yeah, bullseye = lyme, no questions. Do not pass GO do not collect $200. Only about 50% of people get the bullseye, though. Lots of false negatives with the test as well.

Icky, yes but I'll take it over Ebola Zaire or Brown Recluse bites.

That sounds horrible. I hope you feel better soon.

Her bullseye was iffy. It could be a weird bruise but was close enough to order blood tests. No fever or other indicators as yet. The doc has identified 7 cases in the last 2 weeks.

It's very popular. All the kids are doing it apparently.

When life gives you Lyme disease, make lime juice. Then make yourself a vodka gimlet.

So guys get ticks on their plums and I got one on my boob. What must this tick have thought? Are you my Mommie?!

are you my Om Nom Nommie?

probably just a male tick, don't over think it.

Are you feeling better, Foot?

Thanks Lola, The arthritis like stuff has gone and now I have intermittent splitting headaches and heart racing with near fainting spells. In other words,

"Apart from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"

Ouch!

Yup, I get how you're feeling (I haven't had Lyme disease but I did have some corking childhood illnesses).

Get better soon and all that.
And give any leftover vibes to Big Sarge, who is worrying my (and others) at the moment.

“A Slow Slipping Away”
 

Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease

Man, Lyme Disease is a bitch.:flipbird:

I hate reading stuff like that. I'm outside all the time. Damn ticks.

The biggest problem is even if the Doc is sure you have it, getting a positive blood test for it is very difficult to get. Without a positive test they can't legally give you antibiotics long enough to defeat it.

I recently had a tick bite get infected and I was spiking fevers and such. I got myself to a doctor, had the Lyme tests (forget which two) and both came back negative. The doctor thought I might have accidentally left some mouth parts or the head inside when I removed it and that's how I got infected.

Two weeks of Amoxycillin and I feel normal again but will have to watch myself for a year or so for Lyme symptoms, just in case.

Why do we have ticks again? I know flies and skeeters are food sources but what eats ticks?