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re: 2024 tick bite count - I'm at 4
Posted on 5/25/24 at 12:15 pm to Turnblad85
Posted on 5/25/24 at 12:15 pm to Turnblad85
Yep, a guy I work with his wife has rocky mountain tick syndrome, she stayed at the doctors office before getting diagnosed. Has had heart issues ever since.
Good friend of mine eventually died due to complications from a tick disease from the lack of being diagnosed in time. It has completely changed my outlook on ticks.
Good friend of mine eventually died due to complications from a tick disease from the lack of being diagnosed in time. It has completely changed my outlook on ticks.
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Posted on 5/25/24 at 12:53 pm to CAD703X
Spray Off around your cuffs of your long pants and boots. I live on 137 acres and been doing this for years to take care of ticks and chiggers.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 1:36 pm to CAD703X
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Treat your clothes (everything, including gloves, hat, underwear, shoes, socks) with permethrin
This x1000
I’ve spent the last week deep in the Ozarks and zero ticks or chiggers. Stuff is a miracle.
Spray my clothes, my hat, my neck gaiter, my tent.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 5:34 pm to ItsBernie
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rocky mountain tick syndrome, she stayed at the doctors office before getting diagnosed. Has had heart issues ever since.
My story is my cousin who got (they think) RMTS when he worked summers at a dude ranch in Montana when he was in high school. He was real sick for a couple weeks but got over it.
Then in his late 20's he started acting very strange and erratic. My aunt and Uncle spent most their life savings over the next 5+ years trying to figure out why he suddenly went from running the family business to being incompetent.
The docs best guess was that whatever the tick gave him went dormant for about a decade and then came back in his brain.
He's now in his mid-40's, on disability, and sits or paces for hours around his elderly father's house. Gets reminded every few hours to go pee since he can't feel that urge anymore. You can ask him a question and about 15 seconds later of thinking he will give a short answer. He just seems miserable.
I saw them a few months ago and my uncle mentioned he got rid of all the guns in the house because of an "incident" with my cousin. Imo, it would've been easier on everyone if he had just died 15 years ago as horrible as it is to say.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 7:20 pm to CAD703X
I have Alpha Gal Syndrom (AG), the allergy to mammal, brought on via a lone star tick bite. The bite was on Easter Weekend 2018. My case was very minor and I was back eating mammal in a year or two. I don't know if it went away, my body is just used to it or is just dormant.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 2:22 am to CAD703X
I’m at Lyme Disease 7 years later…
Sucks, but I do eat meat??
Truly, has almost ruined my life.
Lots of prayers and acceptance
And grief
But it doesn’t stop me or scare me anymore with going outside.
At one point in the journey I was terrified to go outside in the yard barefoot.
Now, I just give it to God and enjoy the times it doesn’t keep me from being outdoors
Stay safe everyone.
Sucks, but I do eat meat??
Truly, has almost ruined my life.
Lots of prayers and acceptance
And grief
But it doesn’t stop me or scare me anymore with going outside.
At one point in the journey I was terrified to go outside in the yard barefoot.
Now, I just give it to God and enjoy the times it doesn’t keep me from being outdoors
Stay safe everyone.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:08 am to kaleidoscoping
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Ticks dont climb trees . mostly hang out in the long grass. I wear long socks and douse the hell out of my shoes and socks with 100% deet. Usually keeps them off me.
The correct answer. I bet most of you are getting the ticks in areas you don't think about. The transition from the field to the woods and the ditch you cross to get into the fields are the worst places. Once you get into the woods you are almost safe from them. Of course, there are exceptions. Some tick species are live mainly in the woods, but they are much less in number.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 10:30 am to greenbean
I know all about it. I cannot stress enough for those of you that have had a single tick bite. Go to the doctor and get a round of doxycycline immediately. Take the dose prescribed. It could save you from a life of Lyme or AGS. It is simple and painless. If you don’t, you are playing with fire. I hope my fellow outdoorsmen will take this advice to heart.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 11:06 am to Arbengal
Man I appreciate your concern but I don't think I'm going to head to the doctor and take meds every time a tick latches on. Maybe if its on for a few days and looks concerning.
Posted on 5/26/24 at 1:26 pm to Arbengal
I got bad sick from a tick bite while turkey hunting years back. Vomiting, fever, diarrhea, cold sweats, sick as a dog.... I keep Doxycycline on hand for my children and I. 1 small dose can greatly increase the odds you will not get one of the bad lingering diseases. I have friends with Lyme and another who got some bizarre neurological reactions, you do not want to risk some of the diseases these things carry. I love the outdoors so ticks are not going to stop me, but I make sure to always coat clothing with sawyers and use deet even when mosquitos are not bad. I make it a point to take a soapy shower after cleaning animals that are infested or being in the woods in general. Since taking those actions I've yet to get another bite.
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