Steve Sells Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) A few days before Pete got to my house for the hammer in trip, he got a spider bite on his left leg. It was swelled up and red, after the next day the swelling went down, another day passes, and I noticed the red area on his leg was larger in diameter... Pete called me this morning. After getting home he saw his Doctor, and discovered it was not a reaction to a spider bite. Fat Pete has LYME, and he will be on treatments for a while. Edited July 17, 2009 by steve sells typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying-it Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Pete LYME is nasty suff. Knee mail your way from Clara and I. Pal saying Get-Well soon is an understatement from me. Get 'er done so we can share some more time and fire together soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 prayers sent here pete,jimmy & mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Your on the list Pete. Do take care and keep close watch on things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Got Pete covered here too!! Get well fast buddy! Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I understand that Lyme Disease is bad stuff so will add a prayer for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftjcook Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Very Fortunate to catch it sooner than later. Mine was caught very quickly years ago, but I have known others who did not find out so quickly and faced a tough recovery. You are in our prayers here Pete! Tim & Anna Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 wow you guys are great!!...I just found this thread and am totally flabbergasted...thanks so much for the kind words...... evidently i got bit behind the knee on sunday july 5th....i saw my "red spot" while changing clothes....that morn my parents and i went to breakfast brunch smorgasbord type affair....i noticed the redness late afternoon....by 7-8 oclock that night i became ill...i had some stomach discomfort and manually ejected it...then i kinda felt a little flue-ish....i was leaving for the hammerin the next morn and i wasnt missing it for naught....next 2 days i didnt feel real bad but i also had no appetite....meanwhile the red spot realy wasnt bothering me or changing...i felt uneasy all week...when i returned home the spot enlarge to a band around my whole knee and became very swollen and inflamed....off to the dr...doxicillin is the antibiotic he recommended and said it also works on lymes....i have not recieved the results of the blood test yet ....should prolly on monday...not finding anykind of tic on me i figured spider bite....jury is still out....today the wound is healing ...swelling went down and its changing colors and reducing its size....weird deal this goes along with the tetnus thread also ..... if something happens to you ... no matter how trivial u may think it is ...just go to the darn dr....maybe you cant to do that as easily as we can in this country, we right now anyway. so....my pop fell down the steps yesterday and we got him all squared away...xrays...dr appointment, etc.... he is fine but again good medical service Sorry if this is a long post but I figured it would be good to hear it from the horses mouth...Bottom line GET CHecKED.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 glad your pops ok,jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 just an update...feeling much better...the pills seem to be working...its a new color everyday Thanks for all the well wishes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratel10mm Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Glad to hear it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Head Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Always have a prayer for a fellow Blacksmith, Get well soon Brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Pete: I just saw the thread, my connection was near zero when it started. I'm glad you're recovering but I'm putting you on the list anyway. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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