Bulls eye rash/ tick broke off inside me......

Hi,
Sooooo I went cmaping in the Nicolet National Forest in NE Wisconsin this weekend. Sunday morning when I got home I found 5 ticks on me. One on my stomach was buried 1/2 inside my skin...Not knowing any better I tried to pull it out and Im dang sure a large chunk of it is stuck in there. "The bullseye rash" had already formed with a dark entry dot, dark red ring and expanding pink on the outside.

From what Ive read this means I have lymes disease and I may have accidentally added to the problem by breaking it and releasing more bacteria. I go to the campsite 4pm saturday and by 930am sunday I already hade the rash....

I have set a doctors appointment but with this info does the rash mean that I for sure have lymes now?
If so what should i expect? i.e treatment, symptoms, or whatever.

Thank you for reading this and your time! very cool of you!

Side note I got VERY dizzy at church and almost fell over, also felt like i was cold but under my skin. probably from dehydration but thought id add it in there just in case. i was told symptoms prob wouldnt show yet.

Hi Jtvernon - Welcome to the forum!

Kudos to you for investigating this now....when you say Sunday, you mean a week ago?

Yes you need to treat for early lyme disease a.s.a.p.

So, you need to try to get enough doxycycline for at least 6 weeks - the dosage should be 200 mg X 2 daily. I hope your PCP will give you that amount.
The guidelines for treating early is treat for one month past symptom resolution - 6 weeks minimum.

When you get the doxy - make sure you take it with food...even if the directions on the bottle say empty stomach. It is hard on the stomach.

I would also like to suggest you find a LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor) and schedule an appointment - he/she will be educated and experienced in treating lyme disease.
You may have to wait several weeks or a few months for the appointment, as these Dr.'s are very busy. So, that's why you need to try and get at least 6 weeks of doxycycline. That is the mimimum you will need to treat the infection effectively.

You can find a LLMD by starting a new thread titled: "Looking for LLMD in/near________" and insert your city/town and State.

So members can send you names of Doctors, you will need to enable your email address.

Good luck!

thank you for the reply i meant yesterday. i got the bite this past saturday. Im going to see my doc in two hours. the tick or part of it is still in there.

so even with the doxy will i feel effects over the next couple of months?

I found an llmd up north and was going to wait until after this appointment today to schedule

HI Jtvernon!
Welcome to our community! I'm so glad you found us and know that you need to be seen by a doctor!!


Seems like you have been given almost all the information you need at this point, so I was just stopping by to say welcome! and to share this:

With the proper treatment now, you likely won't experience hardly any symptoms (other than the rash).You have the opportunity to never have to go through what most here are trying to live through. Please take this opportunity to insist on the treatments you need NOW. Don't be hesitant, please. It's critical that you get the right amount of antibiotics and the right type right away to avoid long term, ongoing issues. There is a phrase that knowledgeable LLMD's use - "treat the bite" and this is exactly what is meant.

Please call the LLMD that you have found and find out if they are ILADS ​(International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)​ trained - if not, don't go. We can help you find one that is. For information on finding a​n ILADS trained​ LLMD in your area, you will need to enable your email option in your profile in order to receive any recommendations, as we don't allow doctor's names and contact info to be posted on the forum for several reasons. You can enable your email option in your profile, under 'edit profile'. Be sure to click the submit button to actually save your preference.


​You can send me an email by clicking on my screen name or the small blue envelope under my screen name. I may have contact information for some LLMD's in your area as well.​ ​Please include your state and area that you would like to find a LLMD in and I will see how close I can get to your location.​


You can start a new thread titled something like "Looking for LLMD in the (insert the nearest larger city & state) area". Members can email you about the LLMD's that they see in that area if you have your email enabled. We don't allow doctors names to be posted though.


You can also email the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance at​[​​url]​[email protected]​ for LLMD referrals and you can go to ​tbdalliance.org/​​ to learn more about these infections.


You can also go to The Lyme Disease Association and search for LLMD's 3 times in a month. You have to register first. Here is the link:
www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277&Itemid=74​​


​ You will want to find an ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society) trained doctor, as ID Docs (Infectious Disease Doctors) believe Lyme is hard to catch and easy to treat, and don't believe in the reality of chronic Lyme. Go to the ILADS site to read the new (2014) Treatment guidelines to get you started on your Lyme journey.​​www.ilads.org/lyme/ILADS_Guidelines.pdf​​

GREAT!!! You need to take a minimum of 200 mgs of Doxy a day. This will only keep the bacteria from replicating - it will not kill any of them though, the dose needed for that is 400 - 600 mgs a day.

So depending on what you were able to get from your Primary and when you can get in to see the LLMD, you will know how long you have to make the Doxy last. Remember to make sure the LLMD is ILADS trained or you will get the same thing from them as you got from your primary.

If you don't have enough Doxy to take even 200 mgs a day for the entire time before you can get in to see the LLMD, there are herbals you can take until you see the LLMD.

Good work!!

Just called my doctor. Asked to up the dosage from 200 mg a day for 20 days to 400-600mg a day for 30 days. she didn't want to cut open the bit to remove it because her and her colleague think that there might not be anything inside and don't want to cause extra tissue damage.

Hadn't seen the youtube, Bellyf~thx for sharing.