It’s cordycep, I’ve heard of people treating Lyme with it solely but I’d never, ever recommend that — it seems to be useful for maintenance. It’s great for handling flare ups because it has a stimulant effect, you take pretty large doses for 2 weeks. I think you can also take a regular dose along with ABs for the…

Once the bacteria is gone, ABs only damage your system, so they might be making it worse that way. People around here seem to be fans of the holistic ~*cleansing*~ approach, which is really just a super-healthy diet and some supplements, so I can’t make fun of it too much. If you get pain in your joints or something…

Karl the Krazy Kadaver strikes again.

just stopping by to give props for the ‘crying on big bosoms’ tag. Nothing has ever described my love life so well.

Yes, I live in the woodsy mountains right in the PA/WV/VA hot spot. I read a report that Lyme has started to spread to CA, but I’m not sure on the details. Lyme is rare outside those hot spots, but it’s very common within them. My best guess is that if you took adults who have been living around here for let’s say at…

I just responded to a similar comment, and while I place my faith in science, I also believe in what I can see, and I’ve seen more than my fair share of chronic Lyme cases (or what we’re referring to as chronic Lyme). Nobody can fake this crap, and nobody would WANT it. Maybe it’s something Lyme does to your system…

I put faith in science, and I also put faith in what I can see. I see chronic Lyme anytime I go to the grocery store or pharmacy. I’ve seen it get really nasty in a few family friends; throw a rock in my county and you’ll hit someone whose had it at least once, so with those odds, there are a lot of people who didn’t…

Usually I grab a paper towel or tissue, cover my hand and pluck then flush them. Then scrub hands vigorously with antibacterial soap. We call those the “tick getters” at my parents’ house, they’re better for getting them around the pets’ ears and faces.

My stepdad has gotten it twice, both times were a bite behind his knee. I think it may have happened other times before, but he just zooms to the doctor as soon as he notices it, and that man never goes to the doc. His didn’t get as bad as my mom’s did, she thought it was a spider bite but saw the bullseye after a few…

Around here, the docs have a policy approved to go ahead and prescribe antibiotics before test results are in if it looks like Lyme — overprescription of ABs is a small price to pay to prevent a disease that *can* cause permanently polio-like effects. If you can’t afford them, our local pharmacy covers it, no…

*cries*

Every case is different. I’ve been trying to solely defend the fact that this is a real disease so the duration from patient to patient hasn’t exactly been my end point. (I know I sound bitchy I’m sorry in advance)

Yeah, when my mom got it it was just a big inflamed knot, but the bullseye showed up when they pressed an ice pack to it for like 20 seconds. Any big, hot, painful bite like that should be looked at.

I try to go by touch for that reason. Not to sound too bizarre, but the emollient effect of smoothing on moisturizer head to toe makes tiny bumps easier to feel. I’m lucky to have generally smooth skin so if I feel something and can’t see, I check out a mirror. Nothing’s 100% but it’s at least incentive to stay…

Yea, they elaborated and I apologized. a lot of other commenters have been cavalier about it so I was already a bit worked up.

Huh, I’ll ask my vet about a switch, one of my cats gets ear mites if I don’t give him Revolution so I wouldn’t want to make him sick if they interact, or if Advantix gets rid of mites too. I know there’s one vet’s office peddling a Lyme vaccine here, and there are lots of local PSAs, so people are trying to get it…

like the flu/ebola theories that it’s been engineered to kill a bunch of us, or make us dependent and sick? what if chemtrails are actually deer ticks holding tiny rucksacks of Lyme-infested gluten?

Sorry, I’m in rare form tonight and half the comments seem to think it’s a made up disease. I thought you meant conspiracy as in it wasn’t a real thing.

It depends on a few factors, the main one is how quickly it was treated. I’m talking days, hours making the difference between three weeks in bed and three months in some cases. Some people don’t get the bulls-eye, or it’s so swollen that it only shows up if you press an ice pack to it (which is very, very painful but…

Ok, keep living in denial, and definitely don’t get medical help when you’ve got a giant hot red bulls-eye mark somewhere on your body. Come back in 20 years and tell me that what I’ve seen with my own eyes isn’t true. FYI, I know more men that have gotten Lyme than women, so you can stick that card back up your ass…