My daughter was diagnosed with Stage 1 Lymes today

[fungirl1011]

I took my daghter to the doctor today because when I was giving her a bath today I noticed a sore under her arm.  It kinda looked like a zit with a ring around it.  When we got to the the doctor, he said that he was pretty sure it was a tick bite with Lymes Disease.  He said that it kinda concerned him because my daughter has a lot of health issues.  She also has a sinus infection so he gave her Amoxicillin and said it would take care of both.  Any info would be great.  Thanks.

[Dont_tick_me_off]

Very True JackieCali. PICTURES!!!! great evidence for the future (if future treatment is required) thats one thing i didn't do was take a picture of my rash.. my rash also appeared a second time, but only larger. Do you think i was smart enough to take the pic that time??? NOPE, of course not... but i also blame some of my foolishness on lack of education. My mother and father who where born in the fifties, never even heard of the disease before....

I truely believe that individuals who do develope an EM rash is blessed (doesn't that sound odd???). So many people never develope an EM and therefore go through a long debilitating journey of undiagnosed symptoms.

Hope your daughter is doing well. I'll keep her in my prayers

[JackieCalifornia]

If it's not too late, take a color photo of the rash/bit site!  It never hurts to have evidence when it comes to doctors who blow you off.

[patsy10]

You may want to do some research at lymenet dot org.  Usually the treatment is a month or more if diagnosed at the time of the bite.  I would post this same topic at the site mentioned and get more answers.  Chronic lyme is not a good thing at all.

[speechgeek]

Well.... I would have him do a western blot to confirm lyme and I would also do some reading on all the different lab tests that can be run on co-infections. I would also look for a lyme literate doc that specializes in children.

Get on line and read as much as you can on Lyme....

Rebeccah