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My daughter was diagnosed with Lyme disease in December 2007. After we finally found a LLMD she was put on Biaxin and Ceftin after we ound out she also had Bartonella. She has been doing fine and actually started going back to school 1/2 days 3 weeks ago. She is still on the 2 antibiotics and supplements.
Yesterday she came to me saying that the back fot her neck hurt. I looked and there was a tick attached on the back of her neck with a bullseye around it. I removed the tick and cleaned the area. Today she woke up with a terrible headache and stiff neck. The bullseye is bigger and she slept almost all day.
We are going to our LLMD next week but I wanted to see what everyone else thinks about her reaction to the bite. I can't understand why she would have such a reaction so quickly.
Any info anyone can provide would be helpful.
Thanks,
Kim
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KIM Posts: 13 | From MD | Registered: Jan 2008
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OMG!!!!!! I hate this for her! That is just not fair! I know life isnt fair but DANG that just is NOT fair!!!!
Glad she was on treatment though.
Would they switch up to doxy or amoxy at that point? I dont know!?
But my heart goes out to your daughter you and your family.
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I'd call the LLMD ASAP!
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my daughter fell sick immediately after tick bite twice. first time, it was clear something was not well, she became fussy and so tired, slept a lot too, not hungry etc. It took one day to get tummy aches, and fatigue.
I also fall sick very fast, in less than 48 hours, if the tick is infected.
People react different. Your daughter needs fast help.
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I just wanted to add an update and say tahnks for the responses. I took my daughter back to her LLMD. We decided to heep her on her biaxin 1 tsp 2x a day and increased her ceftin to 2 tsp 2x a day.
I removed the tick from her on 5-20-2008 and on 05-22-2008 she had a 101 fever her glands in her neck were swollen and she slept all day 5-22-2008 and has had a headache ever since I removed the tick.
Even my LLMD could not believe how sick she was so fast. Luckily I had the tick so we sent the tick off to have it tested.
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