Lyme with the rash?

[Jay Mills]

Is it possible to get Lyme disease without getting the rash? Today it kind of snuck up on me and now I have a fever, body aches all over, and a terrible headache that is so bad at times that banging my head against the wall becomes a viable option for relief. No I am not just saying that. Can’t do much until Monday so I thought I would toss this out there until then. Anyone else get Lyme that came on suddenly like this without a rash.

[greyhounder]

Hope it’s not Lyme’s — got my fingers crossed for you.

There is a nasty flu bug going around…..should you hope for the flu?

Bec

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Many people never get the rash at all. Your symptoms sound like the start if it, though. Trekkin’ suffered progressively for two weeks after his first doctor visit because “it’s probably just a virus.” By the time he went in for a follow-up, it was starting to affect his cardiopulmonary system. He showed the rash that very morning, almost three weeks after the first signs.

Hope it is just a virus, those go away. If it doesn’t, have them check it again.

[Vegas Gamblers]

This could not have anything to do with the 151 from the other night could it? 😀 Seriously Jim take care of yourself and lets hope for the virus.

[Jay Mills]

Saturday was by far the worse day as it crept up on me in the morning and by midafternoon hit me full force with many of the symptoms of Lyme i.e. chills, fever, joint aches, fatigue, albeit without the rash. Sunday there was some improvement I guess. The severe headache subsided to a managable level but the profuse sweating spells began, the fatigue persisted and I still ached all over. Today even more improvement with just a remnant of a headache (dull) a little sweating but not as profuse, the body aches are better, and I actually feel like I want to get outside for a spell. So I dunno if this is Lyme or some other nasty as it came on so fast and seems to be subsiding pretty quickly too. In any case, to error on the side of caution I have scheduled an appointment to see the doctor tomorrow. I have pulled enough ticks off of me this summer to justify this precautionary visit plus the idea of Lyme has me a little paranoid and is screwing with my peace of mind.

[Lostby7]

You could call me a fair weather cacher as I MUCH rather prefer city caches in the summer to those in the sticks for just this reason. I do most of my grassy/woodsy cachin in the winter……granted sometimes the snow makes that problematic.
I hope you continue to improve.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Jay, Go to the doctor. What you just described is EXACTLY what Trekkin’ experienced. He’d perk up a bit, we’d go hit a few caches that were easier, and it would come back even harder. He was really a caching liability for about a month there! 😈

Seriously, don’t wait. Get in and assert yourself. Make sure they understand the nature of your recreational activities. Good luck.

[TyeDyeSkyGuy]

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Jay, Go to the doctor. What you just described is EXACTLY what Trekkin’ experienced. He’d perk up a bit, we’d go hit a few caches that were easier, and it would come back even harder. He was really a caching liability for about a month there! 😈

Seriously, don’t wait. Get in and assert yourself. Make sure they understand the nature of your recreational activities. Good luck.

I agree 100%

[Jay Mills]

Doc took a blood sample for test and need to wait now. I do feel alot better though then a few days ago. He is inclined to believe it is just a virus but agrees that due to my exposure to ticks that I shoudl be tested as a precaution.

[Jay Mills]

Got blood test result back and it was negative so I wasn’t exposed to Lyme. Apparently I had a fairly nasty virus of some sort instead, thankfully. Thanks for the support.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Glad to hear you’re feeling better, and that it wasn’t lyme. Relief!

[Vegas Gamblers]

Great news Jim, thanks for the update.

[LightningBugs Mum]

Sounds much like what I had a couple weeks ago. I too was afraid that it was Lyme as I had just spent a week in Eau Claire caching. But it went away – some kind of weird summer flu virus I guess. Glad your test came back negative.

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