posted
My daughter was bitten by a tick 2 weeks ago. We were able to get our doctor to give her a 4 week prescription for doxycycline, which she has been taking. But the spot where the tick bit her is still red and inflamed.
Any suggestions about what we should put on it--or anything else we should do?
Thank you!
Posts: 25 | From Kansas City | Registered: Sep 2007
| IP: Logged |
randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290
posted
Mine last a couple of weeks before it went away
-------------------- do not look back when the only course is forward Posts: 12262 | From texas | Registered: Mar 2007
| IP: Logged |
Keebler
Honored Contributor (25K+ posts)
Member # 12673
posted
- Sorry to hear of this. Sigh. I think she needs a LLMD, if possible.
1) Doxy only works in very high doses. Typical low doses can do more harm than good in the long run.
2) Doxy is NOT FOR CHILDREN [Might she be a teenager, that might have leeway but there may be more than just the teeth-darkening reason for that.]
3) No single drug is enough. Combination treatment required.
(What ILADS is) . . . WHY you need an ILADS-educated, Lyme Literate Doctor - starting with assessment / evaluation. -
[ 05-23-2012, 01:59 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]
Posts: 48021 | From Tree House | Registered: Jul 2007
| IP: Logged |
Keebler
Honored Contributor (25K+ posts)
Member # 12673
posted
- After two weeks, "the spot where the tick bit her is still red and inflamed."
If there might be any mouth parts left in the skin, they should be excised under magnification in a doctor's office.
It's very important to be sure. If any mouth parts remain, infection can be nearly impossible to get into remission.
Still, it can take a while for the rash to subside. Be sure to keep photos at all stages.
You might use:
* tea tree oil (if she is old enough to not have that make its way to her eyes or pillow case), or
* a colloidal silver solution on the rash and then maybe
* a myrrh - goldenseal ointment
* Boericke & Tafel Califlora Calendula Gel
No petroleum products, though.
Good luck. -
[ 05-23-2012, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]
Posts: 48021 | From Tree House | Registered: Jul 2007
| IP: Logged |
Keebler
Honored Contributor (25K+ posts)
Member # 12673
posted
- PROBIOTICS
I also hope the doctor instructed her to take probiotics - hours away from any Rx, supplement and away from food.
AVOID SUN EXPOSURE
- even through windows. I hope your daughter has been instructed to avoid ALL sun exposure. Doxy can cause the skin to burn very badly in a short time, even through a window. -
Posts: 48021 | From Tree House | Registered: Jul 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
The rash can last a few weeks because it isn't just a localized reaction, but a general immune response. She can also develop other rashes at any time and any location on her body as she fights the infection. To be safe, have her doctor take a look at it. Perhaps it will resolve on its own, but it's best to make sure she doesn't have something more going on, like a localized cellulitis. Better safe than sorry. Good luck to you!
Posts: 31 | From Kalamazoo MI | Registered: Sep 2010
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic