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I'm a 42 year old male in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
So far for testing: - negative Lyme test result - low platelet count - awaiting ehrlichia test result (Sorry, I lack specific test names and values.)
I'm trying to find a specialist I can see once I have the ehrlichia test result.
History:
26-27 July 2008 * Was in wooded area (Burnett County, WI) 27 July * Discovered deer tick on my back * Tick had been on me 31 hours max * no rash, no symptoms 28 July * Saw primary care physician * No symptoms, tick not engorged, tick not on me long, so no treatment * No blood tests run * Was told, call if you have symptoms 30 July * Rib pain on left side of chest in afternoon. * Gradually got worse as day went on * Woke up at 3am because it hurt to breathe 31 July * Called doctor, went on 100mg Doxycycline twice daily for 14 days * Rib pain was better within 24 hours * Rib pain and nausea for days, not sure if nausea was from Doxycycline * All better within a week but continued treatment for the 14 days 30 August 2008 * Rib pain again, this time on right side of chest * Went to urgent care * Got blood tests - Platelet count low - Lyme and Ehrlichia tests sent to state lab - Lyme result came back negative - Ehrlichia result should come within a week * Got chest x-ray. Result: no problems seen * Went on 100mg twice daily Doxycycline for 14 days * Nausea and headache
[ 03. September 2008, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: Pete_in_MN ]
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Sorry, it's 100mg Doxycycline twice a day. I edited the post just now to fix that.
Thanks for the info you sent, and the reality check on Doxycycline dosage/duration!
-- Pete
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welcome pete, so glad you found us, and thanks for the good detailed history of what has been happening, etc!!
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otherwise, we will SOB, SCROLL ON BY, since we can't read to help you. If I see posts like this, I SOB them; to hard on me. I'm also in the early stages of losing my eyesight from diabetes retinopathy. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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