My 7 year old granddaughter will be tested for Lyme Disease next week as our yard has ticks year round. I used to put a granular insecticide on it every year, but that has gotten so expensive. I pray she doesn't have it.
Did she have a bullseye rash with a tiny tick (the size of a pin head) in the center?
BTW brain_dead is twice the homeopath/herbalist I am...☺️...I've just lived longer and had 5 kids to experiment on...
I don't know. I didn't see anything as my daughter took her to the doctor for running a 103 degree temp. Yes that is mighty high for a 7 year old. She had an inner ear infection and that is when they were told she could possibly have Lymes disease. I wasn't there at the hospital with them so I don't know and I should have thought and asked about the bullseye rash but didn't. I will ask her tomorrow about it before she goes to church. Thanks Tweety.
Hey, Mary...
When I saw that my daughter had the unmistakable bullseye rash on her chest, I knew she had lyme disease...there had been articles in the newspaper about it. We saw the tick, but were not very successful in removing it. Her early signs were fatigue and pain in her joints...especially her knees...she had to crawl up the stairs. I do not recall a fever or earache, but just mainly the joint pain and lethargy. That can also be an early symptom of leukemia, but since we saw the rash, we knew that wasn't the problem. An infectious disease doctor would not see her for 6 weeks because it takes that a while for your body to build up antibodies to the spirochete, which then can be detected with a blood test.
I went to the library and read everything I could on lyme and was very anxious to treat it as early as I could, so I was lucky to have the naturopath do that. The consensus is that you must be bitten by a tick to acquire lyme disease, so it would be nice to know if your daughter saw a tick the size of a pinhead. I believe the rash doesn't always develop, but there should always be a tick and I don't remember how long before the rash showed...but I believe it was just several days...
Perhaps they are testing for lyme to rule it out, but just be aware that the antibodies don't show up for at least a month after a bite, so they may just be trying to eliminate things...the joint pain is unmistakable, though. High fevers often accompany ear infections, so perhaps doctors are more routinely testing now as lyme disease becomes more widespread. My daughter acquired lyme disease in June...peak season for it in Georgia...we live near woods with lots of deer...the tick hangs out on some foliage after spending time on a deer and then when a person brushes against it, it transfers to the person. For your sake, I hope she does not have lyme disease...but keep in mind, if you did not see a tick on her...your don't really have a timetable to know that antibodies developed and whether the testing is accurate...I do not know if there can be false positives with the testing...that would be something to research.
I had an uncle that got Lyme disease and he took the antibiotic route and recovered...but why take drugs if you don't need to...God bless you all and I hope your granddaughter recovers from whatever is ailing her...I always kept a liquid echinacea/goldenseal and liquid vitamin C or even chewables on hand for the times the children got sick...I have a home remedy for earaches that involves a clove of garlic for ear aches that was very effective. Also, I used homeopathics successfully and there are some Lyme homeopathies available...remember a fever is your friend...the only problem is if it is too high, the child can become delirious...and between raising 5 children that only happened once...normally I did not try to lower a fever with aspirin or such...I let it do its' job...there are just so many different ways to deal with health issues...take care...
Very possible.
My 7 year old granddaughter will be tested for Lyme Disease next week as our yard has ticks year round. I used to put a granular insecticide on it every year, but that has gotten so expensive. I pray she doesn't have it.
Pray that she is ok. Lyme homeopathic nosode is effective based on what tweety said.
Thanks. I will get with Tweety on that if she has it.
You go girl.
Talk to me also.
Did she have a bullseye rash with a tiny tick (the size of a pin head) in the center? BTW brain_dead is twice the homeopath/herbalist I am...☺️...I've just lived longer and had 5 kids to experiment on...
I don't know. I didn't see anything as my daughter took her to the doctor for running a 103 degree temp. Yes that is mighty high for a 7 year old. She had an inner ear infection and that is when they were told she could possibly have Lymes disease. I wasn't there at the hospital with them so I don't know and I should have thought and asked about the bullseye rash but didn't. I will ask her tomorrow about it before she goes to church. Thanks Tweety.
Hey, Mary... When I saw that my daughter had the unmistakable bullseye rash on her chest, I knew she had lyme disease...there had been articles in the newspaper about it. We saw the tick, but were not very successful in removing it. Her early signs were fatigue and pain in her joints...especially her knees...she had to crawl up the stairs. I do not recall a fever or earache, but just mainly the joint pain and lethargy. That can also be an early symptom of leukemia, but since we saw the rash, we knew that wasn't the problem. An infectious disease doctor would not see her for 6 weeks because it takes that a while for your body to build up antibodies to the spirochete, which then can be detected with a blood test.
I went to the library and read everything I could on lyme and was very anxious to treat it as early as I could, so I was lucky to have the naturopath do that. The consensus is that you must be bitten by a tick to acquire lyme disease, so it would be nice to know if your daughter saw a tick the size of a pinhead. I believe the rash doesn't always develop, but there should always be a tick and I don't remember how long before the rash showed...but I believe it was just several days...
Perhaps they are testing for lyme to rule it out, but just be aware that the antibodies don't show up for at least a month after a bite, so they may just be trying to eliminate things...the joint pain is unmistakable, though. High fevers often accompany ear infections, so perhaps doctors are more routinely testing now as lyme disease becomes more widespread. My daughter acquired lyme disease in June...peak season for it in Georgia...we live near woods with lots of deer...the tick hangs out on some foliage after spending time on a deer and then when a person brushes against it, it transfers to the person. For your sake, I hope she does not have lyme disease...but keep in mind, if you did not see a tick on her...your don't really have a timetable to know that antibodies developed and whether the testing is accurate...I do not know if there can be false positives with the testing...that would be something to research.
I had an uncle that got Lyme disease and he took the antibiotic route and recovered...but why take drugs if you don't need to...God bless you all and I hope your granddaughter recovers from whatever is ailing her...I always kept a liquid echinacea/goldenseal and liquid vitamin C or even chewables on hand for the times the children got sick...I have a home remedy for earaches that involves a clove of garlic for ear aches that was very effective. Also, I used homeopathics successfully and there are some Lyme homeopathies available...remember a fever is your friend...the only problem is if it is too high, the child can become delirious...and between raising 5 children that only happened once...normally I did not try to lower a fever with aspirin or such...I let it do its' job...there are just so many different ways to deal with health issues...take care...