Oops!McGRP01 said:Are those ticks you're especially close to?
Deer ticks can be really small, some of them you wouldn't even see without looking extremely closely. Usually, the first symptoms are the sighting of a bullseye rash, which is what I found on myself 4 years ago when I got it. You don't always get the bullseye, and I believe Splat did not. This can be dangerous, as the bullseye allows treatment to start sooner. Generally, through antibiotics and IV's you make a full recovery. It's a little tough before this, as you have bad aches and pains, and regardless of how much sleep you get, you are still fatigued.golgiaparatus said:Jesus... thats scary stuff right there. What were your symptoms of the LD?
Assuming you pulled a tick off of yourself in the last month or so?
I was eating lots of soup while I was in te hospital. and Now since they finally figured it out and it is curable , you can make jokes ! and from you bill I know you too well ,you can always make jokes !justbill said:How about a nice bowl of soup.
please let me know when an appropriate amout of time has passed so we can start making jokes. I always start too soon.
Many prayers for you and your family John.
bill
berkshire_rider said:Deer ticks can be really small, some of them you wouldn't even see without looking extremely closely. Usually, the first symptoms are the sighting of a bullseye rash, which is what I found on myself 4 years ago when I got it. You don't always get the bullseye, and I believe Splat did not. This can be dangerous, as the bullseye allows treatment to start sooner. Generally, through antibiotics and IV's you make a full recovery. It's a little tough before this, as you have bad aches and pains, and regardless of how much sleep you get, you are still fatigued.
Symptoms
HOLY SH!t! custom title at 80 posts? wowjustbill said:How about a nice bowl of soup.
please let me know when an appropriate amout of time has passed so we can start making jokes. I always start too soon.
Many prayers for you and your family John.
bill
I had West Niles Summer of 02' it kicked my ass, had a 104-105 fever for 5 days, I was burning up. when the fever finally broke i thought I was retarted, it was like my brain was fried it was several days before the foginess went away. in two weeks I lost 18 lbs. the only upside was that I was ill during July so I kept the TV on OLN so I could watch the TDF as I drifted in and out of realitySqueak said:Dang Splat! Get better ok? Around here its West Nile virus, and I am scared of getting that.
Bill speaks softly but carries a big stick. A kaboblovebunny said:HOLY SH!t! custom title at 80 posts? wow
and a very tasty Kaboob at that!!!Echo said:Bill speaks softly but carries a big stick. A kabob![]()
lovebunny said:HOLY SH!t! custom title at 80 posts? wow
So now you are out of the hospital and self administering IV medication.splat said:I was eating lots of soup while I was in te hospital. and Now since they finally figured it out and it is curable , you can make jokes ! and from you bill I know you too well ,you can always make jokes !
Bill, you are a sick man. Probably why everyone likes you. Or maybe it's your culinary skills. :evil:justbill said:Please let me know exactly when and how you contracted the Lymes. Your lap times at Dalton improved 25% and if this symptom is applied to the rest of the team we are sure to win next year.
bill
seeing that is dated 1990 , Andthe doctors all said it is only from a tick bite. I think that theory must have been disproven.Wumpus said:Also, deer and horse flies are suspected of transmitting Lyme disease (New England Journal of Medicine 322:1752, 1990).
Maybe so ... Articlesplat said:seeing that is dated 1990 , Andthe doctors all said it is only from a tick bite. I think that theory must have been disproven.
Dam that sounds so familiar!! Glad they figured your out also ( finally )XtCamZ said:I went through something similar this spring and throughout the summer. I found a tick on me that was dead, but was still stuck in my skin. The next morning, it took over 30 minutes before I could move enough to get out of bed. Every joint in my body ached. I finally went to the emergency room that afternoon. They went ahead and did the short and long test. Short came back neg, but they went ahead and treated me for a tick born illness. Long test came back neg. Fast forward one month: I still had some severe joint pain. Doctors were perplexed, so they took about 2 pints of blood and tested for EVERYTHING. 4 days later, they found out I had, get this... Parvovirus B19. Yeah, i thought I had a dog's disease at first. But then he told me it's really common, but less than like 5% get the symptoms I had. Celebrex was my friend from then on out for about another month.
Anyways, I'm glad you're doing better too.