Daily Survival Guide

[macdobhran]

How to Recognize Lyme Disease
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• A round, "bull's-eye" rash on the skin, which may be very small or up to twelve inches across.


• Rashes or skin bruising that mimic common skin problems, including hives, eczema, sunburn, poison ivy, and flea bites. The rash will look like a bruise on those with dark skin color.


• Flu-like symptoms days or weeks after a bite: aches and pains in muscles and joints, low-grade fever, and fatigue.


• Other systemic symptoms can include: jaw pain and difficulty chewing; frequent or painful urination and/or repeated urinary tract infections; respiratory infection, cough, asthma, and pneumonia; ear pain, hearing loss, ringing, sensitivity to noise; sore throat, swollen glands, cough, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing; headaches, facial paralysis, seizures, meningitis, stiff neck; burning, tingling, or prickling sensations; loss of reflexes, loss of coordination; stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, loss of appetite; and irregular heartbeat, palpitations, heart block, enlarged heart, fainting, inflammation of muscle or membrane, shortness of breath, and chest pain.

Comments

[netsearcher.livejournal.com]

Also, the rash is only seen in, as I recall, about 30% of people. While the rash is a dead giveaway, the symptoms alone should tell you to get to your doctor.

Yep. As much as I dislike the side effects of doxy, every time I take it, I thank my body for telling me early that I need it. I'm hoping that if it does that now, it'll consistently do that in the future. I really, REALLY wish they had a good vaccine for it. The one that had been out got yanked because it *caused* the very problems the disease did. But I'd love to be able to be outside and not worry.