Western NJ/eastern PA recommendation

I found the 'classic' bulls-eye rash a few weeks back and went to a dr--who said take 10 days of doxycyline. After the 10 days (it did not agree with me but I took them as best I could, but vomited a couple times after taking them). Anyway, I then went for a blood test and the nurse at the doctors office said it came back negative. To be honest, based on what I have read at the CDC site and other forums it seems that the test should have been quite a bit more comprehensive to be sure and others say 10 days is not enough to kill it. Fortunately I have had no other symptoms except for the bulls-eye, but it is still early on and I would like to go to a dr that will run a more thorough test to be sure. I am amazed that since NJ and PA are a hot-bed for this disease that we are not flooded with specialists or doctors who are well-versed with this bacteria. It almost seems that most are 'under-cover', which doesn't give me a 'warm and fuzzy' feeling. I would appreciate any recommendations, that are not in a dark alley. thx!

I agree with Cat111 that your best course of action is to help your doctor get educated on the more recent treatment guidelines. Although there are some very good lyme literate doctors in your area, I think you will find that the waiting period for an appointment will be a loss of valuable time when you should be on doxy right now -- let alone the expense of the start-up fees for their off-insurance care.

Read the sticky at the top of this forum "New to Lyme..." for some great resources and info.

Good luck!