Comments on: Ticks: don’t be ticked off - get the ticks off of you! http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2005/ticks-dont-be-ticked-off-get-the-ticks-off-of-you/ Real Medicine, Plain Talk Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: admin http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2005/ticks-dont-be-ticked-off-get-the-ticks-off-of-you/#comment-230 admin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:13:16 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2005/ticks-dont-be-ticked-off-get-the-ticks-off-of-you/#comment-230 Dear Dr. Hong, My husband (75 and previously in good health) is finally coming home after two weeks at MJH and two weeks at Health South, after he contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. It was not diagnosed quickly even though I kept telling folks we have ticks and he'd gotten a tick that was not discovered and removed promptly. We live out west of Foxfield. A younger (late 40's) friend of ours, who lives in Forest Lakes North also contracted RMSF sometime before my husband did. He was treated at the UVA hospital, was wiped out for a couple of days, and lost a week of work. Since you are the TV medical guy as well as a regular contributor, I would appreciate it if you would talk about tick-borne illnesses and caution people about things like saving ticks and symptoms to look for. No one should have to get as sick for as long as my husband. He lost 30 pounds during this ordeal. He did need to lose some weight, but not that much or that fast. Thank you for your consideration. Anne D Dear Dr. Hong,

My husband (75 and previously in good health) is finally coming home after two weeks at MJH and two weeks at Health South, after he contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. It was not diagnosed quickly even though I kept telling folks we have ticks and he’d gotten a tick that was not discovered and removed promptly. We live out west of Foxfield.

A younger (late 40’s) friend of ours, who lives in Forest Lakes North also contracted RMSF sometime before my husband did. He was treated at the UVA hospital, was wiped out for a couple of days, and lost a week of work.

Since you are the TV medical guy as well as a regular contributor, I would appreciate it if you would talk about tick-borne illnesses and caution people about things like saving ticks and symptoms to look for.

No one should have to get as sick for as long as my husband. He lost 30 pounds during this ordeal. He did need to lose some weight, but not that much or that fast.

Thank you for your consideration.

Anne D

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