Doctor Jones in CT 203-772-1123

I suggest giving him a call and inquiring about treatment (dose and length of time) for a known tick attatchnment.

Explain everything including your LLMD and the situation with LL ped care.

I bet his office, or his office with your LL..
could figure this out and help you .

Last summer, my daughter (2 1/2)at the time, had a bullseye rash on her knee and was complaining that her knee hurt. I never saw the tick.

The pediatrician said to wait and see if she developed any symptoms. A week later she was really sick and had a fever, headache, stomachache, knee pain and other symtpoms.

Get in touch with Dr. J and see what they recommend. I think I read somewhere (don't quote me) that he recommends 30 days for an attachment.

Maybe you can convince your ped or llmd to work with him if necessary.

Play it safe!

I have had a 7 year battle with Lyme Disease. So when I found a tick on my 14 year daughter last week, I called my LLMD right away. He responded by putting her on 2 different antibiotics, Biaxin and Amoxicillin.

I also contacted Dr. Jones and his office responded by telling me that Dr. Jones always recommends 30 days of Amoxicillin for any tick bite.

So, obviously, these 2 LLMDs see the worst case senarios day to day, and they think it is important to treat no matter what.

Hope that tells you wnat you need to know.

FYI, Dr. Jones' office recommended 500 mg Amoxicillin twice a day minimum of 30 days.

As ConnieMc said, Dr Jones recommends 30 days Amoxicillin.
It's very important that the dose is strong enough. Too little, & the disease will still be there; will flare up at some time in the future when it's more difficult to deal with.

Finding a LLMD for your son -
1. Go to Seeking a Dr here on LymeNet.
Put your location in the title & someone should see it & e-mail info.
We don't give dr's names here without their permission.

2. On the left, click "Support Groups"
NJ has a long list. They should have some helpful info about Lyme Pediatricians in your area.

3. On the left, click "Lyme Disease Association" then check "Doctor Referrals"

4. To get immediate treatment, some people have been successful in going to a walk-in facility, like Doctor's Care, etc.
This could provide treatment for your son while you're waiting for an appt with a LLMD.

Recommend you take a copy of Dr B's
"Diagnostic Hints & Treatment Guidelines..." with you to be sure the dose is adequate. www.ilads.org/burrascano_1102.html

32 pages of excellent info written by one of the best LLMDs.

Dose of Amoxicillin is based on child's weight. See recommended dose in "Diag Hints...."

page 16: Antibiotic Choices
Amoxicillin: Children - 50 mg/kg/day divided into q8h doses

My pharmacist did the math:
child weighing 35 lbs needs about 800 mg/day
child weighing 70 lbs needs 1,600 mg/day

Antibiotics (abx) kill the good bacteria in the system along with the bad bacteria.
The good has to be replenished with enough acidophilus to prevent a systemic yeast infection (candida).
With higher doses of antibiotics for a longer time, this is very important.

In "Diag Hints....Guidelines..", read about acidophilus on pages 24 & 29 (Managing Yeast...)
Always be sure to have at least 2 hrs between abx & acidoph - before & after - or it won't be able to help.
Be sure to give an adequate amt per day.

Keep in touch & let us know when you find a LLMD.

I'd bet they told you this, but do be sure to keep Doc B's symptoms list handy and watch him during this course of abx (and after)..

and signs of symptoms, rash, herx, ect..you should give a yell back..it MAY require an alteration of the treatment plan to take care of.

You never know if this wasn't the first exposure, or if co-infections will rear their heads, ect..

Tho odds are if it was the first exposure, profilactic (I never know how to spell that ) treatment would take care of any possible sprouting infection..
this advise is just to keep an eye.

Also..did they mention acidophilus? Right dose for age and weight, taken two hours away from abx..and I suggest extra fluids and lay low on 'bad' sugar.

All the best..

And just a reminder..

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER wait for a tick test to come back before starting treatment.

I don't even like to tell folks to get the ticks tested because of this problem. The test CAN miss the infection (or many others ones it could have).. ands/or the tick MAY have had a buddy who was attached and was not seen.

And there has been.. for YEARS... too many reports of ... "you have to have a DEER tick" on you for "24-48 hours" ...or you can't have Lyme."

HOG WASH!

ALL of that information is GARBAGE! And we now know it. Unfortunately thousands and thousands of people were denied treatment due to those IDIOT statements and many are now suffering from those STUPID "rules".

And..

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER "wait and see" if symptoms develop before treating.

That's kinda like telling a person to wait and see if you drown BEFORE putting on a life jacket!

IDIOTS!

PLEASE educate that ducks office so other children aren't left to suffer!

Thanks!

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