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I caught Lyme earlier this year. Recently moved to upstate NY (20 miles from Lyme, CT) and tick checks are a daily thing. Found an adult embedded in my side.
by Whitespace 5y ago
I caught Lyme earlier this year. Recently moved to upstate NY (20 miles from Lyme, CT) and tick checks are a daily thing. Found an adult embedded in my side. Developed a 103ºF fever and fatigue. Dr. took blood for the Lyme test but didn't wait for a positive and prescribed 2 weeks of Doxycycline.
A few days later I found a bullseye rash on my leg (not near the bite area) which pretty much confirmed it.
I felt 100% around 5-7 days after developing fever symptoms.
- technothrasher 5y ago> Recently moved to upstate NY (20 miles from Lyme, CT) Wait, what? The only part of NY 20 miles from Lyme is the tip of Long Island. It's at least 60 miles from anything upstate.
- doctorhandshake 5y agoFor folks in NYC, ‘upstate’ is used loosely to mean ‘a place in NY state you access via queens or the bronx’.
- Whitespace 5y agoAhh you're correct, I'm 90 miles from Lyme, not 20.
- vimy 5y agoThe tests look for antibodies which only are measurable after weeks so a test immediately after a tick bite is useless.