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Originally Posted by Otter
"Had"?
Does that go away? Do you have any after effects? I've been watching for a ring around where it was (none yet, a telltale symptom) and am going to keep an eye on it.
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People say it never goes away...it's all a myth.
I never saw the tick. Went camping in North Wisconsin a few years ago and noticed a funny bite on my hip with the "ring" around it. It went away...didn't think anything of it.
-1.5 years later-
Started to have terrible night-sweats. Would be dripping at night...would have to change the sheets every night.
Some days I would run a fever but not feel sick...wake up the next day with no fever just to have it come back the day after.
I am a runner. My knees and ankles started to kill me just a couple miles into my run...then my feet would start to tingle and go numb as if they were falling asleep.
Finally went to the doctor after about a month of this. They tested for everything under the sun...then did a Lymes screening. The 1st test came back a false-positive which is common...so they took the test again and it came back positive.
Now the bullseye bite on my hip a few years ago made sense...
Put me one an antibiotic for a month....took the test a couple times afterwards.
Gone.
I was still worried as I have heard the stories that is remains in your body. The Dr. said thats all BS and I could always take the screening again....so I took it about 9 months ago and got negative results.
IF you catch it early, it's not that big of a deal.
My 53 year old mother actually got it last year too...she is fine now.