Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobjob  You don't say how big or the timescale, but it sounds like an insect bite of some sort, rather than erythema migrans - bulls eye.
EM often takes a few days to develop the bulls eye and does not go down over 24 hours. It is [b]very[b] common for insect bites to go on swelling for up to 48 hours and then subside.
Why people react in a florid way one time and not the next is not known.
The marker pen trick (or measuring with a ruler) is useful to see if increasing over 2+ days as that may be infection (any insect bite can become infected, 99.99% don't).
Very few UK doctors have ever seen Lyme D / EM, so ask you Dr if worried and if the rash does fit then he can always get a 2nd opinion from the Infectous disease consultant. The abscnce of a known tick bite at the sites does not exclude LD. |
Ive had the rash for about a week before i went to the doctors, the swelling went down in about 5 days now the whole thing has faded but its left a darker ring on the outer edges and a darker bit in the middle which is a line rather than like a bullseye circle, i have made another appointment for friday and im going to insist on further tests.
even if i do have lymes diseas ive decided i wont stop enjoying the countryside, i am now very cautious of ticks, today i was looking for adders and slow worms and common lizards (found none) but i picked lots of ticks of my clothes, i dont really want to stop going to that site as its my nearest adder location, but its so tick infested.