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Do you still have the tick? You can send it to a lab for analysis, it costs just $60. The human lyme tests are very inaccurate, especially within two weeks of
by newbie12 13y ago
Do you still have the tick? You can send it to a lab for analysis, it costs just $60. The human lyme tests are very inaccurate, especially within two weeks of the bite-- you might not have formed antibodies yet.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoI kept it for a few days, but disposed of it after I had blood test done. I found a lab that will accept my own blood sample for a western blot, so in a week or two I'll send them a 5ml EDTA test tube for processing (I can draw my own blood at home).
- VLM 13y ago"Do you still have the tick? You can send it to a lab for analysis, it costs just $60." This is the most important lesson of the whole discussion, having gone thru this. There's a direct analogy with rabies, if you know the animal is uninfected you can save yourself quite a bit of time, pain, and money. If you know its infected, well, treatment usually is wiser than waiting for death. Bit by a dog? Eh, make it let go, and then walk away, no need to check for a rabies vaccination tag. After all, what are the odds? LOL
- rotnewson 13y ago> Bit by a dog? Eh, make it let go, and then walk away, no need to check for a rabies vaccination tag. After all, what are the odds? LOL I don't know where you live but it is pretty standard to get a few vaccines (rabies included) when bitten by an unknown dog as a precaution. Same reason people get tetanus shots with puncture wounds.