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Originally Posted by dogzilla
I know three other people where it wasn't caught early and they had serious problems. One was out of work for nearly a year. Another has had health problems since.
It's a lot cheaper and more pleasant to get it treated now rather than later.
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Agreed.
Have you heard of the Lymes disease documentary "Under Our Skin"?
Link
One of my best friends has lymes disease. Her physician refused to treat her with the appropriate antibiotics early even though the tick tested positive for Lymes because (1) there weren't any previous reported cases for Lymes in our county (2) she had no concrete proof that she had a rash. The disease is not pleasant. It has caused permanent nerve damage. She has a perpetual underlying level of pain that somehow she works around most days.
Lymes is a disease that is treatable. Allowing it to go untreated will severely alter your life.
Please be careful. If you see anything that could be considered a bulls-eye pattern around the bite, photograph it then see your doctor immediately.