Has anyone in here ever had it? Was yours successfully treated?
My daughter first was diagnosed back in Sept 2010 (at 2 years old), when she developed the rash, and her blood test came back positive. We did 3 weeks on the antibiotic Ceftin (she's allergic to Amox).
This past weekend we noticed her limping, and on Sunday her knee was swollen like softball sized (and she's a little girl), so we went to the hospital, only to be sent by ambulance to Children's hospital, admitted, and to be told they believe it's Lyme Arthritis. They sent out her ELISA, Western Blot, and PCR to the Mayo clinic to find out for sure, but she had to have IV antibiotic and start an oral one when we were discharged. We couldnt get Ceftin in her (it was thick, gritty, and tasted like tuti fruity and mint. or in other words, flipping disgusting), so we are trying Doxycycline (even tho she's only 4 years old and really shouldnt be on it, but its our last shot before being admitted for 4 wks on an IV antibiotic)...
I just hope theres an end in site. They tried to tell me in the ER that she had gotten bit again by a tick. Lyme Arthritis doesnt come right off the bat, it takes months or years to develope. My daughter was first dx'd with Lyme 26 months ago.
My daughter first was diagnosed back in Sept 2010 (at 2 years old), when she developed the rash, and her blood test came back positive. We did 3 weeks on the antibiotic Ceftin (she's allergic to Amox).
This past weekend we noticed her limping, and on Sunday her knee was swollen like softball sized (and she's a little girl), so we went to the hospital, only to be sent by ambulance to Children's hospital, admitted, and to be told they believe it's Lyme Arthritis. They sent out her ELISA, Western Blot, and PCR to the Mayo clinic to find out for sure, but she had to have IV antibiotic and start an oral one when we were discharged. We couldnt get Ceftin in her (it was thick, gritty, and tasted like tuti fruity and mint. or in other words, flipping disgusting), so we are trying Doxycycline (even tho she's only 4 years old and really shouldnt be on it, but its our last shot before being admitted for 4 wks on an IV antibiotic)...
I just hope theres an end in site. They tried to tell me in the ER that she had gotten bit again by a tick. Lyme Arthritis doesnt come right off the bat, it takes months or years to develope. My daughter was first dx'd with Lyme 26 months ago.
