Tick found on me- ready to get shipped for testing. As an emergency medicine and integrative medicine physician, I spend a lot of time helping patients prevent and treat tick-borne illnesses. But recently, I found myself on the other side of the conversation. I got bit by a tick for the first time this year. Living on our farm in Tennessee, I knew it was a possibility. We spend a lot of time outside, and while I do everything I can to prevent tick bites, sometimes they still