There are many reasons why your doctor won’t want to treat you right away for Lyme disease even if you go in prepared and knowledgeable. I’ve written several posts about what you should do if you get a tick bite but reading those posts and printing off my Tick Treatment Guidelines aren’t very helpful when you’re sitting [Read more…]
Printable Tick Treatment Guidelines
Every year there are major warnings about the record number of ticks for the season and dangerous risks of contracting Lyme disease infections. Many people ignore the warnings and recall a time when a tick bite meant nothing at all. It’s hard for them to believe ticks are dangerous when they had plenty of bites when they were children and never got sick. Many parents, however, panic when they find a tick on their child because they don’t know what to do and they find conflicting information online. I remember that feeling when I found a tick on each of my daughters years ago and wish I had a clear treatment guideline. [Read more…]