f**king ticks...i hate them

[dmurray14]

ugh. i'm sitting here cruisin down atot when all the sudden i find a friggin tick in my hair. I mean wtf, don't they have something better to do them piss people off? damnit.

i'm ok. i promise.

 

[Heisenberg]

That's one of the many reasons I just don't go outside.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: dmurray14
ugh. i'm sitting here cruisin down atot when all the sudden i find a friggin tick in my hair. I mean wtf, don't they have something better to do them piss people off? damnit.

i'm ok. i promise.

Mellow out buddy!!


Ausm

 

[rh71]

<-- spleenless... keep them away.

 

[aircooled]

Ticks definitely suck (no pun intended)

 

[mflacy]

Break out the matches.

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
That's one of the many reasons I just don't go outside.

yeah i guess that would do it

Originally posted by: ausm
Mellow out buddy!!


Ausm

I'm fine. Promise. I just get a little pissed when i find those little buggers.


Dan out

 

[cyd]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Ticks definitely suck (no pun intended)

Exactly. Lice are also bad, but Ticks are far worse.

 

[Eli]

I've never had one on me.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

 

[IshmaelLeaver]

Watch out for Lyme disease. It REALLY sucks.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

Well, wouldn't it dig in if it was on me?..

I live in Oregon, as far as I know they live around here, and I've spent a LOT of time in the woods.. but I've never even seen one in person.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

Well, wouldn't it dig in if it was on me?..

I live in Oregon, as far as I know they live around here, and I've spent a LOT of time in the woods.. but I've never even seen one in person.

You could have had one land on you, climb up your leg and plant himself in your taint for a few hours before filling up and dropping off. They like warm dark places...

 

[IshmaelLeaver]

Also, tick nymphs are tiny... about this size: .

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

Well, wouldn't it dig in if it was on me?..

I live in Oregon, as far as I know they live around here, and I've spent a LOT of time in the woods.. but I've never even seen one in person.

You could have had one land on you, climb up your leg and plant himself in your taint for a few hours before filling up and dropping off. They like warm dark places...

:Q

I'm sure I would've felt it.

 

[cyd]

Sometimes you might not have though...

 

I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

 

[IshmaelLeaver]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

Well, wouldn't it dig in if it was on me?..

I live in Oregon, as far as I know they live around here, and I've spent a LOT of time in the woods.. but I've never even seen one in person.

You could have had one land on you, climb up your leg and plant himself in your taint for a few hours before filling up and dropping off. They like warm dark places...

:Q

I'm sure I would've felt it.

Nah, ticks have analgesics and anticoagulants in their saliva.

 

[cyd]

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: IshmaelLeaver

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Eli
I've never had one on me.

as far as you know...

Well, wouldn't it dig in if it was on me?..

I live in Oregon, as far as I know they live around here, and I've spent a LOT of time in the woods.. but I've never even seen one in person.

You could have had one land on you, climb up your leg and plant himself in your taint for a few hours before filling up and dropping off. They like warm dark places...

:Q

I'm sure I would've felt it.

Nah, ticks have analgesics and anticoagulants in their saliva.

Mosquitos have anticoagulants, definately no analgesics though.

Interesting.. I still say I would've noticed an abnormal bite or something on me though.

 

Originally posted by: cyd

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

It was almost painful to take a shower. My forearm swelled up to twice its normal size, and I got the whole bullseye thing. Luckily, my dad's a doctor so he could go to the pharmacy in that podunk town and prescribe antiboitics for me. Still though, not something I'd want to happen again.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: cyd

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

I personally think poison Oak/Ivy/Sumac cause much greater itching than a tick. I usually don't know the tick is on me untill I see him walking or find his head embedded in my skin.

 

[IshmaelLeaver]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: cyd

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

It was almost painful to take a shower. My forearm swelled up to twice its normal size, and I got the whole bullseye thing. Luckily, my dad's a doctor so he could go to the pharmacy in that podunk town and prescribe antiboitics for me. Still though, not something I'd want to happen again.

You had Lyme disease. What kinda antibiotics did you take and for how long?

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: cyd

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

I personally think poison Oak/Ivy/Sumac cause much greater itching than a tick. I usually don't know the tick is on me untill I see him walking or find his head embedded in my skin.

oh jeez, I have had really bad experiences with poison oak too. i got it so bad once that my whole leg swelled up with huge quarter sized bubbles and constantly sweated. Now I am insane crazy to make sure I watch out for it. I NEVER want that to happen again.

 

Originally posted by: IshmaelLeaver

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: cyd

Originally posted by: jumpr
I got bit by a tick last summer in Northern Michigan. It was the worst itching I have EVER experienced. It was hell. I hate ticks.

Yes, so do a lot of people (who wouldn't?!). They ARE the worst itching that you can experience, atleast from my perspective.

It was almost painful to take a shower. My forearm swelled up to twice its normal size, and I got the whole bullseye thing. Luckily, my dad's a doctor so he could go to the pharmacy in that podunk town and prescribe antiboitics for me. Still though, not something I'd want to happen again.

You had Lyme disease. What kinda antibiotics did you take and for how long?

Nope, didn't have Lyme. It sets in after about a week of non-treatment. Lyme disease stays with you for the rest of your life and affects you joints and muscles. I don't have any symptoms of that.

I can't remember what type of antibiotics I took, but even after I started taking them, the swelling didn't go down for about three days.

EDIT: from the CDC:

Q. What is the incubation period for Lyme disease?
A. For the red "bull's-eye" rash (erythema migrans), usually 7 to 14 days following tick exposure. Some patients present with later manifestations without having had early signs of disease.

The rash/bite was gone within 14 days, probably even gone within 8-9 days. I started taking antibiotics on the second or third day, when I noticed the bite.