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Posted 8/16/2016 11:34 AM (GMT -5)
Hi all, so I'm pretty terrified that I have been re-infected. I'm currently on a vacation in Alberta, where I originally caught Lyme disease last year. Since being here I've been super careful and aware not to walk through grass and I've been covering myself in deet. I still managed to get countless mosquito bites as I'm apparently the ultimate mosquito magnet.
2 days ago I noticed a circular red patch around a strange looking bite. I can't say if it was a bullseye rash. I did take a picture but I don't know how to share a picture on here.
And then yesterday, out of nowhere I suddenly came down with a stuffy nose and sore throat. And now this morning I feel like crap. Its the exact same type of cold I came down with last year when I first contracted Lyme. So I'm basically freaking out that I have caught it all over again and I'm back to square one after a year of self-treating and trying desperately to heal my body.
Can anyone offer advice on what I should do?

I was thinking I should go to a doctor here and just tell them I got bit by a tick and had a bullseye rash, in the chance that they might give me abx.. Desperate I know..
I'd appreciate any form of advice as I'm alone out here and don't know what to do!
Thank you
Florence
Posted 8/16/2016 12:05 PM (GMT -5)
Yup, do what you gotta do to get treated. "I saw a tick on me, got a bullseye rash"

But...you will be lucky if you get a few days of doxy or azythromycin. That isn't enough.

I would get your hands on some Buhner's herbs....Can you get some Astragalus?
Posted 8/16/2016 2:11 PM (GMT -5)
I am so sorry to hear that! It is thought that mosquitoes can transmit Lyme also.

I would reiterate what girlie said. You want to treat right away so it doesn't get a good foothold. Also do everything you can to help your immune system to fight it.

Wishing you the best.

(((Hugs)))
Posted 8/16/2016 2:23 PM (GMT -5)
Oh NO!! I'm so very sorry, Floza! But I've been reinfected as well, so I completely understand.

I would encourage you to get your hands on some astragalus if you had healed from your first infection. Start off with just 500 mgs and slowly over the course of about a week or maybe a bit more, build up to a dose of 3,000 mgs daily in divided doses.

And, as Denikeef suggested, remember to build up your immune function, as well as detox lots!

Best of luck and let us know how it's going!
Posted 8/16/2016 4:20 PM (GMT -5)
That's awful. Great suggestions. Please try to nip this quickly. Hopefully you won't have to endure this too long and get back to health quickly!!
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