No Lyme: Good news or bad?

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My Lyme disease test came back negative. Since my symptoms started 6 weeks ago

with a large bite, identical to the last deer tick bite I experienced, I was

hoping a quick course of antibiotics would end the ordeal. Kinda sad when you

hope a test like that will be positive. But I'll still have another test done

in a month or two, as false negatives are common with Lyme.

One thing that HAS been a help to me is a skin formula I came across on

bedbugger.com. I make a paste of 2-3 parts baking soda (plain old sodium

bicarbonate) and aloe vera gel and apply it to the affected areas. The formula

I saw used organic aloe vera gel. I tried the Whole Foods store but all of

their products were loaded with fragrance, and I am allergic to most fragrances.

Ironically I found the purest fragrance free gel at CVS in the sunscreen

section: Aftersun for sunburns (Go figure). It has been the only thing that

relieves the itching and shows reduced redness and irritation. Benadryl gel

helps for a while but causes more irritation afterward.

Bill