soxfan
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The first time I was bit I never saw a rash so it was two years before the doctors believed anything was wrong with me.
I was bit again in 2012 in NC and had a blotchy red rash with streaks on my back. It was sore and also itchy. I only knew this because a few days after we found ticks all over ourselves I was taking a shower and the water hitting my back stung and burned.
Sure enough my husband looked and the rash was there. We took pictures to show the doctor just so this time I could be treated quickly.
Over the years as I have been on different abx..for different symptoms this rash reappears. I always know because my back gets sore again. Almost my entire upper back is all scarred from the streaky rash which looks like cat scratches and then heals to a scab.
I started abx again a month ago and once again the rash has appeared. I am wondering if anyone at all has any input on what is going on. I can only think that the abx are awaking the bacteria and it is showing up in the form of the original rash. How in the world after 2 years and all the abx could there still be anything in there to kill off....
Or is it just the old antibodies from the bite that are coming up in the form of a rash. Any ideas? Even my Lyme doctor is puzzled as to why this happens....it is always in the same place as the original.
I know Lyme is not solely responsible for my symptoms as I have many CFS as well...
I was bit again in 2012 in NC and had a blotchy red rash with streaks on my back. It was sore and also itchy. I only knew this because a few days after we found ticks all over ourselves I was taking a shower and the water hitting my back stung and burned.
Sure enough my husband looked and the rash was there. We took pictures to show the doctor just so this time I could be treated quickly.
Over the years as I have been on different abx..for different symptoms this rash reappears. I always know because my back gets sore again. Almost my entire upper back is all scarred from the streaky rash which looks like cat scratches and then heals to a scab.
I started abx again a month ago and once again the rash has appeared. I am wondering if anyone at all has any input on what is going on. I can only think that the abx are awaking the bacteria and it is showing up in the form of the original rash. How in the world after 2 years and all the abx could there still be anything in there to kill off....
Or is it just the old antibodies from the bite that are coming up in the form of a rash. Any ideas? Even my Lyme doctor is puzzled as to why this happens....it is always in the same place as the original.
I know Lyme is not solely responsible for my symptoms as I have many CFS as well...