Lyme Disease

arboristdean1130

arboristdean1130

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I was curious if anyone on here has ever had lyme disease. I got bit by a tick in July 2008 and just now getting alot of symptoms that I found online that may be linked to lyme disease. Going this week to the doctors. I was just curious if anyone has the disease and what the testing was like or how it has affect your working.
 
I had it when I was younger.

MY symptoms where soar and swollen joints. At one time my knee and elbow swelled up to the size of a cantalope. We really didnt know it was lyme at the time because I was a gymnast. I also had sleeping issues...could not fall asleep at night, but mopey during the day. It's a horrible disease, that even effects your mind, which I beleive to be the cause for some of my mental issues
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I was curious if anyone on here has ever had lyme disease. I got bit by a tick in July 2008 and just now getting alot of symptoms that I found online that may be linked to lyme disease. Going this week to the doctors. I was just curious if anyone has the disease and what the testing was like or how it has affect your working.

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The way I heard it, if you have flu symptoms in flu season, you probably have the flu. If you have flu symptoms in Spring and Summer... go to the doctor cuz you probably got bit by a bad tick. That applies more to Rocky Mountain Spotted but the general symptoms are similar for Lymes.

Nice thing is, the first thing they do is put you on a course of Doxycycline which is like $6 at Wal-Mart pharmacy.
 
The test for Lyme disease is a blood test. In the later stages, the test looks for antibodies in the blood. Lyme disease is actually a "great imitator"; it can mimic many other conditions, so the history of a tick bite and the symptoms that follow is the best way to diagnose. I had Lyme disease this past summer and because of my clinical knowledge of the disease I was well aware that it was Lyme, however it could easily have been overlooked. I removed the deer tick and within a few days developed a rash that was similar to a mild case of hives. Within 2 weeks I had a severe headache that lasted for 5 days before I began antibiotics, and I also became extremely fatigued (slept for 16 hours the day I began antibiotics) The difficulty with diagnosis is that everyone's symptoms can be different and there are many false negatives with the blood work. Therefore, it is very important that you see a physician who is very familiar with Lyme. Early treatment involves a 30-45 day course of antibiotics, however the longer the bacteria is in your system, the longer and more difficult treatment is.
 
My brother got Lyme about 9 years ago. It gave him the typical flu like symptoms, joint pain, and changed his demenor. He was always in a horrible mood and short fused for a couple of months. He had the obvious bullseye on the back of his shoulder for a few days and he could not see it because of the location. I saw it when he took his shirt off to shake out off the saw dust on his shirt. He got he antibiotics and has been OK ever since.
I get tested for lyme every year at my physical. It is a simple blood draw test. It can cause some serious issues later in life if not caught quickly. Google it and you will get a ton of info..
 
my mother got bit by a tick--she went to the family doctor--he was a dunce--i had just read the outdoor life article---i told her of the doctor in springfield,mo. she called him right away--as i told her it could kill her--shes 71. he told her to get down there right away, as the family idiot delayed her for three weeks!!!!!!!!!!! she went down, he ran all kinds of tests on her, she took the tick down there with her--he put her immed on meds--and had to keep changing them from one to another over a period of a year!!! said the bug gets resistance built if you dont change them--took her almost two years to get over it--she does well now----but has a blood sample taken up here, and sent to him every three months--scary--
 
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I was curious if anyone on here has ever had lyme disease. I got bit by a tick in July 2008 and just now getting alot of symptoms that I found online that may be linked to lyme disease. Going this week to the doctors. I was just curious if anyone has the disease and what the testing was like or how it has affect your working.

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So, did you get the bulls eye rash?
 
i got it twice and it bout killed me. permanent loss of stamina; tho i'm sure age is a factor too.

the bacterium is a spirochete that drills into your tissue, incl spinal cord. bad bad
 
Thanks for all the replys. I did not get a rash or bull's eye, or at least I didn't notice at the time. I got bit on my lower stomach. I actually pulled it out myself with a pair of tweazers. I got the head and everything out. But in november I started getting some weird symptoms. I was getting chills like crazy. I even got some hot flashes. But the biggest thing is the aches and cramps, and my eyes are very sensitive to light now and I get confused and sometime blurred vision. I also get some numbness and tingling in my fingers and wrist. As far as knee pain goes, I don't really know. I get knee pain from a motocross injury several years ago so, that would be hard to judge. I got a doctor appointment tomorrow, so hopefully I will find something out.
 
Luckily, doctors are more knowledgeable about Lyme in the Northeast than other parts of the country~ Definitely follow the advise from the previous thread about taking the antibiotics for at least a month, especially since you were bitten several months ago. Also beware that the organism that causes lyme likes to travel around with several other tick-borne pathogens~ co-infection with these other organisms is very common and often overlooked. Get tested for these too~. It is to your advantage to be as informed as possible. Check out the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society's website at www.ilads.org

Best of luck~*
 
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