LYME DISEASE

Hi All

i have been searching around for LD issues and found this lively discussion. here is my gross story. i went to fire island, ny last saturday and while there i felt a pinch on my penis which i attributed to beach sand. later i saw a black spot on my penis and attributed it to a scratch from the sand. today a small round bug came out of that scratch site and i have it in a plastic bag for later analysis. is there a possiblity of the tick burrowing into my skin and staying there for 3 days and exiting? any suggestions? it sounds weird but i am really concerned now and getting info before my doctor appt.

Ouch...definitely a possibility...fortunately you were able to save the bug. Not sure how many days it takes for the antibodies to develop for Lyme...that's how they test..but my sister was diagnosed a week after a tick bite...and she nailed it right away.

Good luck.

nick918,

Keep us informed. Fire Island has a large deer population and as you are doing it's always best to check these things out.Your good fortune(I guess) of finding the tick may help the Dx.Beach grass is a food source for the deer on the island and some sand clinging to a fold in your bathing suit or shorts could harbor a tick but ticks also move along the body quickly and lightly and could just as well crawled up your leg. Again good luck and keep us informed.

Delrun and others any updates?

Hello all

i have chronic lyme disease....i recieved diagnosis in 2001 .i am told I was misdaignosed and undertreated many years ago!!I am new to this site.i have been doing alot of internet research on lyme and other tickborne diseases for two years now.i live in southwest missouri where lyme disease isnt sapose to exsit,however i know 1o people whom have had the bullseye rash and 6 who have been diagnosed by thier doctar.i guess the borrelia bacteria carried here is differnt strain so the testing is useless.I tested positive IgG and IgM western blot in 2001.After 8 weeks of antibiatic treatment siezures began that left me with a whole new set of symptoms that lasted 9 months or more.i still have nuerologic problems causing unsteady gaite,obsessive compulsive issues,sleep walking,emotional outburst and rage!!i have always had pain and arthritic complaints but this brain fog and sudden outbursts are hard to deal with...

Molymie,

Sorry to hear of your plight. We all are at risk everytime we go out even in a socalled safe area.It is unfortunate that we hear so many missed Dxs on this thing and shows how little we know about this disease especially in the early stages.The far reaching effects of this thing are just unbelievable. What kind of treatment are you now getting?I've not seen any thing written about rage and obsessive compulsive actions but have seen stuff about the 'foggy brain' and gait etc.

Please keep us informed of your treatment and recovery.