Lyme Disease Fact Document

Interesting document.

Ticks with Lyme disease have (apparently) been recently discovered in Lincolnshire, specifically around the parks of Lincoln, so it would seem its becoming more common?

I was bitten by my first tick in France in May and am still suffering from the complications of the bite itself and was in the hospital yesterday to get it looked at by a skin specialist, they are removing the bite area in 4 weeks. It appears like a spot/lump similar to a fly bite, and periodically flares up and itches. Could be coincidence and be something else but I did not show any other symptoms and they don't suspect anything other than maybe a bit of the tick left in, or coincidence and its a mole or something random.
 
I have converted these images into a pdf file, but the file size exceeds the forums max size for upload.

If anybody wants a pdf cop I could email it?

Dave
 
Interesting document.

Ticks with Lyme disease have (apparently) been recently discovered in Lincolnshire, specifically around the parks of Lincoln, so it would seem its becoming more common?

I was bitten by my first tick in France in May and am still suffering from the complications of the bite itself and





















was in the hospital yesterday to get it looked at by a skin specialist, they are removing the bite area in 4 weeks.




































It appears like a spot/lump similar to a fly bite, and periodically flares up and itches. Could be coincidence and be




























something else but I did not show any other symptoms and they don't suspect anything other than maybe a bit of the tick left in, or coincidence and its a mole or something random.

Probably mouth parts of tick left in, had this a few times but even when I get them out completely I get a spot that itches and bleeds for a week or two, my arms are covered in white patches where I have been bitten seems to destroy the pigment in the area of the bite.
 
Pay attention Gentlemen to these documents. I got Lymes in 2010, I had two years out on strong antibiotics, I now get arthritis in my hands and certainly don't have the energy and drive that I used to. And what is a snivel for most turns into man flu. And I was quickly diagnosed and treated by professors at the western general in Edinburgh who are leading a lot of the research into it.
 
Pete you are welcome.

Most thanks to daw for posting in the first place.

I had heard that there was no definitive test for Lymes and it was covered when I did my DSC1. This article reinforces the simple advice we were given, to ensure removal within 24 hours, with an in depth explanation.

Geoff
 
Got to say, what a nice example of different forum members co-operating and providing some thing useful for all to share.
 
Interesting document.

Ticks with Lyme disease have (apparently) been recently discovered in Lincolnshire, specifically around the parks of Lincoln, so it would seem its becoming more common?

I was bitten by my first tick in France in May and am still suffering from the complications of the bite itself and was in the hospital yesterday to get it looked at by a skin specialist, they are removing the bite area in 4 weeks. It appears like a spot/lump similar to a fly bite, and periodically flares up and itches. Could be coincidence and be something else but I did not show any other symptoms and they don't suspect anything other than maybe a bit of the tick left in, or coincidence and its a mole or something random.

i get this with pretty much all tick bites I get. They rarely stay on.
i have suffered the effects of Lyme disease ( undiagnosed for 4yrs) for approx 17yrs.
it is horrendous and I can go a few months of good health and then get hit with bouts of extreme lethargy. My immune system is pretty shot, I've had shingles 4 times in the last 10years. It's suspected
that it may even be linked to a brain tumour that was discovered 3yrs ago ( removed)

take me ticks seriously and demand antibiotis
 
My (then) 5 yr old daughter got it whilst we were on holiday in the Exmoor area four years ago. My wife removed a tick from her torso (probably in an incorrect manner we later found out) Lucky, during a period of boredom whilst in the Middle East a few years earlier, I'd read a book called 'How to stay healthy aboard' that had been kicking around the accommodation, which contained a section about Lyme, so I was on the lookout for the tell-tale rash that appeared 10 days of so later!

She was too young for the recommended antibiotic, as it can't be given to those under eight; but she was prescribed a 14 day course of amoxicillin, not ideal, but the best they could do at the time. I suspect it was only partially successful, because she has subsequently suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and is still under weight and suffers from discoloured skin similar to jaundice. Her paediatric consultant says if there is any residual Lyme, there is nothing that an be done now because it would be too well established in her system, so that's that apparently! God only knows what sate she would be in if we'd missed the signs . . .
 
Hi all

Good to see this being raised in what must be a high risk group - the latest guidance on symptoms is at the following link -

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463701/LymeDisease_SignsAndSymptoms.pdf

it is something we do need to watch out for and is more widespread than some people inc GPs believe - also the rash doesn't always appear and at a lower rate than previously thought. I grew up on a farm but only been knowingly bitten four times - twice whilst out mountain biking (ironically the day after I'd been to a Lyme disease meeting) and then last year out stalking - the annoying thing is I checked myself after stalking when I came out the shower but the next morning two nymphs had latched on. I'll declare a vested interest here as I work for Public Health England.

Richard
 
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