Hi Lisa, aloha
my friend carolyn would chastise me severly if i didn't ask...' your doctor LOOKED at the red spot and said
'staph'...did he test for ANYTHING ? ...did he run a western blot for Lyme Disease ?
your profile doesn't say where you live, but if your daughter is an out of doors girl, rather than house girl;
and you live in an area with woods and deer...a red spot in an area normally covered by clothing...and the
red spot grows in size...you need a test for Lyme while the infiltration is new...
Lyme can be horribly debilitating, does not always get cleared up by the standard treatments...and is
pathetically under diagnosed outside of the northeast...please ask you doctor about this ? and
'oh, you're just being silly is not a good answer' from him.
oh and systemic arthitis is a frequent 'fringe benefit' for Lyme disease.
all the best, hope you're well, good luck wishes for tori
aloha Ben
