By: Very Concerned Mom

Very Concerned Mom — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:09:59 +0000

I cannot believe I found this site — the picture of the peeling skin on your foot after the rash is EXACTLY what the soles of my daughter’s feet and palms of her hands looked like back in Nov. of 2006. She has seen every specialist there is and has never been officially diagnosed with anything! They thought she had scleroderma, myositis and other similar autoimmune diseases, but several blood tests never confirmed any of the suspected diseases. Kristin has Down Syndrome, had gone on a field trip with her group to a Petting Farm to pick pumpkins in the country, so she could very well have received a tick bite. She started with a sore throat (or so we thought because she couldn’t swallow anything.) The first doctor she saw prescribed Amoxycillin and she took that for 8 days (maybe that was a good thing.) Her 2nd doctor (a Rheumatologist) thought she had Steven’s Johnson (severe drug reaction to antibiotics.) Feet & hands are healed (but they think she has Raynaud’s Syndrome because of bluing of hands — also her feet are bluish) and she still has a spots on her legs. Her digestive system is all messed up — she has not eaten solid food since Nov. of 2006 and takes only nutritional liquids; has lost 80+ lbs. She had all types of tests in and out of the hospital (endoscopy, barium swallow, etc.) — I took her to a feeding clinic for therapy all to no avail. Has seen a dermatologist, endochronologist (pls. excuse spelling), ear/nose/throat specialist (forget what you call him), rheumatologist and numerous others. If I look back on her bloodwork, what would signal RMF if anything at all? Anything you can offer would be helpful so that I can go to someone for help. Thank you!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:08:31 +0000

I was rock climbing at an old abandoned coal mine near my college in Alleghany county, MD. I never found the tick, it was a terrible two weeks before I was treated. I have a educational/support site at www.freewebs.com/RMSFaware

By: person

person — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:47:23 +0000

um . ew did he like burn you ?

By: Chemist

Chemist — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:20:44 +0000

Well, since I had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, I must have been beaten by a tick, but I don’t remember that. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in my life.

By: Zulu

Zulu — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:25:11 +0000

Oh man that sucks! Were you beaten by a tick?

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