Thanks so much for your guidance... So much info too. It's a great help. I will definitely go ask for the treatment then and be firm about dosages as they messed me around a bit last time....
Thanks everyone. I don't know if I should wait and see if a rash develops or go to the doctor with bites but no rash. I am glad that they gave my doxy last time. I just hope that they do it even if I...
Thank you for the tips, everyone. We always dry our clothes is a drier so that's okay. I will stick to wider paths in the future, but I did love the adventure of going off the beaten track so it will...
Hi everyone, So I was here back in 2013 when I started getting a bullseye rash on my hand. I had never seen a tick actually on me, but I went on the full course of early lyme doxy treatment and I had...
Yes, I found them :) this one: http://www.ilads.org/files/burrascano_0905.pdf Where I highlighted among other snippets: "After a tick bite, serologic tests (ELISA. IFA, western blots, etc.) are not...
You're welcome! I was on it for 4 weeks. I am grateful to say that I am absolutely fine now, the only symptom I had that continued on after we're red, painful knees when standing. Initially I thought...
Yes I did Galcianuk! In fact I should have posted a follow-up on this thread... Here is what happened. Hopefully it helps you make the decision of coming over to the UK or not! I didn't end up seeing...
Hi everyone, I was treated for early Lyme and was given the recommended course of treatment, but I am a bit concerned. My bite, which was positioned at the knuckle between my index finger and my...
Having had a Google from reading your reply Razzle, that looks very likely! Thank you! I think maybe then I will take the antibiotics....
Thank you traveler, that's very helpful to know and I trust in your opinion! It's good to know that it's unlikely to be arthritis. I went to the doctor about it today, and he said that it was most...
I still have the red, painful burning knees often. It's not the joint that is painful, but just under the skin gets really sore. It's not swollen either, just red. I hope this is not Lyme arthritis,...
I got early treatment for possible lyme a little while ago (precautionary), I finished my course of 400mg Doxy a day for 4 weeks, but ever since then and on the day I started body brushing my knees...
Thank you all for your replies! I know I am anxious to an irrational extent (hence the username!) but I adore nature and always want to be out in it. I think this will be a temporary phase. Reading...
I posted this on an anxiety forum, but I received quite an insensitive reply by someone telling me I was silly to google Lyme in the first place, a bullseye rash didn't have to mean I had Lyme and if...
It's sunny in England right now (would you believe!) so instead of changing abx I'm staying inside in the shadows, like a vampire :P Just an update with some questions - I am doing surprisingly fine...
Hi everyone, So following up my posts about my 2 week old tick bite, the doctor gave me a low dose of doxy two days ago as I had mentioned. I wasn't comfortable with this low a dose (200mg a day for...
Thanks tickled, I will search for him :)...
That's reassuring tickled! I am worried though after finding this: http://www.cpnhelp.org/no_llmds_allowed_treat_ly That was dated 2011. Is this true? Are there no LLMDs in the UK anymore? I couldn't...
I appreciate the reply Traveler. :) What is the prognosis of Lyme caught and treated within 1 month?...
Thanks everybody for your help. I'm still getting to grips with everything. It would have been so much harder without all this great information! I did lay down soon after taking my first dose so...
I have taken two doxy pills so far (I'm on a low dose and I'm going to get that sorted) but I feel very nauseous and a bit weak. Is this normal? Would it be from the doxy or the lyme toxins? What...
Ok, thank you both! Off to the LLMD I go then for sure. I'm taking the doxy until the appointment, then hopefully it's full steam ahead with a proper treatment plan. I'm going for Dr Owen of Cardiff...
Ok I've been to the NHS doctor and he was wonderful actually for an NHS doc and he did prescribed me 100mg of doxycycline to have twice a day for two weeks. I'm a bit disappointed its not been for a...
Ok, I'm feeling hopeful but I must go to the GP tomorrow and really tell them how it is and what I want. Problem is, I don't want to come off as a hypochondriac or just not taken seriously. Is there...
Thanks so much for the replies, i am sorry to hear some of you are having such an awful time with this. Thank you Traveler for that specialised search link. I read through a few of the UK posts and...
I was also wondering, can I take an epsom salt bath while I'm on antibiotics? I saw on here that they helped and I have some in the cupboard. Also would the foot bath be okay too? Thanks :)...
Thank you for responding, Traveler. I'm speechless about the possibility of having lyme, I need a diagnosis... The problem is I can't afford to see a private doctor in the UK as I'm on benefits. The...
I was bitten 2 weeks ago by something that I think got me in the woods when I went for a walk - typical how on the one day I strayed off the path a little, something bit me! - and I never saw what...