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Posted 11/17/2015 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
A guy I work with just told me he got a bullseye rash on his leg. He lives in wooded Pennsylvania. What's the latest protocol and duration for ensuring this doesn't take a hold? Thanks!
Posted 11/17/2015 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Buhner recommends astragalus for acute infection.
Posted 11/17/2015 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
So.....it's very very VERY VERY important that he treats it (did I mention it's very important?). If you get the rash you definitely have Lyme. And untreated, or poorly treated, Lyme will stick around and quite possibly drag your health way down into places you might rather not go.

As to _what_ to do, there are several protocols, not just one - sorry. If you go to the doc (a regular doc) you will get a course of antibiotics, from what I understand if done properly (long enough, right ones, etc.) that can often take care of it. There are oils; there are herbal protocols, I'm on Cowden but long after symptoms started, rowingmom suggested Buhner.

If it were me, I think I would start taking some potent antimicrobial essential oils right away, because that's something I have on hand and I've seen recommended, and they seem to really knock down my colds and skin infections, several times a day (can send you some suggestions if you want), AND probably do one of the herbals, AND maybe even get some prescription abx. That's if I got the rash. If I just found a tick on myself I would at least do the oils.

So.....I'm mostly posting this because it looked like your post might get lost; I'm no expert, just learning myself. But this will bump your thread and hopefully those more experienced can chime in. I think you (or your friend) will probably end up needing to do at least a bit of research. Hopefully he can take care of it and not become another statistic.

CJ
Posted 11/17/2015 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
I would agree with astragalus - it's one ingredient, that's easy to get and you don't have to go through a doctor. Your co-worker could buy it online or swing by a health food store and find it most likely. He will need to be sure to use it as Buhner suggests - "3,000 mg daily for 30 days, 1,000 mg daily thereafter, indefinitely."

buhnerhealinglyme.com/herbs/recently-bitten/

Astragalus has been what has kept me Lyme free this last year. I've had several ticks attach, and three different times I had bites that acted as if my immune system was on overdrive, so I credit astragalus to keeping me Lyme free this year.

There are other protocols you could suggest, but most of all we want him to not have to deal with the things we deal with - so my first suggestion is astragalus, as it's easy and inexpensive.

He could go to a doctor and try to get Doxy, but that usually ends up being a fight - and he needs treatment just as quickly as he can get it now, while the bacteria is contained in the rash.

I can't recommend essential oils simply because I don't know enough about them. I haven't seen enough people with healing from them as I have from Buhner's either, so I hesitate. You need to recommend something that has a lot of success for a wide range of people.
Posted 11/17/2015 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
Cats Claw and Japanese Knotweed should also be added. Both are relatively low cost and no Rx needed.
Posted 11/17/2015 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with tickbite - add the JK and Cat's Claw -

If it was just a tickbite - no rash - then maybe just astragalus...but the bulls eye rash - it's Lyme.

Adding JK and CC - got nothing to lose, right?
Posted 11/17/2015 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Astragalus is a first line treatment for Lyme according to Buhner:
"Dear Stephen,
I found a tick on my left scalp by accident and pulled it off not knowing it was a tick. A few days later I developed inflamed and painful lymph nodes behind my left ear. A doctor prescribed doxycycline and a day later 90% of the inflammation went away. I am now paranoid about coming down with lyme disease. This morning I found a tick crawling on my blanket and from the pictures, it looks like a male wood tick. What treatment do you suggest for me? Thank you.


Stephen’s response:
Astragalus 3,000 mg daily for 30 days, 1,000 mg daily thereafter, indefinitely.
Stephen"

buhnerhealinglyme.com/herbs/recently-bitten/

I believe I've read in that in his new book he's supposed to have suggested adding in the JK now, but I know that the astragalus works as well - personally tested it out! LOL!
Posted 11/18/2015 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
why astralagus indefinitely traveler? is that because even though it was caught before it was disemminated, you dont know if it really did go disemminated?? I am asking because I get emails or calls often enough with people that have initial tick bites with or without rashes.
Posted 11/18/2015 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
If my understanding is correct, it's because it protects you from future infections. That's what I'm using as a preventative - it worked very well this year (2015), as I had three tick bites that increased my inflammation, and a few minor symptoms set in, then left within a couple of weeks. I'm sold on using it as a preventative. It's safe, easy and inexpensive - at least if you buy it in bulk like I do. And - IMHO- a lot better than using a yearly vaccine that can have some very serious side effects like the last one did. It left 30% of those that got the vaccine with untreatable arthritis - not what I wish to live with.
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