This is going back a long time, so the particulars leading in and out are a little faint. I remember not feeling real great at work. Nothing terrible on the lead up, but one day it hit me like a freight train. I was on the job grading bridge beams, and it got be where I could barely stand. I was *extremely* weak, and my vision was distorting like I was tripping. I barely got the beams graded(this was a very low bridge over a creek with huge precast beams, so little risk from height), and I had to have my partner drive back to the office.
I passed out in the truck when we got there. Eventually made my way into the office and passed out there for awhile. I made it home, got in the shower, and almost fell out in the shower. I also noticed my balls seemed to be swelled up. I've always avoided doctors, but all this got me really concerned, so I went to the PatientFirst clinic. They ran some tests, I made some suggestions, and they came up with Lyme. I got antibiotics of some kind which caused skin damage that persists to today, and I took some short amount of time off work. I can't remember how long, but it wasn't an entire week. I don't remember how long it took to get to 100%, but it wasn't excessive.
I never noticed any rashes, but I'm by myself, so a lot of my body is out of sight. Ticks are a regular occurrence, and there's been a couple times I've found engorged ticks on the floor or on my body. I have no outside animals, so it's clear where they came from. I have no idea what the incubation period was, but I'd say distinct symptoms coming in and out didn't exceed two weeks. It was a long time ago though, and my memory is faulty. I certainly didn't have the months of problems some people seem to have.