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Link profile: ArizonaLyme · Arizona Online Lyme Support
Category: Start / Lyme Disease / Support Groups / State / Arizona
This is a reference and support group for Lyme (and associated diseases) patients, their care givers, medical professionals, and anyone else interested in knowing more about this disease and how to cope with it.
We are a service of the Arizona Lyme Disease Association (AZLDA), a branch of the national Lyme Disease Association (LDA). We support the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), which is physician run.
The Arizona Lyme Disease Association support group also meets in real time at Scottsdale's via Linda Senior Center, 10440 N. Via Linda Scottsdale, AZ 85259 (480) 312-5810. Meeting times are 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., the third Saturday of every month. Additionally there are occasional meetings in Tucson and Flagstaff. Check this site for announcements.
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Arizona Lyme Disease Assocations is threefold:
1) Support;
2) Education;
3) Advocacy.
We support those who are ill with Lyme and associated diseases, while we educate the public and the medical community of the dangers and the latest research. We also advocate for better knowledge of Lyme disease within the medical community, and for research into and development of new treatment methods.
For details on understanding Lyme disease, please refer to the following Web sites:
http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html
http://www.ilads.org/basic.html
http://www.chkd.org/HealthLibrary/Content.aspx?pageid=P02833
http://www.amytan.net/LymeDisease.aspx
In 2006 there were 5 reported cases of Lyme disease in Maricopa County alone. These statistics are misleading. Doctors recognize and report only one case per 100 by CDC estimates, and Lyme disease is not a mandatory reportable disease in this state. Actual cases - those both diagnosed and undiagnosed - may be 1000 times reported cases.
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- I have Lyme Disease and I am in no way an expert nor am I giving any type of professional advise on the topic. I am tired of living with Lyme Disease and it's many symptoms, but I am stuck until they find a cure or something that makes me feel better. I remember when I first got diagnosed with Lyme Disease and how I felt so hopeless and helpless, I felt stuck. Today I am no longer hopeless and helpless and my hope is that I can help at least one person get out of that feeling.
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2. WEAR LONG SLEEVES & LONG PANTS. Tuck the legs into your socks. Light-colored clothes make it easier to spot ticks.
3. STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAILS. Don't brush against leaves and weeds or hike through the underbrush.
4. USE AN INSECT REPELLENT. Follow manufacturers directions.Look for ones containing 25-35% DEET.
5. CHECK FOR TICKS OFTEN. Crawling ones can be brushed off carefully.
6. PLACE CLOTHES IN A DRYER. A 1/2 hr. dryer high heat cycle will destroy ticks which might be hiding in clothing. the scalp, and behind the ears.
7. DO A THOROUGH TICK CHECK. Ticks crawl upward until they are stopped..Check legs, waistline, bra line, and armpits, and ask a family member to help check scalp, back, etc.
8. USE REPELLENTS AND CHECK YOUR PETS before they enter the house for crawling or attached ticks. 9. HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS SHOULD HANG ANIMAL CARCASSES AWAY FROM BUILDINGS. Put a bucket of bleach water under the animal to catch any ticks falling off. Wear rubber gloves when field dressing or handling meat to minimize chances for infection.