Comments on: Lyme Disease

By: summer

summer — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:11:59 +0000

i had lyme disease last year and i found a rash on the back of my leg that was red but in the sun turned bluish purple. i didnt actually think it was lyme disease until a couple weeks later beaause half of my face became paralyzed due to bells palsy. if you think you have it it really doesnt hurt to go to the doctors because if you DO have it and you leave it untreated it will leave some reallllly damaging results

By: Liz Lang

Liz Lang — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:25:22 +0000

Mike,
If you haven’t done this yet, you need antibiotics as soon as possible. The doctor should not have made you wait. The blood tests are almost always inaccurate. But if you had a round red target, and those symptoms you describe, that is Lyme disease.

Because it has been two months, you should see a Lyme specialist as soon as possible. Most doctors know nothing about Lyme disease so you really need to see a Lyme specialist (Lyme Literate M.D., or LLMD) for treatment.

You can find one on the Lyme Disease Association Doctor Referral page:

Good luck.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:09:01 +0000

I woke up with a perfect round red target! It lasted for 2 days! I am afraid I was bitten by spider or have lime disease… I have had headaches, and sore back muscles.. My doctor said to wait a month to check for anti bodies… If it is lime disease, is it curable?
I have been moody, tired… Can anybody show me pictures of what this might be?

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:25:27 +0000

Hi Madelyn,

You need antibiotics and if you were infected within the last year, perhaps a few weeks or months, but if longer than a year, you may need them for longer. The fact the rash is back and spreading means it’s disseminated (not local infection anymore) Julia.

By: madelyn

madelyn — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:09:09 +0000

i have been diagnosed with lyme disease, however over the past week i have been getting a rash starting at the original site and spreading up my legs and my back. it is particularly around my knee caps and elbows. they itch like crazy and they look like small white bumps. can you please tell me how to get rid of this and if the medication i am taking for the lyme disease will make it go away.

By: diane

diane — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:11:42 +0000

I have this dry red patchy area on my leg and it’s about the size of a quarter and it’s kind of raised up. I have had it for over a month. then I noticed another on but smaller on my other leg. What do you think it is?

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:22:43 +0000

Hi, I went fishing with my husband a week ago. I got bit by something , But this bite itches and it hurts clean to the nerve it feels like and it looks like a linty purple color in the middle of the bite it was all red around it, the redness is going away but it stIll hurts like crap like its going to the nerve WHAT CAN IT BE?

By: Universal Health care Cantaoara

Universal Health care Cantaoara — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:36 +0000

Not sure how to reply but lots of folks seem to report the bullseye rash associated with Lyme disease. The other person with peeling inside out rash and numbness sounds like a Brown recluse bite - all of you should see a doctor asap!
Peace, and Universal Health Care for ALL,
(I am not a doctor) Univ. Health Care Singer