Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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>Anyone out there who has been diagnosed or treated for Rocky Mountain Spotted
>Fever? I have small circular red rashes on my lower torso including legs,
>thighs abdominal areas.It started light red and now is darker red.They are
>not
>little bulls eyes, but different shapes. My internest who is Lyme literate,
>says it looks like RMSF, but I have no symptoms. Any thoughts? I will be
>getting tested, but I need to know others experiences. I am reading about
>transmission from people sneazing and I am exposed to sick people all of the
>time. This should be interesting.....
Joan,
I was finally diagnosed as also having RMSF (and HGE) in 1997 - after being ill
with known LD since summer, 1994. I kept getting the type of rashes you are
describing - they were awful, mostly on arms & legs...the ENTIRE arms & legs.
When the testing came back highly positive for RMSF & HGE, I was immediately
put on 600 mg. daily of Doxycycline. From that point on, tho I'd get extremely
ill every 3 to 4 weeks, the good days became better and there were more of
them.
I didn't feel anywhere near "well" until about March 2000 - I am doing much
better tho not 100% of what I used to be.
In Feb. 2000, an MD gave me heavy doses of Augmentin for a sinus infection I'd
probably gotten from my Sister - she had just died from a sinus infection in
Feb. 2000, so my MD was not taking any chances with me. After the Augmentin, I
did a huge turn-around and have been progressively doing better ever since.
I am not taking any medications except for pain meds now and then. Pain -
mostly neurological pains - is still a problem.
Denim
