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Ocean's Edge · 05-10-2013, 10:42 AM

so far I've been lucky and with great diligence haven't found one bit into the skin.... bad enough that I'm pulling 4, 5 6, off my clothes when I come in - dogs have flea and tick prevention on, but with a big black dog its still hard to tell if they're riding around on him - gotta do a comb out and spray with cider vinegar this afternoon - not looking forward to it...

creepy crawly feeling keeping me awake at night

glatt · 05-10-2013, 10:57 AM

Very good article about why the tick population is exploding and what we might be able to do about it.

Sundae · 05-11-2013, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Very good article about why the tick population is exploding and what we might be able to do about it.

Shurely if it's exploding, problem solved?

nowhereman · 05-11-2013, 07:59 AM

Very good article. I'm about 20 miles from Lyme so well within the ground-zero area for the little darlings. Saw the PA, looks like I had gotten the bugger out. One-time double dose of Doxy, and watch for symptoms (probably nothing).

Ocean's Edge · 05-10-2013, 11:28 AM

well now that article was enough to almost make me agoraphobic

glatt · 05-10-2013, 07:17 PM

I'm no expert, but that's what the article says. It has to do with the length of time it takes the bacteria to leave the tick's stomach and work its way to the tick's mouth and into you.

busterb · 05-16-2013, 02:19 PM

Blood work yesterday. See lung Dr. next week.

classicman · 05-19-2013, 11:12 PM

Got tested for Lyme and a million other things two weeks ago.
Avoiding getting the answers I already know I don't want.
Meh ... maybe I'll call them back this week.

footfootfoot · 05-20-2013, 10:44 AM

Lyme's no big deal. two weeks of Doxycycline. The problems is when the doctor believes a false negative, which are fairly common. There are a lot of people who believe they have "chronic Lyme." Recent research has shown that they are merely being re-infected by different ticks. (DNA sequencing the Lyme bacteria)

But, feel better anyway, don't worry.

Ocean's Edge · 05-20-2013, 11:35 AM

I'll probably go get tested soon as Him gets home this week ...

I'm always a bit paranoid about these things, and even if the list of symptoms can be explained by other things (joint pain? you're kidding right - been arthritic since I was 29, I live with an almost permanent headache, and chills? Well the temps did drop to 5°C this week, that neck pain? I could have slept on it wrong, and tired? I haven't slept properly since he left...)

There's just been so many of them - I can't walk across the yard without coming back to at least one if not 2 or 3 on me. And while I have been careful I have found them after stripping down on bare flesh. And early on there was a bite - didn't see any tick - didn't think anything of it at the time, I thought it was a black fly bite, but 3 weeks and it's still there and it does have that red ring around a white centre......

Yeah I'm being paranoid - I know that - BUT a test doesn't cost anything and MAY save me a world of grief down the line.

footfootfoot · 05-20-2013, 01:30 PM

red ring around a white center = lyme. That's the only sure diagnosis.

The sooner you are treated the better. Just go to your doc, show him/her the bullseye rash, get the scrip, feel better.

Ocean's Edge · 05-20-2013, 02:35 PM

not that sort of bullseye rash

small, about the size of a dime, looks like a mosquito bite (I tend to be very reactive to those) that hasn't faded...
3 weeks in it's not getting larger, and I never did see a tick at that location.

all that said - err on the side of caution ... I will go and get tested later in the week

05-10-2013, 10:42 AM	#1
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	so far I've been lucky and with great diligence haven't found one bit into the skin.... bad enough that I'm pulling 4, 5 6, off my clothes when I come in - dogs have flea and tick prevention on, but with a big black dog its still hard to tell if they're riding around on him - gotta do a comb out and spray with cider vinegar this afternoon - not looking forward to it... creepy crawly feeling keeping me awake at night __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

05-10-2013, 11:28 AM	#5
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	well now that article was enough to almost make me agoraphobic __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

05-16-2013, 02:19 PM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Blood work yesterday. See lung Dr. next week. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-19-2013, 11:12 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Got tested for Lyme and a million other things two weeks ago. Avoiding getting the answers I already know I don't want. Meh ... maybe I'll call them back this week. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-20-2013, 10:44 AM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Lyme's no big deal. two weeks of Doxycycline. The problems is when the doctor believes a false negative, which are fairly common. There are a lot of people who believe they have "chronic Lyme." Recent research has shown that they are merely being re-infected by different ticks. (DNA sequencing the Lyme bacteria) But, feel better anyway, don't worry. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

05-10-2013, 10:57 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Very good article about why the tick population is exploding and what we might be able to do about it.

05-11-2013, 07:59 AM	#4
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	Very good article. I'm about 20 miles from Lyme so well within the ground-zero area for the little darlings. Saw the PA, looks like I had gotten the bugger out. One-time double dose of Doxy, and watch for symptoms (probably nothing).

05-10-2013, 07:17 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm no expert, but that's what the article says. It has to do with the length of time it takes the bacteria to leave the tick's stomach and work its way to the tick's mouth and into you.

05-20-2013, 11:35 AM	#10
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	I'll probably go get tested soon as Him gets home this week ... I'm always a bit paranoid about these things, and even if the list of symptoms can be explained by other things (joint pain? you're kidding right - been arthritic since I was 29, I live with an almost permanent headache, and chills? Well the temps did drop to 5°C this week, that neck pain? I could have slept on it wrong, and tired? I haven't slept properly since he left...) There's just been so many of them - I can't walk across the yard without coming back to at least one if not 2 or 3 on me. And while I have been careful I have found them after stripping down on bare flesh. And early on there was a bite - didn't see any tick - didn't think anything of it at the time, I thought it was a black fly bite, but 3 weeks and it's still there and it does have that red ring around a white centre...... Yeah I'm being paranoid - I know that - BUT a test doesn't cost anything and MAY save me a world of grief down the line. __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

05-20-2013, 01:30 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	red ring around a white center = lyme. That's the only sure diagnosis. The sooner you are treated the better. Just go to your doc, show him/her the bullseye rash, get the scrip, feel better. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

05-20-2013, 02:35 PM	#12
Ocean's Edge is a beach Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: One step back from the end of the world Posts: 245	not that sort of bullseye rash small, about the size of a dime, looks like a mosquito bite (I tend to be very reactive to those) that hasn't faded... 3 weeks in it's not getting larger, and I never did see a tick at that location. all that said - err on the side of caution ... I will go and get tested later in the week __________________ *Schrodinger's cat is a koan.*

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