Your story puts a shiver down my spine Murray. I had Lymes 16 years ago and still suffer symptoms. It’s a horrible horrible disease. My main problem was a complete lack of awareness of Lymes by every doctor I saw and was told for months there was nothing wrong with me.

I contracted Lyme in 2015 and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I couldn't walk, couldn't lift my arm, couldn't sleep and I was in severe pain 24 hours a day. Lyme disease is horrendous! After a few weeks in hospital the doctor's told me that they couldn't do anything t help me and sent me home. What saved me was Buhner's protocol in his book 'Healing Lyme' as well as adding a few ideas of my own after devouring books on how the immune system works. When I told the doctors I was going to try and heal myself using herbs and a special diet they laughed. Well what else was I supposed to do? It was a very slow process because first you have to reboot your immune system and second you have to fight the bacteria of which actually hides from your immune system. What is different about the Lyme bacteria to other bacteria is that they feed on magnesium in your body whereas most bacteria eat iron. Without magnesium your muscles just can't work. Most antibiotics are made to protect reduce the ability of bacteria to eat the iron in your body - but not the magnesium - that is why normal antibiotics fail against Lyme (if you wait too long). I won't lie, it was the fight of my life and took about one year and a half to fully recover. Only when all the bacteria was gone could I then begin to build up my muscles again. Just to prove that today I am back to full health I play golf and am an eight handicap. Listen!!! - anyone who has Lyme - don't give up - your immune system can kill it. It takes a special diet, special herbs and sheer will power. If I ever contracted it again however, I don't think I could go through it a second time and would probably just end my life. That's how vicious it is. If anyone who is interested in hearing my full Lyme story - I made a video and posted it on my youtube space. It contains how I contracted the disease, how I defeated it and the consequences it had on my mental health. Take care out there everyone.

I wish you a full and speedy recovery!!!

Sorry to hear this. Wishing u a speedy recovery Murray👍

All the best to you, Murray! Get well soon!

Thanks for sharing this Murray, really useful. ATB for a full and speedy recovery.

Speedy recovery Murray 👍

Sorry to hear this Murray hopefully you make a speedy recovery and get back out in the hills soon

Wishing you a speedy full recovery. Really good info very well and candidly presented.

Get well soon mate , a great awareness video for us out there to always check for ticks etc .. atb Dave.

Wishing you a speedy recovery , it’s such a miserable thing for us to face when we just want to be outdoors

Great information. A timely reminder. So easy to pick up ticks, so easy to miss one. Hope you make a full and uneventful recovery.

I wish you a speedy recovery and I wish you a quick come back to Scottish hills.

Hope you feel better soon. This is a very interesting video, thank you for sharing, David

Great video on lyme disease. I’ve always been curious and wondered about it. Glad you made it out unscathed! Again probably the best video talking about this that I’ve seen.

Have a fast recovery -Take care-See you in the hills !

I'm sorry to hear about your Lyme disease. Your a strong man and caught it early. That indeed is a blessing. Wishing you a speedy and full recovery. Thank you for taking the time to remind us of the danger and symptoms.

Sorry to hear you missed the trip to the Alps but glad to hear your on the road to recovery Murray and wish you a speedy recovery . Thank you for the video loads of useful information on it..hope to see you back in the hills soon and more vlogs..👌👌

good to share these symptoms - hope you're better now

Thanks for the informative video, you cover all aspects of hiking. Glad to hear your on the mend, hope your back out on the hills soon.

Even though you probably made us all feel a little bit itchy now, it's good to know you are on the road to recovery. Great advice.

Oh man! Thinking about you Murray. Great piece to camera. Just like you, to be thinking about everybody else when you've been struggling yourself. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Murray that's tough news glad your on the mend. Hope to see you back on the hills soon.

Grace and peace, Murray. Your message and courage are meaningful and helpful to so many, myself included. All the best in caring for yourself as you’ve cared for us.

Hi Murray, I contracted Lyme Disease a few years ago. It wasn't diagnosed for about 6 months. It wiped me out for about a year, most days were OK, but some days I felt as though I had ME. The diagnosis was complicated as I had contracted Malaria in West Africa a few years previously and initially they thought is was another bout of it as the initial symptoms can be similar. Funnily, the drug to counteract Malaria is the same - doxycycline. Hope you make a speedy recovery, although you will have some bad days, but you've caught it early which is a good thing.

Gutted for you Murray, that’s a tough one to take mate. I guess that your experience being shared with others raises awareness of this scourge. My mate got quite ill with this and we are utterly paranoid now, but it can still happen. Cold comfort but hopefully your relayed experience with this will help others and more importantly, you will get well soon mate. Take care, ATB 👍

A good insight Murray. Thank you and get well soon

Sorry this has happened to you my friend and thank you so much for sharing your experience I have certainly learned a few things from your video I hope you are back doing what you love soon take care

All the best for a swift recovery Murray! I was on antibiotics following finding a tick a few years ago. They seemed to do the trick - errrr... amongst other things!

I contracted Lyme Disease about 4yrs ago, and had very similar symptoms to you ie burning/ pins and needles sensation in my shoulders and back, which spread to my arms, red bulls eye rash etc. Fortunately my doctor acted quickly and put me on the same antibiotics as you. I felt rough for about a month/6weeks, but I am now completely recovered with no further symptoms. The crucial thing in my experience is to get on antibiotics asap.

Hi Murray. You're probably one of the most sensible, cautious hill people I know, so if it can happen to you, goodness knows how susceptible the rest of us are. I really wish you a speedy and continued recovery. I'm going to get myself checked because I've got the leg symptoms you described after walking through long bracken a few weeks back - didn't do a bloody tick check though.. Thank you for waking me up to a potential problem. Huge thanks for sharing Murray.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope you’re back to full fitness in quick time.

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - starting to feel a lot better in last few days - hoping the antibiotics are dong their job :) Thanks for watching ATB Murray

That is bad luck Murray I hope you make a full recovery soon. I think it is good that you have shared your experience because a lot of people are not aware of the signs. They can differ from person to person but if left untreated as im sure you know the disease can be very serious . This just reminded me I need to get a new tick remover I have had mine for a lot of years and it is in need of replacing. In my job I have seen many people suffer lyme disease and it is a very unpleasant condition . Horse fly bites can also be very serious and require immediate attention . Take care :D Teddy

Many thanks Murray. Hope you continue to recover. Your vid has certainly made me think a lot more about watching out for any symptoms. Just spent 2 weeks in the NW highlands and did a fair bit of walking and wild swimming including some stretches of bracken bashing... prime tick country!

Thanks for sharing - knowledge and education are all. I hope that by now you're enjoying a full recovery.

@ScotlandsMountains

4 жыл бұрын

thank you Ian - no ill effects - hoping that is it done and dusted :) Thanks for watching ATB Murray

Thanks for posting your experience, hope you get better soon. It scares me as I do a lot of running in long grass in the summer months.

Thank you sir for emphasising the importance of COMPLETING the course of antibiotics, never show your hand to the foe for they will learn and adapt. I wish you a speedy recovery and a quick return to health and look forward to your return to the hills.

Sorry to hear this Murray. Not easy to sit there and talk about your experience with it. Appreciate you doing so though, very informative video. I've been pulling ticks from myself for years. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Atb, Graham.

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham , they are little blighters! ATB Murray

That's brutal mate. I bet you're gutted you had to miss the Alps. But your health is clearly the priority here so you made a good call in cancelling your trip; especially seeing as you're a family man. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Thanks for the info, hope you better soon.

Hi Murray, really sorry to hear about this and wish you a speedy and full recovery. I agree that you don't have to be on the hills to experience these little buggers, I drive for a living and recently had to answer a call of nature so nipped into a bit of woodland and was standing in what looked like a nest of them crawling in the long grass, I've never put my little man away so quick.They are horrible little creatures. Take care and get back to full strength Atb Brian.

Thanks for putting this out, like you say most people have heard of limes disease. But not many people know the symptoms.

Hi Murray, thanks for this very informative vid, I now know what to look for as my dogs are always picking up ticks and I had one on my leg at the weekend out of my garden. Now know what to look for. How you have a speedy recovery and I am sorry you missed that trip to the Alps.

Sorry to hear this pal, ticks are awful things and they seem to be on the increase,there are lots in the lake district near us.had lots on our dogs in Scotland too, so just have to check before they latch on. I hope you make a full recovery mate 👍🏻

Hope you recover soon mate. I remember hiking John o groats to lands end back in 2014 and my back got covered in them in the north east of Scotland along a river bank in long grass. I just scratch them of not thinking to much about it at the time lucky I had no symptoms. Only about 2 months ago I got one in the never regions must been there for few hours. Been 2 months or so now and no symptoms so hope I am ok. Thanks for the video. Richard

Wow, Murray, all the best to you! I hope the antibiotics are doing what they’re supposed to. Lyme is such a strange disease - it has taken so long to be recognised as the threat that it is. I’ve just booked my fourth trip to Scotland in four years (next May), for hillwalking and scrambling. Having never even *seen* a tick, on myself or my dog, your experience is making me think hard about checking myself frequently. Thank you for sharing your experience. Again, all the best, and thanks for the inspiring videos!

Get well my friend!

Hi Murray, sorry to hear of tick / Lyme Disease problem and I wish you a very speedy recovery. Regarding ticks, the worst experience we ever had was in Ardnamurchan for a week. One of the dogs got 14 ticks over that period. We now treat them with Bravecto and have not notice any over the last couple of years. Apparently if they now get bitten the ticks die and fall off. We tick check the dogs after every major walk especially when we are away. Always conscious of the problem. Best wishes and thanks for sharing.

Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better and thanks for this. My lad and i are heading back up to the west Coast in a couple of weeks and the last time we were there a month ago we got more ticks than any holiday in Scotland over the years. Trying to pull them off in the shower daily. I'm going to check the removers you mentioned and educate myself a bit more. Horrible little buggers and don't half hang on. Really enjoy your films. There will be time to do the Alps

Fortunately, you managed to get treated in time and I wish you a speedy recovery. This is a timely reminder that, even in the UK, we should take precautions when enjoying the outdoors.

@rosewetzel8284

3 жыл бұрын

In 2018 I believe I had that bullseye rash and I never ever felt any tick bite me so it must have been a mosquito and anyway I was on antibiotics for a month because of that.

@rosewetzel8284

3 жыл бұрын

The rash felt feverish, painful, and itchy plus the palpitations that I experienced. Honestly those ticks are so stubborn that it gets to the point where they’ll bite you even when you have bug spray on.

Great informative video!!! Thank you Murray!

Glad you posted! It's bad over here to in the USA an even though its talked about alot of people don't really know the symptoms. So thanks! 🙂 Cheers to you Murray 🍻 and glad you made it through it too! ❤ as always! Thank You Friend!

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steph -hoping that it gives out some info that is useful. ATB Murray

glad you got it spotted and treated . Thanks for the good advice :-)

Sorry to hear this, Murray. Welcome to having a dog! I absolutely avoid all woodland with the dog during the summer months for this exact reason. Definitely the worse location for picking them up. Hope you're on the mend soon 👍🏻

Thank you for sharing. It's so easy to miss the little suckers.My wife suffered mildly from this when she went to Australia but we found out later. Lots of dog walker friend are mentioning they are finding ticks in the parks and gardens. So I will re-warn them and get them to look at their pets. When I worked as a gardener I used to do such checks on a regular basis as often we have to clear overgrown herbage and when being a tree surgeon. These days bites from spiders can be very nasty as well and can make bitten areas swell up quite badly. I hope you get better soon and thank you for your honesty.

Thanks for this. Hope to see u back fit and walking soon buddy

Interesting video. I will be doing more tick checks from now. Hope for a speedy recovery. God bless

Excellent video. Very helpful !!

Sorry to hear this Murray. Hope you’re back to your old self soon. I was just talking to friends about this recently and one of the things that came up was how many people were picking up Lymes from parks etc and not so much from hillwalking. Certainly a good thing to make people aware of, take care xxx

Thanks for the Vid Murray...just come back from 2 days on Mull, removed 11 tic's from the dog and 2 from masel. Its been bad this year. Hope yir ok after the treatment.

Hells bells mate. Hope you recover soon with no lasting issues. Bloody nightmare those wee blighters. Atb

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray, hoping for a full recovery although walking the dog at the moment just about finishes me!! will need to build up my fitness again me thinks! speak soon M

Great video 😊

You can't raise awareness enough ! I had lyme years ago, at least that's what I found out after I spotted a circle on my leg and went to the doctor. I didn't have any physical symptoms and that is probably the reason I still don't check. But since I've seen your video I started checking again :-) !! ATB !

Made me realise how I’d been trying to explain these symptoms and actually I was really poorly. I’m on antibiotics now and starting to feel better. I got bitten about 3 weeks ago in Finland. Thank you for your much needed help.

I hope you recover well Murray, one of my friends picked up Lyme's disease as a child, (and not detected) there some days were he can't work due to the pain, he said his family had been camping in field were sheep had been kept.

Sorry to hear got the disease which also caused you to cancel your trip! I went and checked myself as soon as I watched the video just to be sure. Hope you're back to normal soon.

Wishing you all the best

Sorry to hear this Murray. Got bite by four ticks last year while photographing the Kylesku Bridge for Spectacular Scotland. Ended up at a GP surgery in Durness and got a dose of those Doxycycline tablets. Got bit last month at Tongue but no bullseye rash thankfully. Removed the tick by applying shower gel on it and it came out itself but I believe this is still a no no as it can regurgitate into your blood stream. Glad you got the treatment and I’m sure you’ll be fine!

Hi Murray, sorry to hear this, wishing you a speedy recovery, be guided by how you feel and try not to over do it! Having had it, bullseye rash and all I know what it’s like. Made me laugh when you thought it was C1 ( cervical 1 Is at the top of your spine, you’d be in dire straights if it was that one. (day job paramedic here ) it’s more likely to be L5/S1 producing front of thigh symptoms. ) trust the GP to go down obvious route one first! -Either way get well soon my friend. The hills are calling! ATB. Mark & Louise

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Folks - starting to feel much better in last few days , reckon the doxycycline is getting to work! In regards to anatomy - I think I can only say that I must try harder!! lol Thanks for watching ATB Murray

Thanks for posting this video. Lyme is very topical just now, but I wish there was more on the subject on the popular outdoor & wild camping channels. I had never heard of Lyme Disease until recently. I had a weird large bullseye bite mark on my forearm about 6 weeks ago, but ignored it because it didn't bother me. It wasn't until a few weeks after, that I had some mosquito bites on my lower legs which caused major rash and swelling. I got myself to the GP & told him about the bullseye rash also. He advised that I take intensive antibiotics and Doxycycline also. I have actually experienced more symptoms since I completed the medication. It clearly affects people in many different ways. Hope you recover soon. My message to all folks who love the outdoors has to be "don't ignore the bullseye bite rash"

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Hi David - absolutely agree , if anyone gets a bullseye rash - get it checked out ASAP.. I am one week away from finishing the treatment and may post an update video to let other know hows it gone..Wishing you a speedy and full recovery Thanks for watching ATB Murray

Nightmare Murray, glad you're on the mend though. Hopefully you're back out soon. Ticks are getting worse, I blame the mild winters. Take care Robin

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

I have to agree - the milder climate seem to be suiting the little blighters! Heres hoping for a cold savage winter to give them a kicking this year! M

@WalkWithWallace

5 жыл бұрын

@@ScotlandsMountains a long prolonged frost would be good.

Thank you for pointing this out

Sorry to hear this Murray - hope for speedy recovery now that the treatment has been started. Can I just add, that we use Simparica for our dogs. I would not hesitate to recommend it. It's a pill to be given once a month, and it's effective against fleas, ticks etc for at least 5 weeks. We used to use Frontline/Bayvantic earlier, but found it not quite as effective, especially on our Golden Retriever.

I was the same picked up,a couple of ticks this summer in my local woods were I played as a kid ,while MTB here in South Lanarkshire , there is now a growing population of roe deer in this area ...tick check and spray before you go is a must.....speedy recover

Well done pal and wishing you well. Dave aka wackyswanderings

Really useful video, thanks for sharing. Treatment and acceptance of Lymes disease is superb nowadays, I live in Inverness and there are huge amounts of ticks about this year I’ve never known the dog to pick up so many in a season. My Dad had one last week couldn’t remove it easily so straight up to Raigmore Hospital they were brilliant, removed the tick and straight on a course of Doxycycline as a precaution. Found the Lifeventure tick remover to be the best, the little plastic jobbies just turn removal into a faff. All the best. Cheers.

Good video Murray, hope things have improved by now. By the way Frontline Plus for the dogs prevents fleas and ticks, I Wild Camp with two dogs on moorland, woods etc and so far had no issues with ticks on dogs. A natural remedy or something you can do to prevent bites before you go wild Camping is have a meal with natural fresh garlic in it, ticks hate garlic, something to do with your skin pours releasing the smell lol. Like you I had a tick bite but thankfully it never progressed to Lyme disease however the area of the bite still hasn't really healed even today, several years after the bite. Ticks have become a serious problem even in city parks and peoples own gardens this past twelve months, so basically no one is safe now. Atb Bill.

Glad you caught it early. Just goes to show how variable the symptoms can be. A high index of suspicion is needed so your very honest video is really helpful in raising awareness. I've been looking at using permetherin for my cape wrath trail trip. Can I ask if you'll be using it on your nice softshell/hardshell gear or just base layers etc? The internet is characteristically conflicted on the issue.

I hope you get better

Hope you are on the mend and back on the hills soon 👍

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Douglas - hoping for this too ATB Murray

Thanks for this Murray. I did Wainwright's Coast to Coast three weeks ago. I bought a tick removal tool beforehand, never really thinking I'd use it. Sure enough, I took a tick of with it. I've had numbness, and pins n needles in my left thigh since finishing. I've put it down to some sort of repetitive strain injury from the walk, which it may be of course, but I'm off to the doctors tomorrow having watched this. Hope you continue to feel better, Cheers.

@ChristophersMum

5 жыл бұрын

Ian I do hope that all is well with you and you have been given the all clear.

@ChristophersMum

5 жыл бұрын

Ian I do hope that all is well with you and that you have been given the all clear.

Get well soon, hope your feeling better. Thanks for putting up this video, very informative. I wouldn't have associated the back pain with Limes. I'd have just put it down to a heavy pack or something. :(

Good result,you discovered what it was.Surprised the GP didn't think of it first(assuming she knew you go hill walking)🤔

For some reason, this year seems to be exceptionally bad for ticks. Luckily our dog is short haired and we find them on her quickly. I know the hill you’re talking about near you that is always rife with them ‘K’ hill, my sister lives in the area and doesn’t walk her dog there during the summer. Hope you get better soon 👍

It can also be picked up in Elgin area, Millbuies to be more accurate. The ticks carry Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto...and other nasty bacteria. Stay safe, and I hope you are still improving. (I'm a little late to this post...sorry)

Hi murray Bloody hell mate hope you feel alot better soon Did you find the tick on you or had it fell off and you just found the rash Thanks for that murray i am paranoid about ticks and always wear long trousers and long sleeve tops even in summer bloody ticks As i said murray hope you feel better soon take care atvb chris

Hi Murray, just watched the video, gutted for you. However, I can't think of anybody more equipped to tackle such a challenge, albeit unwanted. Wishing you all the best for a full recovery. If it's any comfort, this video will undoubtedly inform and help a lot of people. I'm still amazed how little some of those who venture outdoors know about the disease and how to mitigate against it. ATB never seemed more appropriate. S

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stevie, glad I caught it when I did TBH, last few weeks haven't been very pleasant! Still popping a zillion pills but I can feel an improvement, albeit a slow one... BTW The hill mention in the vlog is Moncrieff, we tend to go out over the back and past the usual top, and I kid you not, I reckon I've picked up more ticks there than any other place! Just FYI in case you take the dog up there Take care ATB Murray

@naepace

5 жыл бұрын

@@ScotlandsMountains Yeah Murray, I guessed it was Moncrieff. I have not had a problem myself up there but know plenty who have. Hope the side effects are not as bad as I've heard. Hopefully see you back on the hills soon....or over the reservoir with Lexi......It's not contagious, is it ? lol

At least your getting better now I’ve had a near miss with this I had a tic in my leg for about two days and saw a little black thing in my leg and knew it was a tick it was all red around but I didn’t feel sick or anything It’s a bummer that you didn’t get to the alps and that Easy Jet didn’t even give you a refund and personally I’ve had some bad experiences with my luggage being damaged and bottles being busted open they really just don’t care

Hope all goes well with the antibiotics, I spray all my hill gear (rucksacks & tents too) with Sawyer premium insect repellent with 0.5% permethrin & others, good for 6 washes & odourless.

I go biking up Kinnoull Hill and Deuchny and I always get a ticks every time I go. I got 9 in one day 😄 thankfully managed not to get Lymes disease. But your vlog will make me double check Ps Rohan sell cloths with built in insect repellent which I’m testing out. Hopefully will help. Get well soon

I have icarydin spray against midges but left it at home as midge season really over (mid October). In future I’ll spray my legs anyway… Picked up my very first tick a week ago in north Wales after hiking through heather/wild camping. Spotted it three days later at home once it had become a bit fuller with my blood! Got it out with the removal tool, but must admit it would have been difficult to spot in the wild without bright light and access to a mirror. Waiting to see whether I develop symptoms… ! Thanks for your informative video.

really sorry to hear that, i hope you make a good a quick recovery. I agree that to anyone that wants to avoid ticks that permethrin which sprays on your clothes is amazing, its not a deterent, it kills them and they only need to touch the material its sprayed on, its absolutely lethal to them. Better than deterent. As you say though its lethal to cats too. But it is excellent.

@pencil123ify

5 жыл бұрын

Hooe you recover soon have a freind who had to have some removed from the same area she picked them up so easy

@Alphanatrix-ks2vo

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it’s surprising how quick they are I had one on my upper leg basically my thigh it managed to get in through my sucks the bugger sat there for two days and I had done a check but didn’t look at the back of my thigh. And I was only out walking in a woodland for about an hour and a bit so yeah I use the permethrin and it’s amazing at keeping them away brilliant stuff

thank you

Yikes, so sorry to hear you contracted Lyme Disease, but happy you were diagnosed and treated. I am always nervous about ticks. Hoping for a complete recovery for you.

I knew this was not going to be fun when i saw that thing on your monitor in the background.

Hope you have a full recovery and get back to your adventures soon. Ticks are a real worry here in Canada and when I come home from a hike I throw all my clothing that I wore that day into the dryer on high for 5 minutes as this is supposed to kill Ticks. I've spent a small fortune on repellants over the last few years, Permethrin has been banned in Canada, and hopefully they do the job. We didn't have to worry about these issues as much 20 years ago, just another indicator of climate change.

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

I think you are right - the problem is certainly growing and more and more people are suffering due to the rise in tick numbers and perhaps more people enjoying TGO.... ATB Murray

@Ed-ty1kr

2 жыл бұрын

LOL... God help you.

He’s describing what I went through for months before figuring out I had Lymes. Got it from a tick bite spring turkey hunting. I’ve never fully recovered I still have bouts of burning neck and back pain two years later. 4 weeks of doxycycline drastically helped but I think the nerve damage had already been done

@JP-xs5lo

Жыл бұрын

I hope you got better and better if you are worsening progressively you need to be proactive about it treat early it’s very dangerous and it likes to lie dormant and then persist

It’s always good to have a reminder about ticks, I understand that once the permethrin is dry it’s not harmful to cats??

@ScotlandsMountains

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lezley, From what I've read the concentrations in the formula for human clothes is under 1%. The main issue arises wen dog treatments are sprayed nears cats (I understand the concentration is much higher in these treatments. I've sprayed already (away from any cat zones!) left to dry ad all the gear is now hidden away in m gear cupboard away from the cats ATB Murray

I picked up my first ever tick(that I know of)today, out kayaking on loch lomond, visiting the islands. I can't believe how many ticks I seen, I think this could be a bumper year for them. I managed to get the whole thing out, unfortunately not in a oner, fingers crossed

Sorry to hear that, good you started treatment when you did. My first two cases were ticks I picked up within the "city limits". My first case of Lyme's was classic, found the fully engorged tick when showering before work around noon on a Friday. Pulled it and brought it into the lab to check the mouth under the stereo microscope. By Sunday I had 103*F fever, a bulls eye rash and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. My second was insidious, I was living in a dark field stone house so I found the bite but it didn't look like a bulls eye and then I slowly went crazy over the next dozen or so days... Well crazier than usual for me. ;)