Current Events > I got diagnosed with Lyme Disease today.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Started taking antibiotics.
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Very nice.

Did you have the bullseye?
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How did they diagnose you?
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Ticks have been a bitch this year. Didn't even walk through high grass and had 3 on my legs a few weekends ago

how progressed is the disease? how did you end up getting diagnosed?
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Did your doctor give you some coconut pills so you can mix the lyme and the coconut and drink em both up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxC3M-Yngs" data-time="
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Feel better soon.
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DirkDiggles posted...

Did your doctor give you some coconut pills so you can mix the lyme and the coconut and drink em both up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxC3M-Yngs" data-time="

you really should close your account for a post this fucking bad
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LedZeppelin posted...

you really should close your account for a post this fucking bad

Hoth, plz.
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get better soon dude, you need to be in top shape when September rolls around

ps. can we go to the same graduate school?
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I found the tick on my ankle about 3 weeks ago and pulled the whole thing off pretty easily. It was still small and not engorged so I didn't think much of it. My doctor said to just keep an eye on it.

I noticed the red circle this morning and stopped at a local clinic since it's Sunday. They observed it and agreed that Lyme was likely. They took my blood to confirm and prescribed minocycline.
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Go buy a $1000 steak and enjoy it while you still can.
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Verdekal posted...

I found the tick on my ankle about 3 weeks ago and pulled the whole thing off pretty easily. It was still small and not engorged so I didn't think much of it. My doctor said to just keep an eye on it.

I noticed the red circle this morning and stopped at a local clinic since it's Sunday. They observed it and agreed that Lyme was likely. They took my blood to confirm and prescribed minocycline.

Holy shit dude, this is weirdly similar to my experience from a month ago. I pulled what I thought was a small scab off of my ankle before realizing it was an unengorged deer tick. I didnt develop a rash, but the initial wound site still hadnt gone away a couple of days later, so I was a little freaked out.

I went to the doctor and they told me that it was very unlikely that I would have contracted Lyme since the tick was unengorged - they said transmission is rare if the tick hasnt been on you for at least 30 hours or so. He still prescribed me a weeks worth of doxycycline to be on the safe side, and thankfully nothing more ever came of it.

Anyway I thought this was interesting. I hope your treatment goes well, TC.
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How do you think you got it?
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pics of bite
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TheoryzC posted...

How do you think you got it?

Probably from a tick.
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Damn...doesnt it always stay with you? Not to bum you out.

MARKINGRAM22 posted...

Damn...doesnt it always stay with you? Not to bum you out.

I've heard that delayed treatment increases that likelihood.
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Verdekal posted...

I found the tick on my ankle about 3 weeks ago and pulled the whole thing off pretty easily. It was still small and not engorged so I didn't think much of it. My doctor said to just keep an eye on it.

I noticed the red circle this morning and stopped at a local clinic since it's Sunday. They observed it and agreed that Lyme was likely. They took my blood to confirm and prescribed minocycline.

Interesting choice, usually we use doxycycline but i suppose minocycline would probably do the trick
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That's one of my worst fears. It's fucked how many different symptoms it can cause, and unless doctors are testing specifically for it every test will come back negative and they'll be left scratching their heads.

So many stories of people who went from being active and successful to not even being able to get out of bed due to having numerous neurological and physical ailments.
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SpinKirby posted...

TheoryzC posted...

How do you think you got it?

Probably from a tick.

Should have worded it better -_-

I meant how do you think the tick got on you?
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Lyme fucking sucks, hope they caught it early enough.
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It was doxycycline.
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you know that saying, when life gives you lymes
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I had it once after I came back from a trip to the east coast

they put me on prednisone and antibiotics and it cleared up

but if you let that shit go too long it apparently can be quite damaging

Get well soon. I hope its still very early stage.
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LedZeppelin posted...

DirkDiggles posted...

Did your doctor give you some coconut pills so you can mix the lyme and the coconut and drink em both up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxC3M-Yngs" data-time="

you really should close your account for a post this fucking bad

it was a funny comment i give it that, but to the TC hopefully you get better soon just make sure to take the medication fully you want to kill the infection so it doesn't come back.

ticks usually live in the woods or grasses so if anyone is wondering where they come from, probably from that.
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Ultima Dragon posted...

That's one of my worst fears. It's fucked how many different symptoms it can cause, and unless doctors are testing specifically for it every test will come back negative and they'll be left scratching their heads.

So many stories of people who went from being active and successful to not even being able to get out of bed due to having numerous neurological and physical ailments.

I mean if you go to a doctor and say "I feel ill and I also pulled a tick off me yesterday" and they don't test for Lyme disease they need to not be a doctor anymore.
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Verdekal posted...

It was doxycycline.

Nailed it
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Isn't Lyme disease that one that pretty much forces you to be vegan or else you have an allergic reaction and die? (EDIT: Although now that I think about it, it might have been only red meat that it causes those reactions to...)
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Tyranthraxus posted...

I mean if you go to a doctor and say "I feel ill and I also pulled a tick off me yesterday" and they don't test for Lyme disease they need to not be a doctor anymore.

True enough, but a lot of people will end up missing the tick, don't get the infamous "bullseye rash," etc. Maybe some aren't knowledgeable enough to know about the potential dangers of tick bites so they just remove the tick and that's that. Out of sight, out of mind. I would also imagine that symptoms wouldn't appear right away, at least nothing major. Maybe you would end up with a slight fever, but nothing that would give you pause and make you rush to a doctor right away.

Then later on when you have general malaise and are struggling to function and testing can find nothing wrong, it's more than likely just going to be labelled as psychosomatic rather than being assumed to be the Lyme Disease bacteria at work. Maybe it even gets wrongly diagnosed as something else entirely. A lot of doctors really aren't very knowledgeable about this stuff still. They will just order basic testing to try to rule out different things but that's about it. Then the longer it takes to identify and treat, the more damage is done. It's honestly quite scary.
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Glad I dont have any pets. If I did and got bit by their ticks, I'd be giving them to Ling Lings down the street
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Damn, I hope the treatment works out

I'm kinda glad I don't live in the northeast
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Ultima Dragon posted...

That's one of my worst fears. It's fucked how many different symptoms it can cause, and unless doctors are testing specifically for it every test will come back negative and they'll be left scratching their heads.

So many stories of people who went from being active and successful to not even being able to get out of bed due to having numerous neurological and physical ailments.

I mean if you go to a doctor and say "I feel ill and I also pulled a tick off me yesterday" and they don't test for Lyme disease they need to not be a doctor anymore.

Nah you're a fucking idiot. Lyme is a clinical diagnosis. And the prognosis isn't as bad as you idiots are making it out to be.

Couple things:

1. Lyme disease Bell's palsy tends to be transient with full recovery.

2. If a chiropractor or naturopath uses the term "Chronic Lyme" get the hell out immediately and demand a full refund.

3. Doxycycline used to be really cheap. I have no idea why it's so expensive now.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Ultima Dragon posted...

That's one of my worst fears. It's fucked how many different symptoms it can cause, and unless doctors are testing specifically for it every test will come back negative and they'll be left scratching their heads.

So many stories of people who went from being active and successful to not even being able to get out of bed due to having numerous neurological and physical ailments.

I mean if you go to a doctor and say "I feel ill and I also pulled a tick off me yesterday" and they don't test for Lyme disease they need to not be a doctor anymore.

A doctor with even a basic education would know how to diagnose Lyme disease without darkfield microscopy.

1. Is the patient even in an area with endemic Lyme disease?

2. Presence of erythema migrans?

If the answer is yes to both, treat.

If the answer is yes to 1 and no to 2, consider Lyme serology. If positive, move to darkfield microscopy.

That said, patients GROSSLY and I mean GROTESQUELY overrate their knowledge of Lyme disease. I can't tell you how many patients I've had DEMANDING treatment for Lyme disease despite literally never setting foot in an area where the Ixodes tick lives.
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I'd rather have treatable Lyme disease than the permanent red meat allergy.

The only tick I've ever been bitten by was actually two months ago. It wasn't one that carries Lyme, but it could have given me Rocky Mountain spotted fever if I was unlucky.
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Frostshock posted...

I'd rather have treatable Lyme disease than the permanent red meat allergy.

I'm vegetarian and I still agree with this. Even if you'd have no problem avoiding the meat itself, good luck avoiding all the trace amounts of it in, well, just about everything.
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Coffeebeanz posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

Ultima Dragon posted...

That's one of my worst fears. It's fucked how many different symptoms it can cause, and unless doctors are testing specifically for it every test will come back negative and they'll be left scratching their heads.

So many stories of people who went from being active and successful to not even being able to get out of bed due to having numerous neurological and physical ailments.

I mean if you go to a doctor and say "I feel ill and I also pulled a tick off me yesterday" and they don't test for Lyme disease they need to not be a doctor anymore.

A doctor with even a basic education would know how to diagnose Lyme disease without darkfield microscopy.

1. Is the patient even in an area with endemic Lyme disease?

2. Presence of erythema migrans?

If the answer is yes to both, treat.

If the answer is yes to 1 and no to 2, consider Lyme serology. If positive, move to darkfield microscopy.

That said, patients GROSSLY and I mean GROTESQUELY overrate their knowledge of Lyme disease. I can't tell you how many patients I've had DEMANDING treatment for Lyme disease despite literally never setting foot in an area where the Ixodes tick lives.

You don't need to do anymore testing if your serology is positive on Western blot.

I meant negative or inconclusive. Was distracted when thinking about chiropractors and "chronic lyme".
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Coffeebeanz posted...

A doctor with even a basic education would know how to diagnose Lyme disease without darkfield microscopy.

1. Is the patient even in an area with endemic Lyme disease?

2. Presence of erythema migrans?

If the answer is yes to both, treat.

If the answer is yes to 1 and no to 2, consider Lyme serology. If positive, move to darkfield microscopy.

Obviously if the doctor is pretty sure it's Lyme disease without specific testing then sure you don't need to test. I'm just saying if you aren't sure, there is no reason not to immediately rule it out given how severe it can get if left untreated.
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Coffeebeanz posted...

2. If a chiropractor or naturopath uses the term "Chronic Lyme" get the hell out immediately and demand a full refund.

This statement seems to be incorrect. I am making some adjustments below.

2. If a chiropractor or naturopath get the hell out immediately and demand a full refund.

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Just consulted my Merck manual, looks like you need a few coffee enemas to fix what ails you.
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BignutzisBack posted...

Just consulted my Merck manual, looks like you need a few coffee enemas to fix what ails you.

Ayyy baby
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DarkTransient posted...

Frostshock posted...

I'd rather have treatable Lyme disease than the permanent red meat allergy.

I'm vegetarian and I still agree with this. Even if you'd have no problem avoiding the meat itself, good luck avoiding all the trace amounts of it in, well, just about everything.

it would be pretty hard to want to live anymore if cant eat beef products ever again because of that meat allergy.
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