After hauling brush a week ago I noticed this on my arm and after taking a shower following mucking out our creek this morning I took a shower to get the mud off me. This time when I noticed it on my arm a bell went off and I looked up tick bites with lyme disease. Sure enough it is a match but I must have scratched the tick off almost after the initial bite through the sleeve of my shirt. Looks like I'll be making a doctors appointment early next week...Haven't heard of lyme disease ticks in our part of the country but this says otherwise....but, I'll let the doctor make the diagnosis.
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Was it?
Raju: Yes, according to two doctors they advised it was Lyme disease but also if caught in the first 5 weeks and put on proper antibiotics it can be usually dealt with without further incident. I had follow up tests and it apparently never got into my blood stream and was killed before it got to that stage.
Thank you for this info. I am traveling in Chile and just discovered a tick bite on my arm and now have a plan of action.
I have the same bite mark almost 2 weeks after being in the woods
I have the same bite mark almost 2 weeks after being in the woods
I have the same bite 7 days ago, never felt the bite, just saw the skin was off. The next day it had a 1/2 moon black and blue. My sister was concerned and mentioned ticks..looking up their bites I came across this photo..looks like I'm off to Urgent Care!
I just got a course of anabiotic’s today. I was not sure I should start exactly like yours
Also take a good pro-biotic...
Follow your doctors directions...
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