My son had the bullseye rash and two days of symptoms (knee pain, stiff neck, headache). Treated right away with doxy for 4 weeks. What do I do now. He has Tourettes Syndrome and I fear a dysfuntional immune system much like in ASD kids. I don't want to just assume its gone.
Posted by Julie2763 (Member # 2841) on :
Sorry to hear about your son and good for you for not assuming it's gone. I had the same thing, bullseye rash, caught early and doxy for 4 weeks. But, ended up having to be on antibiotics for over a year.
Good luck to you!
I'm sure other here at LymeNet with more experience will offer you some good advice.
Take care.
Posted by DebraKelly (Member # 24925) on :
I would make sure you see a really good LLMD for children. Make sure that they test for coinfections. I had the rash and was treated for the full month for lyme but they never tested for coinfections. I had babesia and that turned out to make the lyme a real problem.
Get tested and make sure there is nothing else going on.
Good luck!
Posted by DebraKelly (Member # 24925) on :
I would make sure you see a really good LLMD for children. Make sure that they test for coinfections. I had the rash and was treated for the full month for lyme but they never tested for coinfections. I had babesia and that turned out to make the lyme a real problem.
Get tested and make sure there is nothing else going on.
Good luck!
Posted by Remember to Smile (Member # 25481) on :
Dear Lisa, So sorry your son contracted Lyme disease! You're wise to watch his symptoms and seek full remission of all.
Maybe his doxy dosage was too low or stopped too soon. Also, when he got the bull's eye rash, it may not have been his first exposure. (Wasn't for me.)
Tourette Syndrome is caused by LD and co-infections. People diagnosed with TS often exhibit ADHD and/or OCD symptoms, too. These behaviors are all manifestations of the Lyme disease complex (meaning tick-borne illnesses, like neuroborreliosis, babesiosis, and bartonellosis).
In New Jersey, a study of ticks found Bartonella sp more often than Borrelia. (That was true for Los Angeles, too.) It's very unlikely your son only contracted Lyme Borrelia, but not any co-infections. Statistically, it's more likely he contracted at least one other co-infection.
Ticks, deerflies, horseflies, and fleas can all transmit pathogens when they bite, and none swish with disinfectant before biting!)
If he contracted a Babesia sp., that will make clearing all the infections more difficult (but still possible!)
Please have your son re-evaluated by your LLMD, or seek a new LLMD with more experience getting multiple children into long-term remission.