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