tremor Twitching of the face or other muscles Unavoidable need to sit or lay down Unexplained breast pain Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills or flushing Unexplained hair loss Unexplained menstrual irregularity' Unexplained milk production Unexplained weight loss or gain Upset Stomach or abdominal pain Vertigo Wooziness Babesia (Babesiosis) Babesia is a protozoan spread by ticks, blood transfusion, and in utero. Despite there being 13 known forms to date, current testing only looks for two of them. Air hunger Cough Fatigue Fevers Headache Hemolysis Imbalance without true vertigo Mild encephalopathy Shaking chills Sweats Bartonella (Bartonellosis, also known as cat scratch fever) Spread by bites from infected ticks and in utero abnormal liver enzymes encephalopathy endocarditis flu-like malaise headache hemolysis with anemia hepatomegaly high fever immune deficiency jaundice lymphadenopathy myalgias myocarditis papular or angiomatous rash somnolence sore throat splenomegaly weakened immune response Ehrlichia (Ehrlichiosis) Bites from infected ticks elevated liver enzymes headaches myalgias ongoing fatigue persistent leukopenia thrombocytopenia Please do not take anything I say as medical advice. I am not a doctor.
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