Hi - Just a quick Question... Ive had Lyme now for 12 years.... just found a tick on my 7 year old! I just pulled it off of her and it was a tiny bit hard to do, but I got him off. It looks like a big tick (not the small one)... should I get her checked?!? Im kind of freaking out right now... Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :
can you send the tick into your county lab for analysis and get a doctor to rx doxycycline?
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
Doxy isn't for children due to the black teeth issue.
I would get an antibiotic on board asap though.
Call your LLMD and see what they recommend.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I would begin treatment no matter what. [no doxy] but don't rely on tick testing.
Posted by nenet (Member # 13174) on :
She needs to be on treatment for Lyme immediately, and seen by a tick-borne disease specialist to evaluate for co-infections to determine whether she should be treated for them right away as well. Watch for RMSF symtptoms - it can be very dangerous, and can be acquired just from touching an infeced tick.
Really the thing I would do is get her ILADS-level antibios from any doc you can while you make an appointment to get her in to see an LLMD for the rest.
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