Lyme Infection update and a thank you....

[@roycarr1975]

Great to hear you are well on the mend. Thanks as always for your fabulous videos. Enjoy getting back on the hill.

[@peterebel7899]

The very best for you! I got Lyme infection during a longer US trip in 1984. After 20+ years of symptoms I think I am free of symptoms now for several years.

[@pachuco1674]

Hi, that's amazing, can I ask how are you now? And may I please ask what you took to put your chronic lyme into remission and how long treatment was for you?

[@peterebel7899]

@@pachuco1674 I did no treatment beside living a normal life. Today still no symptoms. It is wise to instantly treat Lyme infection! But I was as a student in the USA without any insurance, so I did not visit any doctor - bad choice! Thank you for asking! Are you a doctor or scientist studying Lyme?

[@simontull7511]

Really delighted for you, Murray. Thanks for sharing your story here, and look forward to seeing you back in the hills very soon.

[@alistairdale3109]

Thanks Murray! So pleased strength is returning

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Alistair Dale Thanks Alistair- speak soon M

[@dpax100]

Great news Murray good to hear you're on the mend and thanks for sharing your experiences first hand.

[@chrisp267]

All the best to you, Murray!

[@timscanlanphotography]

Hi Murray. Great to hear that the treatment has worked. Hope you feel back to full health very soon.

[@pauldrew610]

Great to hear you’re well along the road to recovery & good health 👌👍✅ We wish you ATB Murray!! You are one of the Best Vlogers on You Tube, you’re a natural & a breath of fresh air, you’re adventures are well received, keep up your great work !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👌✅😎

[@carlreid4161]

Good to hear you’re on the mend Murray and looking forward to watching your videos in the hills

[@williamdonnelly2705]

Good to hear you are getting better Murray. Best Wishes.

[@dongoldney]

Great to hear your getting better

[@colinmorrison1507]

Very glad to hear that you're on the mend,scary stuff.Thank you for putting the videos out and letting people know of the dangers and precautions,look after yourself and don't do too much too soon.

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Thanks Colin, hoping the vlogs help raise a little awareness in addition to the excellent work being done by others around the subject presently... Thanks M

[@bpslodge]

Happy to here things are improving and your on the road to full strength again. Best wishes to you, Brian.

[@rambling_rambler]

Great to hear you're feeling better and getting back to yourself. The previous video and this has hopefully had a positive effect in helping people spot the symptoms early. Good luck with getting back in the hills

[@williamleighton9405]

Keep getting better, all luck to you Murray

[@jamie7673]

Glad to hear youre on the mend mate. Take care

[@nagualdesign]

That's great news. Glad to hear you're feeling better.

[@tlee61]

Grace and peace, Murray, very pleased for your improving health. Doxy is amazing stuff, and so glad you caught it early.

[@BobsonDugnutt1690]

Glad to hear you're on the mend mate.

[@thedroneofthebagpipes4926]

Good to hear you're on the road to recovery, long may it continue and you'll be back fighting fit in no time.

[@poppiana]

Sending you all our best wishes and so sorry you have had to endure this, but brilliant you caught it in time. We spend a lot of time on Uist and they have a massive problem there, so much so that we check ourselves so carefully after each outing. Last year though having been to Uist, we came back and did some walking in Glencoe, and I was less vigilant and noticed a large tick on me that had been there some time, luckily no Lyme afterwards and no rash but still it was a wake up call.Enjoy your first trip back on the hills and thank you for your wonderful videos.

[@antheablackmore5838]

Glad to hear things are looking good for you ,fingers crossed 🤞

[@p0nury84]

Glad you feel better!

[@davidblair2874]

Glad you’re on the mend Murray. Take care.

[@susanbrown2909]

Glad your ok .

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Great job well done thanks for sharing

[@jimwilson4651]

Glad to hear that your on the mend. I hope you're back to 100% really soon

[@allyrobertson5684]

Glad to hear you’re on the mend and I hope you weren’t too knackered on your first trip back out there 😉 Take care x

[@northender2006]

Looking forward to seeing you back on the hills of Scotland.

[@kathlucy603]

Pleased to hear that you are on the mend. The mountains will be good medicine for you.

[@LezleysAdventures]

Glad the antibiotics worked, I always thought you had to take them longer than 3 weeks, good to get factual information

[@jaiguru8487]

Wish you all the best Mate please take a good care of yourself ✌✌✌

[@RS.Outdoors]

Great to hear you are feeling better and as you say hope thats it dealt with for good. Atb

[@steve54brown]

Glad your getting back on form.

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Thank you 🙏

[@Malcolmqp]

I’m looking forward to Wednesday’s video. Great to hear you are on the mend. A word of advice - take it easy to start with, better to under-estimate your fitness level than over-estimate. Quality over quantity - make it a good one. My cameras have been gathering dust for 4 weeks now because I didn’t follow my own advice!

[@TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

Glad to hear you are recovering Murray I hope you keep on doing so and that you are soon back to your full fitness. Thanks for the update Atb :D Teddy

[@marellacoyle6999]

That's great news Murray, I've picked up a few ticks in recent years and have been lucky so far. Have stopped wearing proper hiking boots and now use Hunter Boots, not the best for walking in but the ticks cant crawl up them.

[@williamdocherty1437]

Well done Murray for putting up these Two Videos on this important aspect of Outdoor life. As I mentioned in a comment on the previous video I had perhaps a brush with Lymes myself this year during my convalescence from Covid. During a short walk up Dunrod Hill above Greenock I got a Cleg bite and became ill with a high fever within 18 hours. A day later than this scratching my thigh I found the tiniest little tick which was so small I initially thought I’d just picked a wee scab off a scratch. Did I have Lymes or an infection from the cleg bite I didn’t know but I ended up on two different antibiotics .Once I researched things I discovered that I was unlikely to have had Lymes as it was just too soon afterwards that I became unwell. My GP prescribed my antibiotic to prevent rather than treat Lymes and unlike yourself I got the second line antibiotic amoxicillin as I’d recently had doxycycline for another infection. I have a friend who got permanent neurological damage from untreated Lymes so I have a bit of a thing about this. Glad you’re doing well and loving my armchair mountaineering courtesy of your good self .

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Good news Murray, Glad you are on the mend! I often see folk out walking through ferns and stuff wearing shorts and i can't help but wonder if they are aware of Lyme disease because it seems so risky! I wouldn't wear shorts anyway due to the milk bottle twigs attached to my lower half i like to call legs 😂😂 Hope the antibiotics do the trick and look forward to your return to the mountains! 😉 Kris.

[@ScotlandsMountains]

I have the same affliction with my legs ! Maybe if I had worn shorts it may have put he ticks off visiting me!! ;)

[@lelamoore7178]

all i can say really is know the neurlogocal effects of this illness know thy self and stay strong. Thank you your in my prayers

[@michaelbuskie1584]

Thanks for sharing Murray

[@christophersmith2689]

Hi murray nice one mate good to hear you are on the mend atvb murray take care chris

[@spectacularscotland]

Always something that terrifies me when out in the Scottish Highlands, Wester Ross and Sutherland in particular where I've picked up a few of them. Picked up one in May near Tongue and removed it with a dab of shower gel to suffocate it and it did come out itself. I now gather that was the wrong method as it should only be removed with a tick card in case it vomits back into your blood stream with that previous method. Anyway, pleased your feeling better, a great inspiration to your fans and others affected. Keep up the great work Murray.

[@ScotlandsMountains]

indeed - a tick remover is a must... the old methods i.e. burning off or smothering arent so good as they apparently cause the tick to regurgitate their contents in to you :( I have about 10 removers now in various locations!! maybe overkill but theres nothing worse than finding a tick and not having a remover tool to get it out!!lol thanks for watching ATB Murray

[@TimberGeek]

Awesome, sounds like you caught it good and early. :) Recently I've been treating my "great outdoors" clothes with permethrin and haven't seen a tick on me since.

[@evidentside]

Nice to hear update and on mend. Post work tiredness may actually have been effect of amitriptyline.

[@antheablackmore5838]

I actually bought a lint roller for our visit to Scotland a few weeks ago and to my dismay after walking through a fern edged track to a beach on my return I used the roller on my socks and leggings and I’d picked up 5 of the buggers !!!! And they were diminutive....we could only just make out their legs but apparently they are the worst to be bitten by....so I’m relieved I used the roller, none of us would have seen them they were that small 😳

[@WalkWithWallace]

Hopefully you're in the clear Murray, sounds promising. 🤞Enjoy the walk. 😁

[@naepace]

Good to hear you're on the mend Murray. Knew you wouldn't let a wee beastie floor you for too long !

[@GrahamWilliamson1985]

Good to hear Murray 👍 hope u get back out soon, as planned. Atb Graham

[@mountain_del1863]

Glad you are on the mend. Catching it early se ms to be key. My mate Stefan caught it on a Cobbler/Narnairn wildcamp. He's been fine since (7 years) 👍

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Thanks Del - its encouraging to hear that your friend has been ok since catching Lymes - I think it'll be in the back of my mind going forward every time I start to feel unwell! Hopefully the doxy has sorted it out though . M

[@larsstecken]

I only just saw what happened - ticks scare the hell out of me and sometimes I get sloppy checking after walking the dog. Best wishes from Berlin, get well soon and take care of yourself!

[@derekgillan7314]

I enjoy your videos, I was badly bitten myself, nasty disease. All the best.

[@Bridgejones08]

Thank you for this video it has helped me so much, i am at the moment in the same boat as you were, i got back from a holiday in the Highlands in August went on several walks whilst i was there, when i got back home i woke up with what looked like a unusual bruise on the side of my leg , i took a picture because it was so odd looking,( i thought i had knocked my leg on something) the bruise started to fade slowly and then i had a round red large rash that didn't itch but ached, and the fatigue omg i was crashing by 1pm, the doctor has put me on exactly the same antibiotics and dosage as you, she said i will need to take them for 3 months! ( i have lupus so i think she isn't taking any chances) she has sent my pictures to Dermatology at my local hospital so i am in the process of waiting to see what they will say. I am glad you feel better.

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Hi - hope the treatment has worked for you , essential to get on the antibiotic as soon as possible and stay the course - hope you feel better soon Take care and Thanks for watching ATB Murray

[@markkent294]

It's lovely to see you back Murray. I'm glad you're feeling better.

[@JamieMacgregor-9390]

Glad your doing OK bet you can't wait to explore more beaches :) he he !!

[@wackyswanderings3627]

Nice one and well done best awareness video I've watched. Having just gone through something similar, fortunately no rash and bloods clear, can empathize with you. I was amazed at how many of your commenters had suffered and or suffering the illness/disease. I'm from Essex and apparently we've the highest count for ticks, false widows and scorpions in the county🥺 nice!! But the reports for Lyme's and or Sting's seems very low. Anyways, ATB Dave 😊👍 aka wackyswanderings big thumbs up from me 👍

[@alexsmith-xx1zo]

Good news , when I was in my teens and early twenties you only found tics north of Dunkeld but now we have them in Fife and further south I have a springer spaniel she goes every where I find them most weeks on her but thankfully not on me keep up the good vlogs .

[@sandyrobb7395]

Nice one again , took 3 ticks off my dog last year after being shown how to do it by my vet , I never knew until recently that they can attach to humans too ..

[@alistairthow1384]

Got to stay positive when life throws you lemons.😉

[@lelamoore7178]

thank you lymes awareness month.

[@waynegamble4752]

Take care Murray

[@lindashannan7232]

Good to hear you are on the mend Murray. My partner Mark ended up with Lymes a week or 2 after yourself. Can I ask if you have felt any further symptoms or had any issues recently? Thanks for sharing. Look forward to your next one. ATB Linda

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Hi Linda - thankfully I seem to be back to nearing 100% now. It did take about a month or so after finishing the treatment mind you (the vlogs are always a few weeks behind due to work commitments and family, I cant get them done the same eek as the walks usually!). I must admit I am keeping a super keen eye on my health and the problem I have now is that anything that makes me feel unwell, I'll be thinking itsLymes returning!! Hope your partner is doing well and making a recovery ATB Murray

[@lindashannan7232]

Scotland's Mountains that’s good to hear you are feeling almost 100% . Yes I imagine that’s something that will always be at the forefront of folks minds that have been infected with Lymes and a bit of a constant worry when you’re ill. A few more weeks and hopefully Mark will be 100% also. Happy hiking Murray thanks very much for the response 👍🏼😊

[@actionoutdoors3601]

Happy to see your on the mend, at the moment i'm just spraying insect repellent on my trousers. what sort of things are you now using to protect yourself?

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Hi , I use permethrin spray see first vlog on Lyme- think I mention it there and other things Ive done to reduce threat :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2VoJyue7OLe5Y Thanks for watching ATB Murray

[@koraydervis]

Thanks for sharing your story. I have been also bitten by a tick in the highlands. My symptoms were much more mild than yours, but I am a bit worried. Since you got bitten 3 years ago, has any of the symptoms ever came back?

[@CreatingintheWaiting]

How long did you have lyme prior to starting antibiotics

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Hi - I think only about 1 or 2 weeks as I was able to identify the bulls eye rash eventually

[@AbundantLifeCorp]

Anyone tried disulfiram for Lyme? How did it go?

[@MrBurty5]

Glad you better I had 2 weeks amoxicillin came back 3 weeks doxycycline came back Then 4 weeks doxycycline now coming back Not sure what's next

[@mateuszkobos13]

everything ok so far after treatment? i am on doxy too now after fresh bite

[@ScotlandsMountains]

Hi - yes, thankfully I think I caught it early enough and have not had follow on symptoms M