I haven't been on Lymenet for years. I had Lyme in 2001 and was treated for 5 years.
On 4/27 found a nymph tick on me in the shower and scratched it off, not knowing, at first, what it was. It could have been on maximum 6 hours. It is always possible another one could have been on me longer in an area outside of my vision.
Anyway, two weeks later I am mysteriously ill, fluish, headache, achy, and burning neuro sensations.
Since my original infection, and treatment, I have gotten ill with exposure to the sun, but this is extreme.
If I have a Lyme test two weeks after the tick, is it too early for accurate results? I assume I should request a Western Blot. Is that still the best test? Thanks!
Posted by Bartenderbonnie (Member # 49177) on :
Time is of the essence for the situation you find yourself in winding shores!
If you do not want to be left with long and debilitating symptoms, I would suggest finding a medical practitioner for antibiotic prophylactic treatment. Why take a chance with this life changing and deadly infection (s)?
Of coarse you can test with Western Blot at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, etc. . . But this outdated and highly fallible test MISSES up to 50% of cases. Hence the reason of so many members on LymeNet.
So you can call your primary, go to Urgent Care, schedule TeleDoc or call your LLMD to get started on a treatment plan asap.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Western Blot at any time .. other tests need to be 6 weeks later.