Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago.
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Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago. Just what I wanted for summer. Made it almost 50 years of outdoor living avoiding it to get struck down now.
Watch out for ticks everyone.
Awh no!
So sorry to read this. How frustrating for you.
I hope you make a full and rapid recovery.
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Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago. Just what I wanted for summer. Made it almost 50 years of outdoor living avoiding it to get struck down now.
Watch out for ticks everyone.
Thanks for the reminder, and get well soon. Let us know how you get on.
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Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago. Just what I wanted for summer. Made it almost 50 years of outdoor living avoiding it to get struck down now.
Watch out for ticks everyone.
@That_One_Guy Sorry to hear that. I got Lyme disease almost three years ago, and I got the antibiotics really quickly. It was July and my summer holiday was about to begin. I was found allergic to Amorion, so I needed to take Doximycin, which is stronger and worse. I had to wear long sleeves through the July heat, since my skin was really irritated by the sun. I haven't noticed any symptoms, so I hope the meds worked and I got off mostly unharmed. Made me really wary of those guys. Get well!
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@That_One_Guy Damn, sorry you got bit. Hopefully you get treated before it spreads.
Remember fedibody, wear light, long pants when hiking or walking through tall grass, wear close-toed shoes, wear ankle or leg socks, and most importantly, shower yourself in bug repellant!
I blouse my trouser legs into my socks. Seems to help. Doesn't look elegant, but neither does a bullseye rash.
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@That_One_Guy Sorry to hear that. I got Lyme disease almost three years ago, and I got the antibiotics really quickly. It was July and my summer holiday was about to begin. I was found allergic to Amorion, so I needed to take Doximycin, which is stronger and worse. I had to wear long sleeves through the July heat, since my skin was really irritated by the sun. I haven't noticed any symptoms, so I hope the meds worked and I got off mostly unharmed. Made me really wary of those guys. Get well!
@minnanen
I'm on Doxycycline 100mg. The sun was starting to irritate me today, more my eyes though. I'm hoping I caught it early. -
Awh no!
So sorry to read this. How frustrating for you.
I hope you make a full and rapid recovery.
@TalktoBeverley
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I blouse my trouser legs into my socks. Seems to help. Doesn't look elegant, but neither does a bullseye rash.
@SoftwareTheron
Ironically I did have my pants bloused into my socks. Not because of ticks though, I was dealing with angry bees. Something else you don't want up your trousers.
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@SoftwareTheron
Ironically I did have my pants bloused into my socks. Not because of ticks though, I was dealing with angry bees. Something else you don't want up your trousers.
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@SoftwareTheron
The suit does the heavy lifting.
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@the_turtle
I've avoided it close to 50 years. Just bad luck really.@That_One_Guy I am in my mid 60s and lived most of my life in rural areas. I must not taste very good. Probably why mosquitoes don't bite me much, either.
But I was once licked by a giraffe.
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@That_One_Guy I am in my mid 60s and lived most of my life in rural areas. I must not taste very good. Probably why mosquitoes don't bite me much, either.
But I was once licked by a giraffe.
@the_turtle
I've been bitten by most of the Missouri wildlife unfortunately. I was a curious kid on a farm.Mosquito don't seem to bother me either. We're having a high tick year.
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Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago. Just what I wanted for summer. Made it almost 50 years of outdoor living avoiding it to get struck down now.
Watch out for ticks everyone.
@That_One_Guy Treated clothes has worked very well for me. That and checking behind the ears!
Hope the drugs do the trick. Apparently itβs an extra-bad year.
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Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago. Just what I wanted for summer. Made it almost 50 years of outdoor living avoiding it to get struck down now.
Watch out for ticks everyone.
@That_One_Guy Ugh. Get well soon!

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@That_One_Guy Ugh. Get well soon!

@tc_morekindness
Yeah, not the start to summer I was looking for.Thank you
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@tc_morekindness
Yeah, not the start to summer I was looking for.Thank you
@That_One_Guy I'm sure. Fortunately, there are antibiotics for it, and you've started them.
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@That_One_Guy for anyone reading this. Look at the pictures in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema_migrans
If you see these rings around a bug bite, go to your doctor stat
The antibiotic treatment is way better than suffering Lyme's disease!Just a heads up that it isn't always a ring - mine wasn't.
But mine was angry, purple, and quickly getting HUGE, along with a weird fever, so I got it checked out early.
The CDC has (had?) a gallery showing a variety of rashes that it may look like. And mine was in there.