About 5 weeks ago I noticed a small red bump like a little bite, on the inside of my elbow. I work outdoors and am prone to getting bitten/scratched a fair bit so I ignored it, assuming it would go away.
After a few days a red patch appeared around it, which then over the course of a couple more days spread slowly outwards to maybe 3cm diameter, and a clear patch appeared in the middle.
Thinking it could be ringworm, I popped into a pharmacy. The pharmacist wasn't sure but thought it looked like it could be fungal, and I was given antifungal cream. I started using the cream and the spot and red patch disappeared within 48 hours.
This was now all about a month ago. I thought no more of it until I saw sth in the news about Lyme disease...
I have had a slightly upset stomach and felt a bit nauseous and tired for the last week. Yesterday I felt worse and had a headache too, but this morning I don't feel as bad. So I think I just have a mild stomach bug.
I also have health anxiety.
I'm freaking out now that I might have Lyme disease and that I should have seen a doctor when I had the original bite.
Should I see a doctor now? Is it urgent? Am I panicking over nothing?
Would a Lyme disease rash be so small and clear up so quickly?
Could Lyme disease make me feel queasy and bloated rather than fluey?
Because of my health anxiety I tend to try and avoid bothering the doctor when I'm in a sudden panic. But I don't want to miss something important.
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Lyme disease or nothing to worry about?
biscuitbadger · 15/08/2019 09:08
biscuitbadger · 15/08/2019 09:08
About 5 weeks ago I noticed a small red bump like a little bite, on the inside of my elbow. I work outdoors and am prone to getting bitten/scratched a fair bit so I ignored it, assuming it would go away.
After a few days a red patch appeared around it, which then over the course of a couple more days spread slowly outwards to maybe 3cm diameter, and a clear patch appeared in the middle.
Thinking it could be ringworm, I popped into a pharmacy. The pharmacist wasn't sure but thought it looked like it could be fungal, and I was given antifungal cream. I started using the cream and the spot and red patch disappeared within 48 hours.
This was now all about a month ago. I thought no more of it until I saw sth in the news about Lyme disease...
I have had a slightly upset stomach and felt a bit nauseous and tired for the last week. Yesterday I felt worse and had a headache too, but this morning I don't feel as bad. So I think I just have a mild stomach bug.
I also have health anxiety.
I'm freaking out now that I might have Lyme disease and that I should have seen a doctor when I had the original bite.
Should I see a doctor now? Is it urgent? Am I panicking over nothing?
Would a Lyme disease rash be so small and clear up so quickly?
Could Lyme disease make me feel queasy and bloated rather than fluey?
Because of my health anxiety I tend to try and avoid bothering the doctor when I'm in a sudden panic. But I don't want to miss something important.
biscuitbadger · 06/11/2022 13:36
No not really!
If I remember right, I went to the GP and had a course of antibiotics, and I think they also did a test which didn't show anything.
Nothing bad seems to have happened to me... 🤞🏻
Boomboomboomboom · 06/11/2022 18:45
Oops missed the zombieness.
The testing for Lymes has got better over recent years so @emmasian94 I would advise seeing your gp to ask for a blood test. My child's symptoms for lyme disease started about 3 months post infection and joint pain and a racing heart wear symptoms - although her heart really raced after antibiotics (so much do we were worried about heart block).
Interestingly, or not, she still has some issues 5 years on, and has high antibodies for lyme although no active lyme now
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