I had a statistics class a few years back. What I got from it was that tests the first time around are only about 10% effective no matter what the doctor says. Most Dr. say they are 80% sure; that is BS according to some statistics rule. I forget which one. This may be because I didn't get most concepts. However "D"s get degrees.

The second positive test is the one that really matters.

Deer ticks dont hold on. once they make thir bite the usually fall off. My cousin has lymes, he got it bad, it spread into his liver and he almost died. The Marshfield Clinic called in a specialists from The Twin Cities to evaluate him. He said it was one of the worst cases he has ever seen. Have you noticed any marks on your body. Most of the time youll get a ring around where the infected deer bit you. Like the one in this picture.

they are chiggers at elkneck.. i have never seen a deer tick there. she probably got it somewhere else. i was tested also because i get bit in pa a lot by deer ticks... test was neg.. over the last 2 years i have had thousands of chiggers on me they dont carry anything... i admit they do look like ticks but u learn the difference...honestly it aint worth huntin there with the low amounts of deer anyway. Also I thought it takes years for lyme to show up not 2-3 months...

Lymes sucks but it isn't that bad with the medicine they have now. I'm from NJ and it seems like half the population (including myself) has it. She'll be feeling better within a week but you're correct in there's no cure. What will happen is you'll be fine for a year or more and then just get really sick, like the flu, and have to go back to the doctor and get some medicine. In a couple of days you'll be back on your feet again. You do get more achy at times though and you know when you're about to get sick again because you get real tired and lazy. I, like most people, caught it within the first year and there's nothing really to worry about. I think if you let it go for longer than that though is when you get into the more serious cases. Good luck