[MR] Chirurgeonate Forward

[Cap'n BlackJack Flint]

Forwarded by request of Morwenna-
FYI.  And would someone please post this to the Merry Rose.  Everyone (not just the Chirurgeons) who attended Pennsic from Atlantia needs to be aware of this.
 
Thanks.
Morwenna
Kingdom Chirurgeon
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Amy Begnoche 
To: SCA Chirurgeon List 
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:54 PM
Subject: [SCA-Chirurgeon] [Fwd: [Stonemarche] Lyme Disease at Pennsic]



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Stonemarche] Lyme Disease at Pennsic
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400
From: Virginia Taylor <tchipakkan at tds. net>
Reply-To: stonemarche@ yahoogroups. com
To: sca-east at mail. indra.com
CC: Barony <stonemarche@ yahoogroups. com>, EK Soothsayers Guild 
<eastkingdomsoothsay ersguild@ yahoogroups. com>, 
SCAHeathens@ yahoogroups. com, SCA herbalist <SCA-Herbalist@ yahoogroups. com>


I just got a call from Mistress Alizaunde who noticed a rash at
Pennsic, and when she got it checked Monday was admitted to the
hospital for Lyme Disease, where she is now being treated. She would
very much like to have the information circulated to all SCA lists so
that anyone who was at Pennsic and may have also gotten bitten can
also get treatment.

"Lyme disease causes flu-like symptoms, including fever, muscle pain,
arthritis-like joint pain, fatigue, and a skin rash. In rare cases,
it can lead to temporary paralysis of the muscles in the face, or
serious heart or nervous system problems.
Early treatment with antibiotics is important to avoid long-term
problems. Although symptoms sometimes last for months, early
treatment increases the likelihood that they will clear up completely."

"About 75% of the people who contract Lyme disease don't remember
being bitten by a tick."

Please send this on to lists I may have missed- we'd hate to have
anyone wait too long because they didn't think of checking for Lyme.

Hlæfdige Arastorm, Stonemarche, EK

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a
habit." Aristotle


 Until the next,
Yours in service,


Cap'n Jack "The Black" of Flint
((AKA: BlackJack))
Lord and Master of "The Raptor"
Brute for Hire