I have gotten many tick bites this year. over 15 (We live in the woods), but this tick bite woke me up in the middle of the night causing a lot of pain throughout my leg, it's very difficult to walk now. I have provided a link with a picture of my thigh where the tick bite is. But when I woke up, I pulled off the tick and that little area was numb but the rest of my leg was in terrible pain. Now it hurts all over the leg and walking is so painful on it. Do you think it could be lyme disease?
The way it looks and feels is scaring me. It hurts A LOT.
Thanks
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Hi Sysy,
I'm glad you got a diagnosis and that you were started on medication. Hoping that treatment is very effective since you went in early. Please keep us posted in 3 days!
Rosa
November 18, 2011 - 8:14amThis Comment
Hi rosa!
I'm not tolerating this antibiotic very well. It has been giving me nausea and vomitting. I am allergic to cipro,sulfa, and nitrofurant monohys. Could there be any other antibiotics I can take wiith less side effects?
November 19, 2011 - 7:57amI am on doxycicline twice a day,100 mg for 10 days.
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Sysy,
Nausea and Vomiting are normal side effects of antibiotics but If you are allergic to Sulfites, please call your doctor to change your prescription. It may also help to take all antibiotics with some food to reduce the n/v.
Rosa
November 19, 2011 - 8:29amThis Comment
Hi Rosa,
November 21, 2011 - 9:32pmI have not heard back from the doctor yet.
However, the swelling around my tick bite expanded, and it now looks like there is a hole in my leg. And it was very red all around it again. I haven't scratched it at all, so i dont see how this could've happened. it's hurting again too.
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I just ran into this post. How did things come out for you? It's been about 8 months since this happened - I'm just wondering how you are doing now? Was it Lyme's? Were they able to give you a different antibiotic that helped more?
Julie
July 5, 2012 - 12:25pmThis Comment
Hi Rosa,
November 17, 2011 - 8:20amThey said they won't have anything till friday, and now ive developed a red ring and a rash on my shoulder near my neck. I'm going to a walk-in clinic in about an hour. I will let you know.
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Dear Sysy,
What color was the tick?
These two links are pictures of the ticks to help you identify whether or not it could be a deer tick.
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=PI%2F18578&topicKey=PI%2F4017&source=see_link&utdPopup=true
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/image?imageKey=PI%2F18469&topicKey=PI%2F4017&source=see_link&utdPopup=true
Symptoms of Lyme Disease include:
Although right now your bite appears to be a red bump, if it is a deer tick bite, it will expand to look like a bulls-eye. I would advise you not to wait until that happens and please go see your doctor immediately as Lyme Disease treatment is most effective when started immediately.
Keep us posted,
Rosa
November 16, 2011 - 7:25amThis Comment
It was definitely a deer tick. I had my bf and my bfs mom (whom is staying with us), look at the tick..and it was a deer tick.
I wonder if it could have been there a while and I had just noticed it last night because of the pain. Its very black in the center, and it's starting to swell.
I will call my doctor, and keep you updated!
Thanks rosa
P.s. This is a better picture of it today.
November 16, 2011 - 7:55amhttp://tinypic.com/r/rkzij9/5
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