11-18-2009, 10:26 PM
Miss,
You are unlikely to be at risk for any other diseases, but you should go to the doctor as soon as it's convenient.
Lyme disease is not good to have if you let it go, but if you stop it as soon as you have any symptoms, it's unlikely that you would have any bad effects from it.
Keep an eye peeled for the red circle around the bite area or any other symptoms.
Also, it's somewhat common where there are ticks that carry it. You are in an area where it would be. I'm from an area where it's common. I don't live there now, but I visit and fish there. (southern Missouri). My sister has had it and I know one other person that's had it.
The main risk for you is that it takes at least several hours if I remember correctly for it to start passing the disease. I don't know if this is just a matter of getting a good hold of you or something else, but in your case, it sounds like it had every opportunity. I'm not a doctor but from what I know, you aren't in any danger but you do need to see a doc and let them know what happened. Maybe they'll put you on something or give you a shot. I'm not sure what they do, but when my sister had it, they cured it immediately. The other person didn't treat it and ended up w/ a few months of bell's palsy on her face.
-Kevin
whoa! eerie coincidence on the answerer names! the other answer wasn't there when I started.
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