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peacemama
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and a rash. She thinks she is just allergic to tick bites. The rash went away.

Okay. . what would you do? Her doctor said a 6 week prophylactic course of doxy is overkill.

That is what I would do.

How bout you?
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prophylactic course. No use ending up with something awful down the road.
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That's what I said, but is 6 weeks enough?
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She says she is "allergic" to tick bites, and that is why she gets the rash.

hmmmm. . . .
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peace,

no, 3 months antibiotics!! 2 months with NO SYMPTOMS at all before getting off of them [Smile]
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Well, Grandma (who used to be a nurse) got two doses of doxy from her doctor, who reassured her that without symptoms, and without a bullseye and with a rash that went away, that the two doses are just prophylactic.

And she has seen Under Our Skin.

I can't even believe it.
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