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Posted 7/24/2014 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
So I went on a vocations retreat within my diocese for the past couple days. It was a blast! We played games and hung out with seminarians and priests and talked with the bishop. Couldn't ask for a better 3 days. But on the last full day we were playing trivia. And I noticed on my bicep that there is something black in there and very tiny. And it turned out to be a deer tick.... Thank the good Lord that I found it before it could have taken effect. No symptoms and not bulls eye rash and no nothing. So I found it a few hours before it started to truly munch on me. So now I'm taking antibiotics prescribed by a doctor that I saw yesterday for a month. Please pray that all is well inside of me!! Even though according to the cdc that I do not technically need meds. Can't be too careful!!

God Bless

Jocipher
Posted 7/24/2014 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
If I may say, If you do not need the meds, do not take them! I understand why you want to be to careful, however antibiotics (not sure which one you are taking) are very strong form of medication, that kill good and bad bacteria in your body! Good luck and God Bless!

Josh
Posted 7/24/2014 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I know I don't technically need meds and know the effects but Lyme disease is bad news and I just want to be very careful. It's only a month anyway so it won't be bad. Doctor wasn't opposed to some short time antibiotics. So I'm taking them to be careful
Posted 7/24/2014 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
Living in New England, and a good deal of time on the Cape, (and having dogs), we get ticks constantly, so I can understand the concern.

I'll just say that in my personal experience, I've never heard of a doctor prophylactically rx'ing abx in this type of situation. I'm just saying it's new to me personally.

And "just a month" for a course of abx? Are you high risk or something for some reason? Whether we take them for 10 days or however long (a month is an odd time frame,...but hey, disclaimer, I'm not a doc and have never been in this position you find yourself in)....the point is every time we take an abx, we make it harder and harder down the road for *any* abx to be able to work effectively, and we become resistant.

They need to be rx and taken with extreme prejudice.

My personal non-medical $0.02.









M.
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