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They got me ---

I was bit by a tick on the back of my head about a week ago. did not think anything of it at the time but have been having hives flash up / have been generally itchy pretty much since. I found this reddit page while trying to find out what the hives meant and am now slightly worried. No bulls eye rash from what i can tell but the bite is on my scalp and covered by my hair.

Did not save the tick but there was blood present when i eventually scratched it off my

Are hives a typical sign of something to worry about? Outside of that - i guess i could say I've been more tired than usual?

Real question is - I have 100mg doxycyclene tablets from an old script. Should I take those as a precaution and wait and see if the fatigue or anything else gets worse?

Thanks!

I was bitten 9 days ago (Europe), tick removed and I don't think it was on for long. Thought nothing of it and would just monitor the area. Small red mark where it had bitten but nothing I wasn't expecting.

Yesterday I noticed a larger expanding red rash at the site and today was given 3 weeks of Doxycycline to start today. I have no other symptoms and generally feel well (if just anxious).

I have heard and read a lot of horror stories and hoping to see if someone has experienced something similar, caught early (is 9 days early enough?) with no other symptoms and life went on as normal.

I suspect this is all I can do for now and just wait and monitor but any other advice or info is appreciated. I'm UK based for reference but I got the bite from the continent.

Thank you

I don’t recall ever being bitten. But there was a day at fire island where we were swarmed by what seemed to be mosquitoes. There could’ve been a tick. This was about ten years ago.

I still have to meet again with the neurologist. Assuming that something else doesn’t emerge, should I be searching for a rheumatologist?

Title: Tick bite on 5-year-old (Northern CA) — would you give doxycycline just in case?

Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice from people who’ve dealt with this or have medical insight.

We’re in Northern California and have been hiking a lot over the past 3–4 days. My 5-year-old started complaining about his back itching about 12 hours ago, so I checked and found a tick embedded in his back.

I removed it right away, but I have no idea how long it had been there. It could have been several hours or possibly a couple days. It didn’t look fully engorged, maybe a little. I panicked and didn’t save it, so I’m not sure what kind it was, but it was small, so maybe a deer tick.

There’s no rash or bullseye right now, but it’s only been less than a day since I took it out.

We went to urgent care and the doctor said they could prescribe doxycycline as a precaution, but basically left it up to me and didn’t strongly recommend one way or the other.

I’m feeling torn. Part of me thinks I should just give it to be safe. The other part wonders if that’s unnecessary.

Would you give doxycycline in this situation or just wait and monitor?

Would really appreciate any input, especially from anyone familiar with tick bites in California.

FIRST. I had to get my appendix removed after it’s been ruptured, and now, I HAVE LYME DISEASE?! For god sakes, I’m only fourteen and God said ‘Right, I feel like hating this boy because why not’ and then a tick got onto me, I feel absolutely bum cheeks, and now Ive got the disease. Fabulous, I love you, God 🙄 But in all seriousness, I don’t know if you can die from This or not. I have a rash, fever, headache, muscle/joint pains etc. Damn it!

My daughter (5yo) was diagnosed with Lyme from blood tests done for another issue that turned out to be unrelated to Lyme. Because the issue was unrelated, that means she just never experienced any Lyme symptoms and we have no way of knowing when she actually got it.

She’s currently on 28 days of doxycycline.

I’m just looking for some reassurance - if we caught it before any major symptoms developed, should the antibiotics be enough to kick it? What if she had it for 8 - 12 months without us knowing? Any insight is helpful!

This might be a bit of a confusing one but a couple of people made a comment on my CUTI post saying I'm living like I have Lyme disease. I also read that it can present itself with urinary tract issues. I'd just really like to know if anyone has experienced this.

I've been dealing with recurring UTIs since Nov 24. I went to a&e because I ended up with tachycardia, a fever, shakes and kidney pain. They said I didn't have a kidney infection but did have an infection. They never specified what but I assumed it was a UTI.

Since then, I've had standard blood tests and urine samples done. No bacteria, kidney function is fine. Cystoscopies, CT and ultrasounds, all normal.

When I'm not on antibiotics, I get high wbcs and rbcs in my urine. I get a bit of burning when I pee but my pain problems are god awful fatigue and headaches, and I feel run down most of the time like I have a cold. I have fibromyalgia but my brain fog and body aches are so much worse.

Because it's been so long I can't think straight about what might or might not be going on with me.

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