Testing Children

My son is two and hasn't had labs done. He is not symptomatic for Lyme, but if he did acquire it from me, it could be multiplying now, and if it ever surfaces, could be harder to treat.

I've asked a few Lyme docs and the consensus was not to rush out for tests, but rather to wait and see that he is on course developmentally, meeting milestones, etc.

I don't know if I should have tests done or not. If he were positive, would I really want to treat him even though he has no obvious symptoms?

I am also in that situation. First I have 6 children, one is being treated so far, one is in the middle of testing, and the others will be evaluated in time. Two of my children are very young, the youngest is almost 20mths and then my other toddler will be three years old on 6/22. I wonder all the time what is going on in their little bodies. Everytime they have tantrums or display aggression I worry.

I don't care for the wait and see approach. I am having them tested and then we will go from there. That's just my .02

all of my kids have it - but not congenitally. after I started treatment, I suspected it in my youngest, who was three. everyone thought I was paranoid. well, I wasn't. she had a few days of throwing up, fevers, wetting her bed, getting a rash from wetting her bed, had a 2 week period of extreme fatigue and then her ankle was hurting. not much, but it was enough to raise a red flag. got her tested, and she clearly had it. the other two started with issues shortly thereafter, so I had them all tested. my oldest however did not come back with any IGM bands for lyme thru stonybrook, so the Dr wasn't convinced. I knew something was wrong, so I paid $270 for Igenex basic western blot, and she was CDC positive. thank goodness the Dr listened to me and we started the doxy two weeks before the results came back. my two youngest have a week to go on antibiotics (been treating for 3 months) and they have been symptom free for 2 months. thank god I trusted my gut instincts. if you suspect anything, a blood test is not going to hurt - its worth every second of your time. kids take much longer to develop lyme symptoms than adults, and it is much harder to pinpoint it. the sooner the better!!

mine is only three, and they just drew blood from her arm. she's a trooper that way. didn't even cry. but they do make a cream that can numb the area first before drawing the blood - you can ask the dr about it if you are worried.

my pediatricians are great. I told them I was concerned and wanted them all tested, and they were more than willing to help. I used stonybrook first for all three kids (call the lab, they send the kit directly to the Dr). Then bc my oldest wasn't clear, I ordered the Igenex kit for her. so she has two blood tests - and the proof is in the pudding that the lab results are not 100% accurate. Igenex is surely the best.

Following along

I was recently diagnosed two weeks ago
My Tick bite before I was pregnant w my first-
Now 5.5 and I have a 2.5 yo too

5.5 has talked about strange visual things -
I'm going to have her tested :/

And my youngest after that

Nosila - we still have to hold her down each time if I take her. If my husband takes her she cries but does not get frantic. So I have my husband take her most of the time for that reason.
Good luck!