A few months ago I came here worried about my 2-year with three bullseyes and a primary care physician that wasn't lyme literate.
Thanks to the encouragement and pushing, I found a lyme literate pediatrician in nyc that is amazing. My son did not have symptoms other than the rashes and just finished four weeks of Ceftin and azithromaxin as he developed an allergy to amoxycillin. The next step is to send blood to igenex in three months and determine if he is lyme free.
For now, I have lots of faith in the new doctor, there are no symptoms and he finished a full month of strong antibiotics.
Thanks again for the support and even if he shows symptoms later, we have the right doctor and know what to do.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That's wonderful!! I wasn't aware of any pediatric LLMD's in NYC .. but glad you found one you are happy with!
Be sure to keep the child on probiotics for a good while... forever sounds good to me!
I'll move this to medical questions so you will get more feedback on what is a medical problem.
Thanks for keeping us updated!
Posted by Klustpooh (Member # 46693) on :
Why are continuing probiotics important?
Thanks.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
After taking antibiotics, it will take awhile for the good bacteria to be replenished. Due to our Western diets, most of us are lacking in good bacteria anyway.
So keep it in mind. If the child is allowed to eat a lot of sugar, then for sure the probiotics would be good.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Antibiotics not only kill off bad bacteria but also good bacteria which we need to stay healthy.
It's important to take probiotics two hours before or after taking antibiotics to prevent the abx from getting rid of the good bacteria. Also, it would be a good idea to continue taking probiotics for a while after stopping abx, depending on how long one has been ill.
Here is a good link for you to read as it is full of very useful information about "Children With Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases"