Lyme Disease

[Guest guest]

Seven weeks ago, my four year old daughter and I went on a hike in the

woods. While on the hike, we realized the trail was tick infested and they

were really small deer ticks. We were not prepared nor dressed

appropriately. A few weeks later, when I went in for a routine doctor¹s

appointment, I asked them to add a test for Lyme disease to my blood test. I

never found a tick on either of us and neither of us had a rash so I didn¹t

expect the test to come back positive. But it did. Having just got over the

flu ­ I checked the list of symptoms for Lyme disease and our flu like

symptoms were bell ringers for Lyme disease.

I was put on antibiotics six weeks after our hike and my daughter just

started her antibiotics today, (seven weeks later ­ we had to wait for her

test results). My doc said that my antibodies are Œnew¹ antibodies and

suggest that I was infected 4 to 6 weeks ago which coincides with our hike.

I¹m learning more than I ever wanted to know about the disease. I have to

admit that I¹m really ignorant about ticks and I¹m getting some conflicting

information in my research. I was hoping that someone here could guide me in

the right direction.

Since we never found the ticks ­ I¹m worried that it is still attached,

possibly having babies, or maybe it will detach itself and is living in my

bed. Do I need to find the tick and/or the location that it bit.

Additionally, It seems that I should be doing more than simply taking

antibiotics but I don¹t know Œwhat¹ I should be doing.

Any pointers would be appreciated.