Lyme Disease vaccine in clinical trials

hogone, turkey tick is smaller than a common brown dog tick. I had one on me after cutting grass in southern Indiana, red blotch irregular red ring, round of antibiotics and a blood test that showed negative for lymes .

Originally posted by dsmiths Neg on the lymes disease blood test. yeah, back to the fishing pond for more big old bull blue gill. great eating fish.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but half the Lyme tests are false negative. I had a tick bite, and got the classic bulls eye (google lyme). I was in the office of an infectious disease specialist who confirmed Lyme, but my blood test was negative.

CDC gives doxycycline for 30 days. My doc gave it to me for 60.

No more Lyme, but TAKE THE PILLS.

Originally posted by dsmiths Wow 2 weeks ago we got back from a trip and I mowed the grass and found a turkey tick on my belt line. I didn't think anything about it but a week later it was red and blotchy and had a irregeular red ring around it. ohh crap. I went to the doctor and they started a antibiotic and did a blood test for lymes . I have not got the results back from the blood test. ohh well I put 15 big old blue gill and red ear on the stringer that day.

Pretty controversial subject with regular docs.  Word out now in alternative world of chronic lymeis that you need up to 8 weeks of antibiotic treatment - and a bare minimum of 4 when you are bitten and have a definite rash/ring .  If you should become ill later - days or weeks or years - remember back to this and research chronic lyme disease and treatment options.  Its very hard to get rid of past this initial infection time.  Most chronic people would love to have had the bullseye rash to "prove" they have it. The testing is very ineffective - even the very best test. If you ever want to do a Western Blot test - do it through Igenex in CA and DO NOT rely on a western medical doctor to be able to read it.  Lots of lyme literate people on the net can help you interpret it. 

Sorry - this hits close to home as I have friends who have become so sick.  We eventially ruled it out for my daughter who does have Mold Toxicity.  My husband also had rash from a bite and did not receive the proper meds script from regular doc.  Beyond frustrating.

Good to hear.  I would have assumed the same thing by your description.

Wow 2 weeks ago we got back from a trip and I mowed the grass and found a turkey tick on my belt line. I didn't think anything about it but a week later it was red and blotchy and had a irregeular red ring around it. ohh crap. I went to the doctor and they started a antibiotic and did a blood test for lymes . I have not got the results back from the blood test. ohh well I put 15 big old blue gill and red ear on the stringer that day.