So I got bit my a tick here in Massachusetts (where I live).
Didn't think anything of it. Then bam ! It was all over. What I had was "Anaplasmosis".
 
I just got home last Thursday. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
Just wanted to send out the word to any of you, This is real. just don't take it lightly like I once did.
I thought for sure I was dying. Never been bit by a black widow spider but this has to be close.
All my organs were shutting down and im still not right even after 2 weeks. Im slow, splurged speech.
I just hope im able to make music again like I once did. Im just happy to be getting around.
Take caution people.

That sucks, Chuck! 
My father in law got bitten by one some years ago, and got Lyme disease. He still struggles with it.
Got antibiotics too late to cure it properly.
Best of luck for a speedy recovery.

Wow.
 
Sorry to hear that Chuck.
 
My thoughts are with you buddy.

Nasty little buggers.  Had a co-worker get Lyme's disease from a deer tick while out hunting.  It nearly killed him!

Yikes. Ya, those little buggers mean business. Apparently they'll live in ya for up to a year (IIRC) and for the lucky folks they may feel a little sick but the tick eventually dies. For the unlucky folks... well, you now know all about it.
 
Nice thick denim with no exposed skin/gaps where they can get in (so pants tucked into boots and laced up tight) from the waist down is a good idea when wandering through the woods or tall grass. Always watch out for the distinct skin reactions (many pics online) after being in the woods.
 
Glad you made it through, well... alive. Sounds like it may have messed you up pretty good in a lasting way though.
 
Nature. Beautiful, life giving, needs to be protected at all costs... but can and will kill you if given half a chance and has nearly infinite ways of acheiving that.
 
Feel better.

Chuck,
 
Sorry to hear this. Pulled a tick off me a week ago. Nothing yet playing out the odds in this area.
Some advice I hope you will take to heart especially since you were slammed so heavily.
Crux of the matter is to get healed quickly so as not to let any of the nerve complications become chronic. The body can get comfortable adapting to a disability after awhile and can give up a lot of energy trying to actually repair the problem.
 
I'm assuming you were put on doxycycline for awhile. In milder cases, it is discontinued 3 days after any fever has resolved, You were probably a candidate for a full 14 day course if the docs went that way. If so avoid any metal in the diet for 2 hours on either side of the pill as it will get bound up and go thru you without being absorbed. Means all milk products, vitamins with minerals and any of the fast antacids (Rolaids, Tuns etc).
 
Build back up intertinal good guys with a life yogurt or wide spectrum probiotic pill twice a day, 2 hours at least apart from the antibiotic and continue for at least 2 weeks after the last pill. Avoid strong sun exposure because the tetracyclines can fry you severely if you are one of the unlucky ones. This effect goes about 3 days after quitting.
 
Race to rebuild is on. Diet should be fresh and living.
 
Moderate daily exercise and limbering moves to keep circulation and circuits connected.
 
Daily B complex vitamins to help with nerve repair.
 
John

Bummer Chuck.  Speedy recovery your way.
 
I live in the heart of tick/chigger country.  I spray every time I go outside without getting in my car. 
They love me.

Wow that sounds terrible Chuck, what an ordeal. I used to live on Nantucket so full body inspections for the little ****'s was a daily occurrence. I knew someone who got Lyme's disease from a tick, definitely no joke. 

Hoping for a full recovery! And speedy. . .

Furry paws crossed for you Chuck and a speedy recovery.