tick bite update

I wrote of getting a tick bite on a previous post. Lyme disease laboratory work was inconclusive, but the doc says my symptoms were definitely from the tick bite and the antibiotics are working wonderfully. The bite was on my back, and looked like a large insect bite. She said to take better precautions next time in the woods (or just walking out the door).

Carrie said she got something at the vet's office - just one drop on the back of the neck and no ticks for a month (on the dog). Sounds good, but maybe just as a last resort. In the meantime, I found some insect repellent in the closet, and it boasts that it repels ticks, so now when I go out into the woods I have that wonderful insect repellent aroma.

Thanks to all for the well wishes.