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Thanks Chris :slight_smile:

Lyme likely from Turkey Point. I was hammering IT there and crashed hard when a feature I hit failed. I ploughed into dirt with my head and actually got a concussion from that LMAO :wink: I’m guessing a few Ticks must’ve gotten on me and as I was with others I just got up, hopped on my Bike and cranked on like nothing happened :wink: I should’ve checked myself better but ‘ride’ :wink: I had four bulls eyes = four bites and rash-like patches all over my body.

Suffered for a month before I was pretty sure I may have gotten infected but without the visual signs the first Emergency Doc simply dismissed IT as some viral thing and I insisted IT is likely Lyme.

Tell tale signs showed up eight hours later and back to Emergency un the morning. Another Doc saw me and immediately prescribed Antibiotics. I took them for three weeks and with a prescription topical ointment those really helped. The case was forwarded to the Canada Disease Control Centre to help track and for record.

My Fam Doc said I should be okay but am monitoring myself constantly. It’s a very nasty sickness and drains everything out of you so working on rebuilding myself now :slight_smile:

There can be many and very long term after effects and with me I feel serious focus isdue and some short term memory loss. And We usually check for Ticks and so just never know and they can be tiny.

The culprits are the black legged rusty red/brown-ish Deer Ticks. Worst thing is that like with me they can latch on and you may never see any. Be safe and best to also have someone check your ‘back’ too after a ride.

As to the Jerseys, yesterday I’d like to hav a look. Email me please at rafrider@live.com

Cheers Buddy and as always JFCI!!!

Raf