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TWGarrett 09/17/2010

Ok, I went Mon. and they moved my Oct. 26th appt. to today. I road an hour to get there and was told they tried to get me on the phone yesterday. The doctor I was to see, who also has fibro, called in sick. They rescheduled me for next week, and sent me an hour back home. The only good thing that came from this is they were able to get me in their clinic that is only 20 min. away. They originally couldn't see me til Nov. 1st. Go figure.
This morning getting out of the shower it looked like I had a mole, at my armpit, that was loose and very red around it. Beings how I'm so blind these days I couldn't decide Tick or mole. When my mom came to take me to the doctor I had her look and it was a tick. So pray for me to not get Lyme Desease.
TW

deleted_user 09/17/2010

Oh, man! That's terrible. And no Lyme Disease allowed. :-P Please have a nice weekend, though!

deleted_user 09/17/2010

I bet your little Yorkie friend brought it in! y husband has had to pull 2 ticks off of himself . Our "babies" sleep with us too. They snore so loud hubby has to wear ear plugs! LMAO!!! So glad your long trip at least brought some good news about the clinic. Bet they were feeling bad that you made the trip and didn't get to see the doc.

Loryn 09/17/2010

That's just what you need. How did they get the tick off of you? On a positive note, a doctor was able to see it. Which is a good thing.

TWGarrett 09/17/2010

Yeah, I figure Festus musta brought it to bed. I was hoping to show the doctor mainly because it was so red but my appt. got moved to next Fri..
But my mom had me put alcohol on the bite.

CarrieinSK 09/17/2010

I'm not afraid of much but I AM afraid of those nasty little things! I found out that our area is at a low to nil risk of the ones that carry Lymes so that made me feel a little at ease. Do you know how high the risk is for your area? I sure hope you got it in time.

deleted_user 09/18/2010

Your #1 on my prayer list. Go to the Dr. immediately.

deleted_user 09/18/2010

Oh, my goodness! Call the doctor and find out what you should do right away. Particularly if you get a red aura around the bite. I'm sure you know about that, but there may be something your doctor can advise before anything like that occurs. My brother got rocky mountain spotted fever from a tick. It was awful! Don't wait. See what, if anything, can be done at this stage of the game.

Good luck. Hopefully this won't turn out to be serious, but don't leave it to chance.

Mizroze

deleted_user 09/18/2010

My father is allergic to some tick bites and he gets a very large red area. His doctor gives him a Z pack that fixes it right up. You might want to see your PCP if it is still red around the bite by Monday.

Hugs & prayers for no Lyme!

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