Comments on: Nymphomania

By: mig

mig — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:17:04 +0000

thanks, k.
boy, this is really going around.
not sure how long i’d had it. i had the rash for a month or so, just thought it was a bruise for the first month until it stopped fading and started spreading.
i thought i could vaguely remember removing a tick once a couple months ago. today it dawned on me that, yes, i did remove a tick – from the cat.

By: k.

k. — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:08:36 +0000

you will do well because they caught it quick. my brother was lucky enough to have the rash, too. the antibiotics fixed him up with no bad future. my husband was not as lucky and the thing wasn’t figured out till it had done damage. still going on.

you will do well.

By: mig

mig — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:51:41 +0000

Thx. I hope this “one interesting insect bite per summer” thing doesn’t turn into a habit. Coming next summer: West Nile Disease.
Also, I’m not sure how long this Lyme disease thing has been going on. The rash is the size of a welcome mat, which is larger than the pictures on Wikipedia. Have begun antibiotics and keeping fingers crossed. I’m sure it will turn out fine.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:26:08 +0000

I know two people with cases of Lyme Disease, one which turned out well and one which did not. Stay in the “Get Well” category at all costs.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:54:48 +0000

Not to worry: one of my brothers-in-law had Lyme didease a few years ago and recovered quickly with the antibiotics, and without sequelae. The problems come when the diagnosis is missed initially; not everybody gets the (typical) bull’s-eye rash, nor any rash at all.

By: Grim brandango

Grim brandango — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:24:59 +0000

Mig. :( don’t die; that’s not very nice of you to do.

By: Jann

Jann — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:02:48 +0000

As if getting bit by a hobo spider last summer weren’t bad enough…