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How Can One Little Tick Cause So Much Trouble?

I used to putter happily in my yard, completely unworried about creepy crawlies. That was before I was bitten by a deer tick and infected with Lyme disease, not once, but twice. Now, I check and double-check for ticks on myself and on anyone who is outside with me. I don't like pesticides and repellents, but I don't hesitate to use Off spray on my shoes. Lyme disease is one nasty tick borne illness.

Deer get blamed for the spread of Lyme disease a lot, but did you know that you don't have to be around deer to get this disease? Little, inoffensive looking birds, mice and even your family dog can bring deer ticks right to your door.

Lyme Disease - the Thirty Day Illness?

Many Doctors Disagree With the CDC

The CDC says that Lyme disease should be cured with 30 days of antibiotics. They say it is not chronic. Some doctors and the patients they treat say it absolutely is. Who's right? I don't know. All I know is that I have been relapsing over and over since I first realized I had this disease in early 2007.
Doctors are saying that they think the term chronic Lyme disease is the problem. They prefer to call this inability to recover and the related health problems Post Lyme Disease Syndrome instead. As I've mentioned many times in discussions about Lyme, who cares what it is called? Lets stop wasting resources on deciding on a name and use them to fix the problem!

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Lyme Disease Tips

  • If you aren't sure if you have Lyme disease and you have a spot on your body that looks like you could stand in for a dartboard, you should go to your doctor immediately for a consultation.
  • If you are going outside, use a tick repellent and wear light colored, long sleeved clothing. Check yourself frequently for ticks.
  • If you have feral cats you are feeding, try to get tick treatments on them. I still think my Lyme disease may have come from a tick brought onto the porch by one of the feral cats I feed. A tick treatment also helps keep them safe.
  • Don't let anyone make you feel like you are crazy because you didn't get better after you took a six to eight week antibiotic treatment. If Lyme disease is caught immediately, it usually responds quickly. If diagnosis and treatment is delayed, the situation could be quite different.
  • Don't believe everything you are told. Some Lyme disease treatments are very unsafe and have not been proven to work. Consult your doctor and do some of your own research before you decide to try any treatments someone suggests.

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The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine by Bryan Rosner

The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine by Bryan Rosner

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When Antibiotics Fail: Lyme Disease and Rife Machines, with Critical Evaluation of Leading Alternative Therapies by Bryan Rosner

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Healing Lyme: Natural Healing And Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis And Its Coinfections by Stephen Harrod Buhner

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Beating Lyme Disease: Using Alternative Medicine and God-Designed Living by David A. Jernigan

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Everything You Need to Know About Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Disorders, 2nd Edition by Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner

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Lyme Light

Have some news about Lyme? Just want to say you have it, too? I'd love to hear from you.

  • Barkely Apr 22, 2010 @ 8:52 am | delete
    I know this is something you've struggled with. It's so good that you're sharing your experiences with the world. Hopefully these tips will help others!
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Are You a Face of Lyme?

I'm writing a book about the Faces of Lyme to show people that not everyone is affected by the disease in the same way and to encourage people to avoid falling for dangerous scams out of desperation. If you've had or still have Lyme disease, I'd love to interview you for the book.

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