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I got really sick after approximately 100 tick bites in the summer of 2005, but have experienced eye floaters since getting fresh cow's blood in my eye about 10 years ago.
I hit a black angus cow just after dark. It pealed the roof of my car back like a tin can, laid the crushed windshield over the dash, and landed in the front seat with me.
It't head apparently hit mine knocking my head back and to the side. I was unconsious until the car came to a stop. The tracks showed how the car missed a culvert and followed a fairly smooth ditch uphill until it stopped.
At the ER, I had considerable blood and glass on my face. They did not do a very good job of cleaning it off. I think they thought I was cut up some, but it turned out I did not have any cuts. I did get what appeared to be a bad case of poison ivy on my face though.
When I was able to check the car for my belongings, I noticed a large pool of dried blood on the floor behind the driver's seat. There was a tick stuck in the middle of it.
Most of the time since then, I have been able to see these crooked lines in my eyes when I have the right light background (such as this computer screen), allow my focus to change, and blink my eyes up. I have to make them float up and down to see them. They look like spirochetes.
The owner of the cow was in my high school graduating class of 19 students. I saw him last summer and his eyeballs have an apparent white coating on them.
His wife was a year ahead of us in school and I learned she tested positive for Lyme disease.
Last summer she still thought her arthritis doctor was great. She had 2 knee joint replacements, then suspected she might have Lyme. When she asked about a test, she was told no, you don't have Lyme. She did manage to get them to do a test anyway. It came back positive. The doctor's response was, no, you can't have Lyme. And so it goes.
Anyway, back to my stuff. I have a seasonal job in a large distribution center and became dizzy, confused, and with a cold sweat on the job last evening. It was a struggle to talk and I had to go home.
I have slowed down my treatment this month so I could work, but seem to have regressed. Being able to write this does make me feel safer or more secure.
I know I have to get more aggressive or serious with my treatment. I appreciate the support here and hope my imput about the cow's blood will be helpful to someone.
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Wow, what a story, Pigwit.
It wouldn't surprise me if what you are suggesting is true. I know that Lyme spirochetes have been found in dairy cattle in Wisconsin, so....
I know a couple here in my little "no Lyme" town who swear they got Lyme from gutting an antelope they shot near here. Something about the insides of animal seemed "odd" so they never even ate any of the meat.
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I'm a little new to lyme, but it makes more sense to me that the head trauma you experienced during the accident would be of more importance that the cow's blood. Have you mentioned the floaters to a neurologist?
As you probably know, even seemingly mild trauma to the head or neck can cause profound neurological problems for some down the road.
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I'd go with head trauma or a 100 tick bites as the explanation before something as unusual as cow blood from a road accident. Plus, latent lyme could easily have been triggered by the stress and injury from accident.
You are not seeing spirochetes in your eyes. They are too small. Floaters are very common with lyme. Floaters are bits of vitreous humor which have broken off and are floating around.
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In my eyes, I see a larger dot, that is not real dark, with a fine, kinky line coming off it. The round part is always the same size and they have uniform length.
I got some antibiotic eye drops (sulfacetamid sodium) and they have broken up some. When broken up, the dots are gone, they are more faint, and tend to cluster.
I did have some cognitive problems after the accident, but it seemed to go away. I guess the problems with memory and concentration have continued. The cognitive problems have gotten much worse in the past year and treatment has helped some.
When in the military, I was stationed in Massachusettts for most of 1966. Could I have gotten Lyme then? Was it in Mass. then?
Within a year of being there, I really had to struggle to do my job. I ended up getting a medical discharge about 2 years after being in Mass. It was considered service connected, but when I applied for disability pension, it was rated as less than 10%. I have never gotten any pension.
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