I'm not sure I've got a body part that hasn't had a tick on it at some point. But I always did the extraction duties myself, at least once I was old enough to not want my mom doing it.Roy wrote: Its been a couple years since I dug one one out and only went to the doc once when I got one where nobody wants one or ever should have to go thru getting one there They put me on antibiotics.
Tick Season!
Re: Tick Season!
Re: Tick Season!
Was sitting in my Pt waiting room this afternoon and across the hall I see suite 180 Lab. Vancouver clinic Salmon creek. Seems like my home away from home Dr Hallas has been my PCP for over15 years Pain mgt dr is upstairs f and suite 190 has been PT for me since Feb 10 3 times a week.kepPNW wrote:
So I went ahead and emailed my doc this morning, and just got the following response...
Watchfully waiting...doctor wrote:In general, it takes about 72 hours of tick adherence to cause Lyme Disease. However, to play it safe, I have entered orders for you to have a blood test to check for Lyme Disease antibodies. Come to the lab (no appointment need) in Suite 180 to get the blood drawn, any time on or after 3/24/14. If you develop chills, an area of skin redness that expands to several inches then disappears, or unusual joint pains before that, then arrange to quickly be seen here.
Its a nice clinic and I love the email option DRs seem to like its to.
Good luck I'm sure your fine
The downhill of the mind is harder than the uphill of the body. - Yuichiro Miura
Re: Tick Season!
Thanks, Roy. Not expecting any issues, either, but sounds like a simple test will ensure that. I seem to be spending too much time there, myself, as I age. But yeah, the ability to email the docs - and their interest in answering you! - is definitely a step forward in medicine.
Karl
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Re: Tick Season!
I read a detailed report about Lyme Disease in Oregon, and they found that in most cases reported in NW Oregon, the person had recently spent some time in a place where Lyme disease is more common. The chances of picking it up around here are still pretty slim.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2446842/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2446842/