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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 4:02 pm
Has anyone had any experience with Lyme Disease. I am being tested for it tomorrow. Yuk. I feel like crap. I had 3 ticks a couple of weeks ago from a trailride Cowboy and I took with the horses. I had 3 substantial bites. One has a bullseye. I have a rash...achy, sore joints, fever, headache. Basically I feel like a truck ran over me oh wait that would make me feel better LOL... it could just be stress from the wedding but I guess I will find out tomorrow. I just wanted to know if anyone here had any experience with it????
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 4:30 pm
OK I just got another appointment with a different Doctor... My Dr had to send me to an Infectious Disease Doctor. This is all new to me. I feel weird LOL So I really want to hear if anyone else has had any experience with this???? Anyone... Bueler???
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 4:39 pm
Ferris here...LOL! Actually Moonie, I do not know anything about Lyme Disease, however I am very pleased that you will be seeing an ID doc as these guys are the specialists for what you describe. Let me know what happens...and let's just hope all of your symptoms are due to the wedding planning stress...Take care.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 4:39 pm
hi moon--i had a bite on my arm a couple years ago that had that bullseye ring--the doc put me on antibiotic immediately even b4 the results came back(as it takes 2 weeks to incubate or something like that)--anyway i didnt have the disease but you definitely sound like you have it--those are defnitely the symptoms get well soon!
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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 6:21 pm
Moondance, I've never dealt with Lyme's Disease but here is a link to the Mayo Clinic pages about it. Hope this helps. Mayo Clinic
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 6:24 pm
I live in an area that has a lot of Lyme disease and I know people who have it. If the bite is caught within a few weeks the disease is totally curable. It usually starts with a bite which is followed by flu like symptoms. Serious side effects like arthritis, neurological, musculatory, etc occur because the bite was not caught and the disease has months and even years to attack. Consider yourself very lucky that you caught it when you did.
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Daydreamer
Member
09-16-2003
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 7:50 pm
I've done quite a bit of research on all different types of diseases with symptoms similar to yours, having come down with similar symptoms a few years ago. Mine turned out to be Fibromyalgia but yours definitely sounds like Lyme disease especially since you did get bit by a tick. Good luck at the doctors and yes, I do believe it's treatable with antibiotics.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 7:55 pm
Exactly Maris. I think that is why I am not as freaked out as I am because I have been on top of it. (Still freaked out over those ugly gross things crawling on me!!!) Since I have posted I have talked to the County, board of health and Disease control. All very nice, helpful and VERY interested in my test results ... they have upgraded the blot blood test and we might know sooner than 2 weeks but until then I will go on strong antibiotics starting tomorrow after I meet wit with the ID. I take 3 hour naps and I am still running a fever... I really do not have time for this Thanks for the link Jmm... that is a help!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 7:58 pm
Thanks Daydreamer ... one thing the county said to me was that they were suggesting all campers, riders etc... get checked out after a tick bite and go on antibiotics for 2 weeks no matter what... apparently they are carrying some other nasty things with them other than Lyme disease!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 9:07 pm
(((moondance)))
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 9:12 pm
Oh Moondance, that is just awful. Hope you get better real soon.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 10:09 pm
Thanks I am lucky I have a paranoid Mom! She was the one that pushed me to the Doctor Since I have it in the early stage it is 100% curable.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 12:41 pm
Yay Mom!!!
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 12:45 pm
{{{Moondance}}}, I hope you're feeling better today! How did your test go?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 3:29 pm
(((((Moondance))))) Thinking about you! 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 4:48 pm
Glad you caught it early, Moon. Only shows you how important it is to still listen to Mum.LOL 
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 6:51 pm
Damn if Moms know ALL!LOL Well I spent this afternoon seeing Drs, getting poked(hey weinerman), interviewed! Urrgghhh. Stupid little ugly ticks! I am on doxycycline - 100mg for 28 days then more blood tests. My blood tests were sent to New York today to a special lab... depending on the back up I should know something more in a few weeks. The ID Doctor said it looks and acts like Lyme Disease so she is treating me as if I have it just to be safe. She said I should feel better by next week. I have heard some scary stories so I feel so lucky I listened to my Mom!!! Meanwhile the Park and Recreation Services are putting up special notices... it its intesting but some have theories about the fires and how it has effected the tick population. They have fewer little animals to live off of so people are more of a target. Oh the stuff you learn LOL! I am going to bed
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 6:53 pm
And thanks everyone... especially being a great sounding board! (pardon the pun)
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 7:02 pm
Yikes! I didn't know about this til now. Thank goodness for your mom. Hope you feel better real soon, Moondance.
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 7:04 pm
((((Moonie))))Hope you start feeling better soon.
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