Well I found out I have Lyme Disease an hour ago.

[amyfou@lingo.lol]

@That_One_Guy

[the_turtle@mastodon.sdf.org]

@That_One_Guy that sucks ass. I managed to avoid it even after occasionally having ticks actually embedded in my arms and legs. Hrm.

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@the_turtle
I've avoided it close to 50 years. Just bad luck really.

[talktobeverley@mas.to]

@That_One_Guy

Awh no!

So sorry to read this. How frustrating for you.

I hope you make a full and rapid recovery.

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@That_One_Guy

Thanks for the reminder, and get well soon. Let us know how you get on.

[minnanen@mastodontti.fi]

@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!

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@mast0d0nphan

I blouse my trouser legs into my socks. Seems to help. Doesn't look elegant, but neither does a bullseye rash.

@That_One_Guy

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@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.

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@TalktoBeverley
Thank you

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@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.
@mast0d0nphan

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@That_One_Guy

Absolutely! You're a braver man than me, for sure.

@mast0d0nphan

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@SoftwareTheron
The suit does the heavy lifting.
@mast0d0nphan

[the_turtle@mastodon.sdf.org]

@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.

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@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.

[climatejenny@biodiversity.social]

@That_One_Guy Treated clothes has worked very well for me. That and checking behind the ears!

Hope the drugs do the trick. Apparently it’s an extra-bad year.

[tc_morekindness@c.im]

@That_One_Guy Ugh. Get well soon!

[that_one_guy@mastodon.world]

@tc_morekindness
Yeah, not the start to summer I was looking for.

Thank you

[tc_morekindness@c.im]

@That_One_Guy I'm sure. Fortunately, there are antibiotics for it, and you've started them.

[jztusk@mastodon.social]

@brnrd @That_One_Guy

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.