Yeah, I have chronic Lyme from not being treated in a timely fashion. Have a friendly doctor? Ask if they’ll give you some Doxycycline for it. 20 day script should do fine. Chances are good they’ll say no but it doesn’t hurt to ask. For some reason the medical community has decided to severely limit the amount of antibiotics they give out. If you feel any, any illness type abnormalities in the next half year or so DEMAND a 28 day cycle of Doxy. The alternative is to be ill for the rest of your life. There’s no treatment in this country for Chronic Lyme anymore. Wear insect repellent rated for ticks people. Lyme can be not only life altering but life ending in some cases.
I had lymes disease. Doc put me on a high dose of tetracycline. Prior to the antibiotic kicking in, I have never been so sick in my life. It is not something to mess around with. I always take precautions when I go into the woods during tic season to avoid getting it again.
There is a very informative documentary “Under Our Skin” It’s 10 years old now but I can personally attest to “everything” in it including doctors that scoff at the idea and refuse to test and treat. That’s how I ended up with chronic Lyme. Unfortunately there’s no free version on the web anymore. I highly recommend people watch this documentary to understand what danger they are submitting themselves too. For anyone who believes they may be infected it’s imperative to learn how to read the test results yourself using a more inclusive protocol developed by Igenx. 50% of cases go undiagnosed because of the CDC’s poor testing criteria. There’s a very good chance your Docter’s are following CDC prescribed treatment and testing regimens which are totally substandard. There are 300,000 - 400,000 cases of Lyme in the states every year. Left untreated or undertreated you may have it for life.
I contracted my case before I was married, so it must have been in the early 80s. It was just being talked about in MN at the time, and most cases were coming out of Wisconsin. We had a family cabin in the Spooner area at the time. Sometime after a trip in the spring I got very sick with fever, aches and lethargy. I was bed ridden and totally out of it. I had the tell-tale bullseye rash at the bite site so my parents brought me in, and thank God they did. An elderly neighbor near our cabin died from untreated lymes disease several years later.
I had the tell tale bullseye back in the Fall of 1976 ended up with Autoimmune issues (Graves Disease, Hyperthyroidism) in early 1977 never got tested for Lyme as it was not really heard of back then in our area. I think it is all related. Just found this on Facebook Scary S#!t !
Every time my FIL got a tick on him he would go to Doctor have tick removed and get a dose of Doxycycline, He developed an allergy to it and can not take it any longer. This was over a period of about two years and many tick bites some times two in one week. We tried to tell him to use insect repellent but he won't.
if has to be attached for at least 24 hours to transmit any disease (if it even carries it). Had numerous ticks attached to me over the years and as far as i know im fine.
That is not true. It’s a theory pushed by the medical community but independent testing has debunked that long ago. Lyme is carried in the saliva of ticks and can be transmitted within 5 minutes. I personally theorize that many young healthy people with strong immune systems can be infected and stave off most of the effects for years, perhaps even decades. Looking back at my medical history I think that happened to me. They say the age of 50 is the time your body goes through changes to the immune system and functioning becomes less allowing the bacteria to multiply. Just my own personal theory tho.
This is definitely something firewood hoarders need to be aware of. It is worthy of a thread hijack...thanks buZZsaw BRAD for broaching the topic; thanks Woodsnwoods for bringing up the question; and thanks jo191145 for your story and additional information. I am listening to the film now while typing this. My treatment was 2000mg tetracycline for an extended period of time, but I can't recall the exact length of treatment. I feel fine now, but the idea of it coming back in old age after a latency period is a concern I have had from time to time. It was scary enough for me to take precautions with heavy cloths and repellant while in the woods during tick season. Much of my extended woods time is not during tic season. This is partly by design. I also don't give blood for fear of someone else getting it, however remote the chance may be.
Is Lyme disease checked for in standard blood work hovlandhomestead & jo191145 or do you have to request from your doctor? As far as i know ive never been checked and have had numerous ticks attached to me over the years. I carefully and promply remove them and dont "run to the dr" when i find one. Never had the rash or any of the symptoms as far as i know.
I had the so-called "bullseye" rash at the sight of the tic bite that accompanied my symptoms. Luckily my mom had read some information about lymes disease after seeing a news story about increasing cases in NW Wisconsin where we owned some land and a cabin at the time. When she brought me to our family physician she brought in the information and insisted that I be treated. He didn't hesitate even though it was his first case. If she would not have been aware of the signs and symptoms I think my symptoms would have been chalked up to a flu virus. This is just one more thing I am thankful to my mother for! I have learned through further reading that at least 20% of cases show no rash, so if a person has developed symptoms,; had the symptoms in the past; history of many attached tics; or unexplained symptoms, it might be best to go in and discuss your history with your medical prover.
No it’s not tested for in common bloodwork. Hell in my case I had never been to a doctor unless a bone was showing until the age of 50. I specifically acquired a doctor and specifically asked for a Lyme test. I pretty much knew I had it by comparing symptoms and history. Did not find out till four years later by going through my records online the doc never ran the one test I had asked for. It’s too late at that point for many people. As I said the test is only 50% accurate. Keep that in mind. This lab is one of a few that understand the fallacies of standard Lyme tests. Negative Lyme Disease Results & Symptoms | IGeneX Tick Talk
