Aetna: Most plans accepted including Medicare retirement plans. Aetna Whole Health is accepted. Aetnaâs Aexel network is designated for specific specialties. The Polyclinic is not designated for Gastroenterology, Neurology, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, ENT, Plastic Surgery, Urology or Vascular Surgery.
Antibiotics. 1  Oral antibiotics. These are the standard treatment for early-stage Lyme disease. 2  Intravenous antibiotics. If the disease involves the central nervous system, your doctor might recommend treatment with an intravenous antibiotic for 14 to 28 days.
The first stage of treatment is 2-4 weeks with oral antibiotics for early Lyme disease will solve the problem. Most of the time Lyme disease is not recognized unless there is a EM (bulls eye rash) on the patient. Make no mistake I agree with antibiotic treatment in the early stages. Growing standard that Lyme disease is widespread and treatment should be a minimum of 4-6 weeks of oral antibiotics for early Lyme and IV antibiotics for late stages of Lyme with treatment lasting 4-6 weeks followed by oral treatment of up to 1 year.