Lyme Disease Treatment in Havertown, PA

AFC Urgent Care Center Havertown has board-certified physicians and highly experienced staff who can diagnose and treat your entire family for Lyme Disease.

After a long cold winter, everyone looks forward to warmer weather in the spring and summer. It is the time of the year when you and your family get to enjoy some fresh air and outdoor activity. This time of year also exposes you to outdoor dangers, like tick bites. While a simple tick bite may not cause a huge issue, a bite exposes you to a sizable medical problem: Lyme Disease.

Ticks love to hide out in moist areas. Long grass and piles of leaves are among their favorite places to live. A bite from a tick can cause Lyme Disease in both children and adults.

If you find a tick on your body and think it may have bitten you, it is always a good idea to visit AFC Urgent Care Havertown to get checked out. Our medical experts will check your tick bite, remove it if the bug has embedded itself into your skin, as well as check you out for Lyme Disease. We will develop the proper treatment plan to get you back on the healthy path again.

You can expect top quality care in our state of the art urgent care center. Our experts will treat you with the utmost compassion, in a friendly and professional environment. No appointment is ever needed to get checked out for Lyme Disease in Havertown.

So what does Lyme Disease look like?

Here is our guide to some of the main points of this sickness.

If you have suffered a bite from a tick, you need to look for specific symptoms that may indicate you have contracted Lyme Disease. Generally, these usually show up a few days after the bite. However, it can take, in some cases, weeks for all symptoms to appear.

The first symptoms you may expect include:

• Fever
• Headaches
• Red, Expanding Rash
• Joint Pain
• Muscle Pain
• Swollen Lymph Nodes

If left untreated, more severe symptoms can develop after a few weeks or months. These include:

• Shooting pains
• Heart palpitations
• Severe headaches
• Stiffness
• Swelling of the joints
• Bell’s Palsy

Late stage signs of Lyme Disease will appear a few months after the infection. In some cases, it may take years for these symptoms to appear. These symptoms include:

• Memory issues
• Tingling hands
• Severe swelling and pain in the joints, especially in the knees.

Lyme Disease is much easier and more cost effective to treat in the earlier stages. If you suspect you have suffered a tick bite, it is vital you get checked out by a medical professional to check for Lyme Disease. This infection isn’t like a cold where it will work itself out after a few weeks. This disease can be a severe, long-term illness.

Receive a quick, accurate diagnosis today at AFC Urgent Care Havertown. We have years of experience to ensure you have a healthy and safe summer. No appointment is ever needed! Skip the emergency room, and walk into our urgent care center and be seen today for a complete diagnosis. If you do experience a short wait, it will be in our clean and comfortable patient lounge.

AFC Urgent Care Havertown is located at 115 W Eagle Rd, Havertown, PA 19083. We are open seven days a week with extended hours in the evening during weekdays.

We look forward to meeting you!