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[Gooday]

Wow! Thank you all for the info. DH has a significantly compromised immune system and is on anti rejection meds for his kidney transplant. He has psoriasis too which is an autoimmune disease.

[LilacTree]

On 3/8/2015 Gooday said: Wow! Thank you all for the info. DH has a significantly compromised immune system and is on anti rejection meds for his kidney transplant. He has psoriasis too which is an autoimmune disease.

Once you get one autoimmune disease, you are vulnerable to more. My thoughts go out to you and your husband, as that is certainly enough suffering for anyone.

[LilacTree]

On 3/8/2015 depglass said:

You will usually know if you get bitten. They will leave a giant red itchy raised mark and possibly be burrowed into the skin. We have ticks like crazy in our area and I had three bites last year, just from minimal amounts of gardening. I routinely get a lyme test at the end of each summer I've had a bite. My pharmacist friend said don't rush in for a test, wait a few weeks. There is a product called Permethrin that we bought from our local state extension service. It is for clothing, gear, and tents, NOT for skin. Not for casual use if you just have deer near your condo. Notice I said "usually," I've heard of people with no marks whatsoever that have tested positive.

Absolutely true, in fact, it is not rare at all never to have had a rash or the "bullet" style bite mark. Lyme is very insidious, there are many individuals who are walking around with this "bug" in their systems just waiting for an opportunity to pounce.

[Gooday]

On 3/9/2015 Ford1224 said:

On 3/8/2015 Gooday said: Wow! Thank you all for the info. DH has a significantly compromised immune system and is on anti rejection meds for his kidney transplant. He has psoriasis too which is an autoimmune disease.

Once you get one autoimmune disease, you are vulnerable to more. My thoughts go out to you and your husband, as that is certainly enough suffering for anyone.

Thank you for sharing your wealth of information. I would hear the local news about Lyme's disease affecting the very young and the elderly but I never paid too much attention to it even though we live near the forest preserve.

As for DH ~ he has done amazingly well. While he worked for the police dept., they had a generous medical program. As long as you had a medically documented illness, you could have one year off. If you were still sick, then you had to retire. He was one year away from retiring with the maximum pension so, he was so blessed to just make it. He was 60 years old when he got his transplant, 6 months after he retired.

The psoriasis is an ongoing problem with him, his sister and his mom when she was alive. Sometimes the outbreaks are crazy! Other times it's much calmer. It affects his arms, knees and scalp. Fortunately he still has hair!!!! He will be 70 come next January and he feels God has a purpose for keeping him around.

I wish your daughter the best. Believe me, I know how challenging illness for a family member can be. Sometimes I think about the past medical issues which gets me depressed so then, I have to force myself to turn it off. It ain't easy!

[LilacTree]

On 3/9/2015 Gooday said:

On 3/9/2015 Ford1224 said:

On 3/8/2015 Gooday said: Wow! Thank you all for the info. DH has a significantly compromised immune system and is on anti rejection meds for his kidney transplant. He has psoriasis too which is an autoimmune disease.

Once you get one autoimmune disease, you are vulnerable to more. My thoughts go out to you and your husband, as that is certainly enough suffering for anyone.

Thank you for sharing your wealth of information. I would hear the local news about Lyme's disease affecting the very young and the elderly but I never paid too much attention to it even though we live near the forest preserve.

As for DH ~ he has done amazingly well. While he worked for the police dept., they had a generous medical program. As long as you had a medically documented illness, you could have one year off. If you were still sick, then you had to retire. He was one year away from retiring with the maximum pension so, he was so blessed to just make it. He was 60 years old when he got his transplant, 6 months after he retired.

The psoriasis is an ongoing problem with him, his sister and his mom when she was alive. Sometimes the outbreaks are crazy! Other times it's much calmer. It affects his arms, knees and scalp. Fortunately he still has hair!!!! He will be 70 come next January and he feels God has a purpose for keeping him around.

I wish your daughter the best. Believe me, I know how challenging illness for a family member can be. Sometimes I think about the past medical issues which gets me depressed so then, I have to force myself to turn it off. It ain't easy!

Believe me (and I know you will) even though I have my own issues, I would gladly take hers onto myself than have her be so sick at such a young age. She is still beautiful, but she has aged ten years in the last year. It is heartbreaking for a mother to see.

I am hopeful that once we move and she's not alone anymore, that really both of us will feel better. I am trying to be optimistic.