I have a friend who's Mom has likely been sick with Lyme for years (in denial). Has never been tested or treated. She's around 70 years old.
Recently she's been doing a detox diet for a month+ now. Definitely had some reaction to the diet including being very emotional, but she's been sticking to it.
The other day she developed a classic bulls eye rash - never saw a tick.
Is this definitely a new bite, or can a bulls eye rash appear years later, maybe due to all the detoxing she's been doing on her own?
Thanks for any thoughts.
~webmeg
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I got a classic bullseye three years after I became very ill with Lyme. Did not know what it was and did not know what I was sick from was Lyme so, I never showed it to my doctor.
One year later I got another one in the exact same spot and looked exactly the same. It grew to be over 12" wide and had rings.
When I showed this one to my doctor, she was then able to finally diagnose my with Lyme.
So, yes they can appear at any time. Also, I don't remember a tick bite ever!
But, as a child I had ticks all over the inside of my house for years. They came from a dog that we had who suffered from Lyme symptoms.
I would even find ticks climbing up my walls and on the floor in my bedroom! YUCK! Back then (1980's) we had never even heard of Lyme.
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We are not quite sure when I was infected with Bb but I had classic bullseyes (yes, plural) back in 1982, 1995, 2006 and then again this year when I started ABX treatment.
In 1982 and 1995 - I have no idea if I was taking ABX for other issues or not that may have brought the rashes out.
In 2006 - I had major surgery and was on a combo of ABX that brought out all sorts of rashes, including bullseyes and BART-type rashes.
Then in March this year, with my combo ABX, I developed the bullseyes on both thighs but it was pretty prominent on my right thigh.
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Hi webmeg,
Your friend is lucky to have this definitive sign of Lyme.
I was lucky that way in 99. Without the bulls eye, I would not have had a clue that health issues from years back were related to Lyme. Hooray for bulls eyes!!
I first thought it was a fresh tick bite but after a lot of reading over the years, I have concluded that it "just appeared" out of "nowhere".
After four years of continuous treatment, another classic bulls eye appeared.....I was undergoing the aggressive treatment I needed.....I know that one was not related to a new bite.
It makes sense to me that a detox could bring out a bulls eye.
Good luck to your friend and I hope this is a wake up call.
My best.....
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