Hi everyone. New here so please bear with me. Last week I was bitten by a deer tick. I saved the tick and the docs sent it off to Albany to be tested for Lyme. The test result showed negative for Lyme disease. When I saw urgent care doc for bite she put me on 7 day course of Doxycycline Hyclate which I will finish tomorrow. My primary care doc says finish up the Doxy and I will be fine. I'm skeptical. Is there reason to worry or should I just be happy all.is well. Thanks in advance
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Famous last words by an ignorant MD .. "you'll be fine."
I would want to be treated with 200mg doxy twice a day for 4-6 wks myself.
However, you stated that your tick was not infected, so .. perhaps you will be fine. The tick testing is NOT always 100% as I once found out.