Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever

[16colt]

Anyone had it? My Dad has been in the hospital most all of this week and the doctors just diagnosed him with that. He is 78 years old and was wondering how quick we should be expecting him to recover. He was generally in good health prior to getting sick around a 1.5 weeks ago. Thanks for any info.

 

[hunter966]

Not had it but hope they get him line out and back home quick.

 

[dlbleak]

Laid my buddy out for a couple weeks. It was twenty years ago and we could chase quail all day. Not as young anymore. Hope your dad makes a speedy recovery.

 

[Okie4570]

Seems that the folks I know that have had it, recovery varied from a couple weeks to five months with one guy.

 

[GlockPride]

Seems like lots of people develop a “meat” or beef allergy. Hopefully, if he likes the bovine, he’s not affected and comes back stronger than ever.

 

[rhart]

My oldest daughter had it for about three years before she finally stumbled upon a doctor who recognized the symptoms. After about 30-day course of antibiotics she was much better - but the damage to her joints had been done after so long.

 

[cowadle]

i have had spotted fever and lymes both. the spotted fever was very rough. i lost a tremendous amount of weight in a very short time and it took me months before i got back some stamina and probably still have some issues from it. that was 30 years ago. kind of like malaria.

 

[Sted-E Ed-E]

My Dad had it once back as a teenager/ young adult. If I remember correctly he said he had no energy for about 3 months. Hopefully your dad isn’t affected by it so bad.

 

[KroyWen]

I have a lot of tick disease experience, unfortunately, ( good & bad actually ). My best advice is take higher doses of doxycycline than texts call for , & for minimum of 8 weeks, better 90 days, also much longer than the texts call for. ( To avoid relapses , actually eliminating the RBC parasite vs the parasite going into remission/ hiding out ) . Good for your dad he got diagnosed. There is a real bug-a-boo within the human medical community that tick disease is a problem, so they often go undiagnosed with serious ramifications, both in the immediate and long term effects. He apparently was diagnosed rather quickly and should do great. God Bless

 

[THAT Gurl]

No experiences with it but just wanted to say I hope your dad recovers quickly and with no ill effects.