Well, i've been running and i've reached that point of the road in which it splits into 4 different directions and don't know which to take.
I've become desperate for help because i know that with Lyme disease you need to take action quickly or things can get worse. But how do we know its Lyme?
The doctor i work with is a Lyme literate doctor, probably even a Lyme expert. I've become so paranoid of the disease because i work with people who are suffering so much and call everyday telling me they are dying and i feel hopeless on the other end of the phone not being able to do anything to relieve their pain but to deliver thier messages.
I don't want my little Angel to go through that. I remember he had the flu once and he was at a party and i took him home because he was burning up with fever. He was crying and there was nothing i could do to relieve his pain. I gave him medication but it could only do so much. I was crying because i don't want him to suffer.
So, i took him to see the doctor and she confirmed it as being Lyme and began to write a Rx and whatnot. She only searched the area to see if the "bulls eye" rash was still there but there was nothing. He didn't have any of the common symptoms that should follow after the bite but she said some people don't have them.
I wasn't very convinced. I believe he needs blood tests before we give him medication to see if he did get the Lyme infection. Then we will immediately begin with treatment. Medication will also be expensive. For 5 capsules its $70 and he would need to take them for 6 months straight. But what am i saying?! i need to stay positive. I want another doctor's opinion on what it could be.
This was taken on August 23rd at 1:24pm. If you notice, it really isn't a "bulls eye" rash, its just a round rash somewhat like a burn or if he was hit with something because there is not bite mark anywhere and the center of the rash is perfectly fine, it is not irritated, there's no bumps nothing! Which is convincing me that he was not bitten by a tick. So then what bit him?
I was looking online to see if i can find any other insect bites and so far a tick bite and a ringworm are the closest that can relate to this rash.
This picture was taken August 25th at 7:55pm. If you notice it became a bruise. It didn't expand or get worse. So it looks more like an injury than a bite but i don't want to risk my chances.
I mean, i feel like A-i'm over reacting or B- no one realizes how serious this can be.
I'm the only one freaking out here. Everyone is taking this so casually. I mean, has the world gone mad?! Why is no one REACTING?!!!! If this is really Lyme why is everyone so calm about it?! WTF?!!! I don't want the poor baby to suffer! I don't want him to be in pain and lose his ability to walk, talk, eat, etc. I just want him to be a normal healthy baby. I really truly do. That is all i ask for
I would give anything for him to grow up healthy.
Does anyone know of a doctor that can take a look at these pictures and help me figure out what it could be?
In the meantime, we will get the blood tests done in order for us to rule out that possibility. But i would really appreciate all your guys' help.
He is a twin, he just turned 3 on the 27th. I would hate to see him go through relentless pain if we don't act quick.
Yesterday after taking my sister grocery shopping, we were driving home and we could see the mountains on fire! From Norwalk! We were driving down Orr and Day and we looked straight ahead and saw the flames ! I feel bad for those whom have to evacuate their homes. But it was insane! I've never seen such a big fire so close before.
I hope this madness all ends soon.
I've become desperate for help because i know that with Lyme disease you need to take action quickly or things can get worse. But how do we know its Lyme?
The doctor i work with is a Lyme literate doctor, probably even a Lyme expert. I've become so paranoid of the disease because i work with people who are suffering so much and call everyday telling me they are dying and i feel hopeless on the other end of the phone not being able to do anything to relieve their pain but to deliver thier messages.
I don't want my little Angel to go through that. I remember he had the flu once and he was at a party and i took him home because he was burning up with fever. He was crying and there was nothing i could do to relieve his pain. I gave him medication but it could only do so much. I was crying because i don't want him to suffer.
So, i took him to see the doctor and she confirmed it as being Lyme and began to write a Rx and whatnot. She only searched the area to see if the "bulls eye" rash was still there but there was nothing. He didn't have any of the common symptoms that should follow after the bite but she said some people don't have them.
I wasn't very convinced. I believe he needs blood tests before we give him medication to see if he did get the Lyme infection. Then we will immediately begin with treatment. Medication will also be expensive. For 5 capsules its $70 and he would need to take them for 6 months straight. But what am i saying?! i need to stay positive. I want another doctor's opinion on what it could be.
This was taken on August 23rd at 1:24pm. If you notice, it really isn't a "bulls eye" rash, its just a round rash somewhat like a burn or if he was hit with something because there is not bite mark anywhere and the center of the rash is perfectly fine, it is not irritated, there's no bumps nothing! Which is convincing me that he was not bitten by a tick. So then what bit him?
I was looking online to see if i can find any other insect bites and so far a tick bite and a ringworm are the closest that can relate to this rash.
This picture was taken August 25th at 7:55pm. If you notice it became a bruise. It didn't expand or get worse. So it looks more like an injury than a bite but i don't want to risk my chances.
I mean, i feel like A-i'm over reacting or B- no one realizes how serious this can be.
I'm the only one freaking out here. Everyone is taking this so casually. I mean, has the world gone mad?! Why is no one REACTING?!!!! If this is really Lyme why is everyone so calm about it?! WTF?!!! I don't want the poor baby to suffer! I don't want him to be in pain and lose his ability to walk, talk, eat, etc. I just want him to be a normal healthy baby. I really truly do. That is all i ask for
I would give anything for him to grow up healthy.
Does anyone know of a doctor that can take a look at these pictures and help me figure out what it could be?
In the meantime, we will get the blood tests done in order for us to rule out that possibility. But i would really appreciate all your guys' help.
He is a twin, he just turned 3 on the 27th. I would hate to see him go through relentless pain if we don't act quick.
Yesterday after taking my sister grocery shopping, we were driving home and we could see the mountains on fire! From Norwalk! We were driving down Orr and Day and we looked straight ahead and saw the flames ! I feel bad for those whom have to evacuate their homes. But it was insane! I've never seen such a big fire so close before.
I hope this madness all ends soon.
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bitten:
blood test should confirm if it is Lyme disease. i had to get tested for it once. it should rule it out. good luck. you will be in my thoughts hon. 
existentialsex4:
My medical knowledge is limited since Im only experienced in bio medical ethics but it does look like lyme to me. It is similar to the characteristic bulls-eye rash and if your doc thinks after a clinical exam that it is lyme Id go with it. It should noted many patients cant recall being bitten by a tick, sometimes cannot locate the bite location, and sometimes the rash does not expand. The reason your doc did not do blood tests because there are some difficulties in culturing Borrelia bacteria in labs, typically the diagnosis is based on clinical exam findings of the rash itself even if the blood tests show up negative. Id stick to the original diagnosis and get the antibiotics. Although the antibiotics are pretty expensive, the risks of taking it are extremely low and if it can get rid of the Lyme disease what better incentive is that? I think as of right now the symptoms seem minimal, and it appears hes only in stage 1 which is easy to treat. If I were to give you advice Id stay stick to whats going on right now, and do whats in your babies best interest in terms of health (right now it seems to be getting the blood work done and getting the appropriate antibiotics, probably in his case that would be amoxicillin since hes a child). If you can, try not to focus on what the Lyme can potentially progress into in the worst cases and how much the drugs cost since it can be emotionally taxing and can result in poor medical decisions being made.