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amother
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Post Tue, May 21 2019, 8:14 am
I found a tick on my child about two weeks ago.

She then developed a stomach virus for around 12 hours.

The doctor claims that it is unrelated since the fever was related to the stomach virus and they look out for fatigue, joint pain and fever.

Anyone knowledgeable / experienced with tick bites / Lyme disease? Should I go for a second opinion? I don't want to be negligent.
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thunderstorm




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 8:16 am
My child only began having issues a year after his tick bite. I would be surprised if the symptoms would occur so quickly . Usually the bulls eye rash is the only symptom that shows up early and the problem is that it doesn't always show up.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 8:25 am
Why can't he take a bloodtest to test for lyme?
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amother
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Post Tue, May 21 2019, 8:32 am
dankbar wrote:
Why can't he take a bloodtest to test for lyme?


She said they don't test for Lyme until at least 6 weeks after.
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 10:07 am
I know a few ppl who's Dr's sent in the actual tick to a lab to test for Lyme.
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FranticFrummie




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 10:11 am
tweety1 wrote:
I know a few ppl who's Dr's sent in the actual tick to a lab to test for Lyme.


ALWAYS try to save the tick, or even part of it, whenever possible.
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amother
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Post Tue, May 21 2019, 10:12 am
I do have the tick. She said they used to test the ticks but they don't anymore.
Is there anyway I can have it tested elsewhere?
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thunderstorm




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 10:23 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
I do have the tick. She said they used to test the ticks but they don't anymore.
Is there anyway I can have it tested elsewhere?

That's correct they no longer test it because I think that lab closed down or something .
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anonymrs




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 10:59 am
https://www.tickreport.com/
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real israeli




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 21 2019, 1:16 pm
I spoke to my pediatrician about this. He said that even after 6 weeks the medication will work effectively to get rid of the Lyme before it can have long lasting effects. So as long as the kid is fine now, wait 6 weeks, and test for Lyme. You can treat it then if it’s positive. He claims that in all cases where Lyme showed itself a while later, there is no guarantee that there wasn’t a more recent tic bite the the patient was unaware of that caused the Lyme...
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