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Older brother in hospital with Lyme disease

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June 30, 2022, 12:51 PM
bendable
Older brother in hospital with Lyme disease
75 y.o. ,usually on the healthy side.
Very active even for a 60 y.o.

Want to make the 90 minute drive but
Nothing I can do for him there,
Maybe Sunday
If he's up
For visitors.





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June 30, 2022, 01:08 PM
h2oys
Sorry to hear that.

Lymes is no joke.

I had a tick bite, never had to be hospitalized, but endured bilateral elbow joint pain for 1-1/2 years.

Give him our best!
June 30, 2022, 01:24 PM
irreverent
Ticks are the nastiest. I genuinely mean that. My best wishes to your sib.


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June 30, 2022, 01:30 PM
ajensen
Hopefully it was caught in time. Quick catch can aid in a quick recovery. Wishes for a quick and speedy recovery.
June 30, 2022, 03:27 PM
WaterburyBob
Is it definitely Lyme? It could be Anaplasma or Babesia, which would present severe symptoms fairly quickly.



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June 30, 2022, 05:48 PM
buddy357
Sorry to hear that Bendable. Hopefully it was caught before it progressed too far.
June 30, 2022, 10:32 PM
bendable
Thank you folks .
I want to smack him in the ear.
He went too forking urgent care after two days in bed.
They told him "it's a four hour wait.
So they went too the U of Iowa,
They told him 2 hours.
Went too Mercy,
They admitted him within
20 minutes.

According to his wife, he was in i.c.u. at 3 p.m.





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July 01, 2022, 02:54 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Sorry to hear. Mercy is a good hospital. Lyme disease is tough to treat. Best of luck.
July 01, 2022, 03:34 PM
bendable
Out of i.c.u. last night
Sent home with drugs at noon today
Sleeping ever since





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July 01, 2022, 04:04 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Hopefully he will take the meds. Sounds like he is on the mend.