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Husband pulled deer tick off him in November...crazy

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Posted 11/24/2009 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
Can you believe it? Had to have been on him for atleast 16 hours or so. Tried to get a doctor appt they blew him off and said he couldn't get an appt for a couple days. The clinic wouldn't treat him. Thank god for a doc in the family. He got doxy for 3 weeks.
Posted 11/24/2009 4:05 AM (GMT 0)
If I could do it again, I'd take me and my tick on a road trip all the way up to Connecticut, say i was bit on vacation and get some treatment.
Posted 11/24/2009 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
Lpvelabs, I believe it....ignorant doctors. It's said the tick has to be on you for 24 hours before it can transmit Lyme. Maybe true, maybe not. Why take a chance with this very dangerous disease.

Best thing get on Doxy ASAP, good doctor.

Jane
Posted 11/24/2009 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
my friend lives in CT. Has chronic Lyme. She was misdiagnosed by 3 CT docs and recently got infected again. Her primary gave her 1 dose of doxy. I might want to take the tick to another state! Unless you are seeing a LLMD in CT to diagnose you seems to me you'd be up a creek with no paddles in that state.
Posted 11/25/2009 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
An article similiar to your story

http://www.insidetoronto.com/community/health/article/217366--unsuspecting-resident-contracts-lyme-disease-from-pet-dog
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