Ticks - deal with it!

"Clean the tick bite out with soup, water and rubbing alcohol." Huh? I'm thinking you meant soap Dave. This is a good article. Thanks for the information and hope you don't have any more run-ins with ticks.

 

"Clean the tick bite out with soup, water and rubbing alcohol." Huh? I'm thinking you meant soap Dave. This is a good article. Thanks for the information and hope you don't have any more run-ins with ticks.

 

"Clean the tick bite out with soup, water and rubbing alcohol." Huh? I'm thinking you meant soap Dave. This is a good article. Thanks for the information and hope you don't have any more run-ins with ticks.

 

There is an item that you can buy at local pet stores that removes the tick without much risk of keeping the head in there. Several kinds, but it's just a plastic item that grabs the tick to turn counter clockwise (all ticks burrow in clockwise) and remove. Tweasers are risky for breaking it off. I have a friend who works in the ER and she says that it is what they use when a patient comes in with a tick.

Just a friendly tip.


I've never had a tick, but have been checking myself every so often lately when I get home from being in the woods.

 

There is an item that you can buy at local pet stores that removes the tick without much risk of keeping the head in there. Several kinds, but it's just a plastic item that grabs the tick to turn counter clockwise (all ticks burrow in clockwise) and remove. Tweasers are risky for breaking it off. I have a friend who works in the ER and she says that it is what they use when a patient comes in with a tick.

Just a friendly tip.


I've never had a tick, but have been checking myself every so often lately when I get home from being in the woods.

 

There is an item that you can buy at local pet stores that removes the tick without much risk of keeping the head in there. Several kinds, but it's just a plastic item that grabs the tick to turn counter clockwise (all ticks burrow in clockwise) and remove. Tweasers are risky for breaking it off. I have a friend who works in the ER and she says that it is what they use when a patient comes in with a tick.

Just a friendly tip.


I've never had a tick, but have been checking myself every so often lately when I get home from being in the woods.

 

The soup at my house is very sterile. Thanks

 

The soup at my house is very sterile. Thanks

 

The soup at my house is very sterile. Thanks

 

About 15 - 16 years ago, I developed a bulls eye rash on the side of my chest.
Didn't really have any of the other symptoms associated with lyme diease. But I went to the doctor anyway. She told me that it sure looked like a lyme rash, and put me on antibiotics. But never ran a test for it. Said that - at that time anyway - none of the tests were very reliable.
And the rash did slowly fade away.
However shortly afterwards, I started developing achy joints - -and have had them ever since.
During routine visits to the doctor since, I have complained about the achiness - and was diagnosed with arthitis. Just part of the aging process I was told.
But I still always wonder if that (possible) lyme rash had a lot to do with it

 

About 15 - 16 years ago, I developed a bulls eye rash on the side of my chest.
Didn't really have any of the other symptoms associated with lyme diease. But I went to the doctor anyway. She told me that it sure looked like a lyme rash, and put me on antibiotics. But never ran a test for it. Said that - at that time anyway - none of the tests were very reliable.
And the rash did slowly fade away.
However shortly afterwards, I started developing achy joints - -and have had them ever since.
During routine visits to the doctor since, I have complained about the achiness - and was diagnosed with arthitis. Just part of the aging process I was told.
But I still always wonder if that (possible) lyme rash had a lot to do with it

 

About 15 - 16 years ago, I developed a bulls eye rash on the side of my chest.
Didn't really have any of the other symptoms associated with lyme diease. But I went to the doctor anyway. She told me that it sure looked like a lyme rash, and put me on antibiotics. But never ran a test for it. Said that - at that time anyway - none of the tests were very reliable.
And the rash did slowly fade away.
However shortly afterwards, I started developing achy joints - -and have had them ever since.
During routine visits to the doctor since, I have complained about the achiness - and was diagnosed with arthitis. Just part of the aging process I was told.
But I still always wonder if that (possible) lyme rash had a lot to do with it

 

Dave I contracted Lyme Disease 3 years ago. I was bit above my ankle and never got the bulls eye rash just a all encompassing rash. Spent at least a week in bed and was delirious at times. Every joint in my body ached..even the knuckles in my little fingers. Had to change the sheets 3 times a day as I soaked the bed. Couldn't watch TV as the brightness of the picture hurt my eyes. Hardly ate any food. I still have flare ups now and then. Just an insidious disease.

 

Dave I contracted Lyme Disease 3 years ago. I was bit above my ankle and never got the bulls eye rash just a all encompassing rash. Spent at least a week in bed and was delirious at times. Every joint in my body ached..even the knuckles in my little fingers. Had to change the sheets 3 times a day as I soaked the bed. Couldn't watch TV as the brightness of the picture hurt my eyes. Hardly ate any food. I still have flare ups now and then. Just an insidious disease.

 

Dave I contracted Lyme Disease 3 years ago. I was bit above my ankle and never got the bulls eye rash just a all encompassing rash. Spent at least a week in bed and was delirious at times. Every joint in my body ached..even the knuckles in my little fingers. Had to change the sheets 3 times a day as I soaked the bed. Couldn't watch TV as the brightness of the picture hurt my eyes. Hardly ate any food. I still have flare ups now and then. Just an insidious disease.

 

I had a tick embed itself in my hip last spring. I immediately freaked and thought of all the horror stories of the importance of identifying the tick and not to leave the head in blah blah blah. I ended up going to the ER just to be safe. Lesson learned was you just grasp the thing with tweezers and yank it out(only its head was in my skin, it wasnt fully embedded). The dr said it doesnt matter if some bits of the insect are left in you, because your body will deal with them like it would deal with any other foreign body. Ok, heres the big tip of the post; go get a one day dose of antibiotics! If you take one day of antibiotics after removing the tick, you prevent yourself from contracting lyme's disease--assuming the tick was carrying lyme's to begin with.
I freakin hate ticks...

 

I had a tick embed itself in my hip last spring. I immediately freaked and thought of all the horror stories of the importance of identifying the tick and not to leave the head in blah blah blah. I ended up going to the ER just to be safe. Lesson learned was you just grasp the thing with tweezers and yank it out(only its head was in my skin, it wasnt fully embedded). The dr said it doesnt matter if some bits of the insect are left in you, because your body will deal with them like it would deal with any other foreign body. Ok, heres the big tip of the post; go get a one day dose of antibiotics! If you take one day of antibiotics after removing the tick, you prevent yourself from contracting lyme's disease--assuming the tick was carrying lyme's to begin with.
I freakin hate ticks...

 

I had a tick embed itself in my hip last spring. I immediately freaked and thought of all the horror stories of the importance of identifying the tick and not to leave the head in blah blah blah. I ended up going to the ER just to be safe. Lesson learned was you just grasp the thing with tweezers and yank it out(only its head was in my skin, it wasnt fully embedded). The dr said it doesnt matter if some bits of the insect are left in you, because your body will deal with them like it would deal with any other foreign body. Ok, heres the big tip of the post; go get a one day dose of antibiotics! If you take one day of antibiotics after removing the tick, you prevent yourself from contracting lyme's disease--assuming the tick was carrying lyme's to begin with.
I freakin hate ticks...

 

When it comes to Lyme, there is much that is not understood. Sadly, ticks aren't the only way to get lymes, masquito bites or any exchange of bodily fluid by a person (loved ones beware)with lymes can give you the disease. Andonce you have the little bugs have fun getting rid of them. When treated with most antibiotics the bugs will hide in your spinal fluid until they attack again. Most attacks happen when there is a change in the barometric pressure, storms and weather changes. I've been treating my Lyme with a combo of samento and noni extracts. It's very important to read read read and then learn more. Some experts find 1 in 4 people suffer from the bugs but aren't aware because of false negatives. And that there are a lot of commen and some severe ailments that result from lyme. Chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, crones disease, and more can be attributed to lymes. Damn those bugs!!!!

 

When it comes to Lyme, there is much that is not understood. Sadly, ticks aren't the only way to get lymes, masquito bites or any exchange of bodily fluid by a person (loved ones beware)with lymes can give you the disease. Andonce you have the little bugs have fun getting rid of them. When treated with most antibiotics the bugs will hide in your spinal fluid until they attack again. Most attacks happen when there is a change in the barometric pressure, storms and weather changes. I've been treating my Lyme with a combo of samento and noni extracts. It's very important to read read read and then learn more. Some experts find 1 in 4 people suffer from the bugs but aren't aware because of false negatives. And that there are a lot of commen and some severe ailments that result from lyme. Chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, crones disease, and more can be attributed to lymes. Damn those bugs!!!!