Topic: Safest state/city to avoid lyme reinfection?
Dogsandcats
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I had a dingo dog that was bit by a tick about 25+ years ago. Didn't know what it was. Big blood sac hanging off dogs neck. Went running to the vet. The blob dropped off in the waiting room and rolled out on the floor. We cleared the waiting room. So much for the no ticks in California....
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Billy Graham Posts: 1967 | From California | Registered: Oct 2010
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Melanie Reber
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I lived in southern Co for 19 years at an elevation of 7,200'. I was constantly pulling ticks off of myself, my dog and my husband. My first diagnosis was CO Tick Fever in 1987. I have since been diagnosed with 7 distinct TBDs.
Posts: 7052 | From Colorado | Registered: Mar 2003
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Hi tick battler. We stayed in Highland Ranch. South of Denver. We were in a new development there. Things were new. Who knows what it will be like 5 years from now. I don't think there are many safe places any more. But no matter where you go I am sure that it won't be as bad as PA or NJ. You can't even go into a park any more on the east coast. I mostly stay indoors. Or I go for a walk at the plaza. Keep your chin up. There has to be a place for you and your family.
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Hey, thank you for starting this post! I have been silently asking this question ever since my Lyme symptoms appeared.
I lived upstate NY in the Catskills for 21 years and was bit 1000s of times by everything. Lyme was never even a thought(stupidly)..
I moved in with my father in NJ at the shore and got Lyme disease within 3 months, even though bug spray has been my best friend for years.
I'm sure Everyone already knows what I learned the hard way. Jersey is crazy infested. Stay outa the parks!
I'm moving to Brooklyn. None of my fiends there have problems with Lyme.
Posts: 17 | From NJ | Registered: Jun 2012
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tick battler
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Thanks everyone for responding. Here is an interesting chart from the CDC....just multiply everything by 10 to get closer to the real number of cases per state!
While I agree that no place is safe...you can see that there are different levels of safety. It is just so hard with kids...I'm totally stressing about my boys playing soccer in the fall. Just found out last night that we have yet another reinfection in one of my boys. That is probably the sixth reinfection for him this year, all from mosquitos. Of course, he is not doing as well as his brother and sister...you can see the difference. He used to be the healthiest of them all.
tickbattler
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tick battler
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Jolteon - I'm sure Brooklyn will be a good move for you - it's got to be better than NJ, which I believe is as bad as PA. Did you have lyme before you moved to NJ from all of those bites in the Catskills?
tickbattler
Posts: 1763 | From Malvern, PA | Registered: Jul 2009
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I would not be surprised if I have had it all my life. Especially after learning how easy and common it is to get in certain areas. Being in jersey was the first time I have ever pulled off a tick, got a crazy rash and then became extremely ill.
I've always lived in deer country and I have never been scared to go off the beaten path. Until getting Lyme. It has really taken away a lot of who I was proud to be.
I think 24/7 now abut preventing things from happening instead of just living. Always thinking about stupid bugs. That is why I cannot wait to be in an area where I don't have to worry so much and can just enjoy.
I hope you find that too. Good luck!
Posts: 17 | From NJ | Registered: Jun 2012
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tick battler.. that list is way off for Missouri! Texas is ahead of MO on that one. Some of the numbers also have to do with the total population of the state.
Wish they had better tests and better reporting!
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