the "What are you doing NOW" thread (part deux)

They didn’t have pills 30 years ago?

The medications were available then. Regrettably they just didn't know how to diagnose Lyme early enough to treat it with antibiotics to prevent it going to the chronic state. The disease was only described in 1975 and the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, wasn't identified until the early 80s. Additionally at that point it was a diagnosis by exclusion as there were no direct diagnostic tests so they had to "rule out" a bunch of other possibilities before exploring the possibility of Lyme.

And once again Wader, thanks for another pertinent and informative post. I do hope your "comical" posts to critical topics of concern continue to amuse yourself.
 
The medications were available then. Regrettably they just didn't know how to diagnose Lyme early enough to treat it with antibiotics to prevent it going to the chronic state. The disease was only described in 1975 and the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, wasn't identified until the early 80s. Additionally at that point it was a diagnosis by exclusion as there were no direct diagnostic tests so they had to "rule out" a bunch of other possibilities before exploring the possibility of Lyme.

And once again Wader, thanks for another pertinent and informative post. I do hope your "comical" posts to critical topics of concern continue to amuse yourself.
I wasn’t diagnosed until a year after symptoms got severe. I spent a year living every day like I had a severe flu.?
 
I'm sure Mike would have been in hysterics seeing your post 30 years ago when he was locked in the fetal position convulsing in pain wondering if he should just give up and die. Then again, suggesting weed over acid probably would have been a reasonable suggestion...
 
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Playing search and destroy with dandelions and bamboo got a 5 gallon pail full of dandelions from the backyard
 
I'm sure Mike would have been in hysterics seeing your post 30 years ago when he was locked in the fetal position convulsing in pain wondering if he should just give up and die. Then again, suggesting weed over acid probably would have been a reasonable suggestion...

I didn't post it 30 years ago - I posted it this morning - why are we still discussing this?
 
Playing search and destroy with dandelions and bamboo got a 5 gallon pail full of dandelions from the backyard

How do you address bamboo Mike? I hear it's a real PITA to even control, let alone eradicate. I have some "clumping" bamboo and it's pretty well behaved...
 

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