Comments by "wqv5423ln" (@wqv5423ln) on "Spike in Lyme Disease cases in Ontario" video.

  1. They are all over ! I know someone who got it in her back yard gardening. Migratory birds drop off the ticks everywhere !
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  2. Why is no one talking about the fact that the only blood test Canada has for Lyme is 50 % inaccurate ?! False positives and false negatives ! Very outdated compared to what they use in the US and Germany ! After being mis diagnosed for four years, and disabled, I decided to go to the US. The first thing they told me was they didnt care what the Eliza test results were. They considered it to be very unreliable and have several other tests that are better. Having removed an embedded tick on my upper abdomen, I became very ill within three weeks. I went to several doctors near Hamilton, On, none of whom even did the blood test ! After seeing doctors in three states each one told me I had Lyme disease. One doctor identified two co infections as well, which is very common. The rest is a long story. I used antibiotics for some time, and then had good results in an excellent alternative clinic in Kansas. The sad truth is most people with Lyme disease or other tick borne illnesses in Ontario ( and Canada) are MISDIAGNOSED due to the un reliabilty of the one poor blood test we have ! I have met many over the decades who told they didnt have it, when they did. Many Canadians are going south of the border to get properly tested and diagnosed. The other problem here is how to treat Lyme. If you are infected and already have symptoms for some time, a week or two of antibiotics will not cure you. So there again you need to find out how US doctors are treating Lyme. There is a lot of controversy over this. If you have symptoms of Lyme, or had a tick bite, do not settle down with a mis diagnosis from doctors here, but go south of the border for another opinion or two ! I know too many people who are disabled because they were either misdiagnosed, or not treated properly, or long enough. This doctor mentioned Doxcycline as the treatment, but there are several others being used in the US. There are also some excellent alternative clinics which we have nothing like here. I went to one of them. They will cost you money though if you dont have insurance. The stats they provide here are way under estimated due to the poor test, and many mis diagnosed people. PS. I'm also a retired nurse, and for many years a member of a Lyme disease support group.
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  3. Sorry, thats mis information ! Very healthy people get tick borne illnesses !
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  4. I was bitten by a tick while sitting in long grass near the Dundas/ Hamilton border on York Rd. ( a long time ago now) Was misdiagnosed for four years and totally disabled after five months ! Got all my help south of the border four years later ! So much ignorance here and no good tests !
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  5. It's a much bigger problem then what they are saying ! I know, because I had it !
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  6. So it's not only deer that carry ticks. Migratory birds drop off the ticks everywhere and they reproduce by the thousands. The white footed field mouse is a common host, and other animals, including dogs ! If you have a dog do a tick check before going back into the house. They can get Lyme too, or pass the tick onto you or your children !
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  7. Beware of Long Point everybody. Its been infested the past several years !
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