One Sunday in June of 2012, I thought I had gotten the flu. All the symptoms were there. Body aches, fever, chills. I waited it out a couple of days and it only got worse. Horrific headaches, chills like I had never had before, and all of the flu-like symptoms were ten fold. I went to the doctor and they had no clue, but ordered a blood test per our request. Most of my wife's family have had Malaria, and said that my symptoms were just like Malaria symptoms. We had been to India 15 months before, but also know it is not unheard of people getting Malaria in this country, just very rare.
A second set of blood test came back positive for Lyme disease. I was put on a heavy dose of antibiotics that Friday and by Sunday, I was coming out of it. All I can say is that it kicked my butt. A few days later we found a tick on my wife's hip. So far so good.
This leads me to tell you that this year is bad and everyone should check for these nasty critters. I never found the one on me, but the saucer-sized deep red area on my hip, right at my waist line, was the only physical indication that she was there.
A second set of blood test came back positive for Lyme disease. I was put on a heavy dose of antibiotics that Friday and by Sunday, I was coming out of it. All I can say is that it kicked my butt. A few days later we found a tick on my wife's hip. So far so good.
This leads me to tell you that this year is bad and everyone should check for these nasty critters. I never found the one on me, but the saucer-sized deep red area on my hip, right at my waist line, was the only physical indication that she was there.
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