trintiybella Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I had a tick stuck in me for over a week. I though it was a mole, but my husband proved me wrong last night. Looks like a female deer tick to me. Is there any way to post a picture to see if you agree? Also, is it correct that not all deer ticks carry lyme disease? Should I not worry? Does not look like a bulls eye rash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj21 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 If you saved the tick (body especially) you can take it to your local Vector Control or ID county/city department and they can test it. Or you can ask your MD about a course of antibiotics just in case. I'd try former if possible. Sorry to hear!! Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf_mom Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Ticks carry much more than Borrelia. As you are probably know ticks can also carry: Bartonella, Babesia, Mycoplasma and many more infections not even testable at this time. For example, Borrelia Miyamotoi is more predominant in Northern CA than Borrelia Burgdorferi and is not testable at this time. In my world, the 'Lyme World'..... always treat the bite. You can send the tick to Igenex as well and have it tested for Borrelia Burgdorferi, Bartonella Henselae, Babesia Ducati and Babesia Microti. tj21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2alex Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 You shouldn't leave this to chance. When my husband had a tick attached a few years ago, we sent it to Igenex for testing. In the meantime, our son's LLMD gave my husband a month of Doxycyclene. When the testing came back, the tick did carry Lyme, but no coinfections, so the Doxy was enough and they gave him an additional month of it just to be sure. A bullseye rash will tell you if you have Lyme, but doesn't tell you anything about coinfections. Also, lack of the rash doesn't mean no Lyme. If you wait to see if you get sick, by that time you'll probably face a huge battle to regain your health. Better to just treat the bite while figuring out exactly what the tick was carrying. tj21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj21 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 How much does Igenex charge to test a tick ? Good point, since I had Babesia, local county agencies would not have found it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2alex Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 I don't remember, but pretty sure it was over $100. For us it was worth it not to have the third person in our family fall to Lyme. You can give them a quick call - they're very helpful over the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedDADNMOM Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Spot on Mama2alex!!!!------echoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAMom Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 FREE tick testing is here http://www.bayarealyme.org/lyme-disease-prevention/tick-testing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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