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[CapricornFarm]

Very interesting! I had always thought it was at least 12 hours. And you guys all have me paranoid I have Lyme. Especially with some of my joint stuff haha wonder if the doctor would even test me. Probably not.

Don't worry, you will get it someday.

 

[microchick]

Actually there are instances where transmission has occurred in less than 24/48 hours. It just depends on the tick.

NEVER! I am dead serious here. Never grasp a tick with your fingers and try to pull it off of you. Bacterial transmission can occur instantly if you squeeze the tick and it regurges its stomach contents into your bloodstream. Sometimes they will do this no matter how careful you are. Ticks are just plain evil

I always use a pair of forceps, get as close to the skin as you can, close the forcep until it locks on the tick's head and firmly jerk the tick off and out of you.

We have forceps laying all over the house in order to get to one quickly in order to get a tick off of us or one of the pets. If it is deeply imbedded, make certain you get the proboscis out of you as it can break off, remain and cause a secondary infection.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Don't worry, you will get it someday.

I sure hope not! Haha but we have tons of ticks here and tons of deer. I’ve gotten bitten lots or had them crawling on me but never had the bullseye that I know of. My mom has had it I think or maybe even more than once and also has had tons of tick bites, including some really gnarly ones like embedded or discolored or where they were attempted to be dug out, parts still inside, etc. but I don’t think she’s ever been treated for Lyme. She probably should be but she always brushes it off ha

Actually there are instances where transmission has occurred in less than 24/48 hours. It just depends on the tick.

NEVER! I am dead serious here. Never grasp a tick with your fingers and try to pull it off of you. Bacterial transmission can occur instantly if you squeeze the tick and it regurges its stomach contents into your bloodstream. Sometimes they will do this no matter how careful you are. Ticks are just plain evil

I always use a pair of forceps, get as close to the skin as you can, close the forcep until it locks on the tick's head and firmly jerk the tick off and out of you.

We have forceps laying all over the house in order to get to one quickly in order to get a tick off of us or one of the pets. If it is deeply imbedded, make certain you get the proboscis out of you as it can break off, remain and cause a secondary infection.

Yeah, I always thought it was more like 12-24. But it must depend.

And whoops.... I always used to do that/still sometimes do. usually try to use tweezers or a tick twister/tick tornado though.

I read something last year about never using rubbing alcohol or dish soap or peppermint oil or anything like that to put over/on the tick in an attempt to get it to back out/let go because they will regurgitate then and like you said, can cause infection. So I never did that. But I never heard about not grabbing them with your hands either.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I sure hope not! Haha but we have tons of ticks here and tons of deer. I’ve gotten bitten lots or had them crawling on me but never had the bullseye that I know of. My mom has had it I think or maybe even more than once and also has had tons of tick bites, including some really gnarly ones like embedded or discolored or where they were attempted to be dug out, parts still inside, etc. but I don’t think she’s ever been treated for Lyme. She probably should be but she always brushes it off ha



Yeah, I always thought it was more like 12-24. But it must depend.

And whoops.... I always used to do that/still sometimes do. usually try to use tweezers or a tick twister/tick tornado though.

I read something last year about never using rubbing alcohol or dish soap or peppermint oil or anything like that to put over/on the tick in an attempt to get it to back out/let go because they will regurgitate then and like you said, can cause infection. So I never did that. But I never heard about not grabbing them with your hands either.

I didn't have the bullseye but got Lyme anyway.

 

[drumstick diva]

Many years ago my father showed us he had a large red bulls eye on his back. NEVER showed it to a doctor or got any treatment for it. He had dementia and lived till 90, frequent pneumonia did him in.

He was kinda demented long before that - so it was hard to tell.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey all still kicking went into Chehalis with the Son left way to early had ticks around when I was quite young check the dogs often have not seen any here I am type O been tested and poked to many times to count but have always been honest with them the throid replacement they do not care of my heart med but pain pill non for at least a week

 

[trumpeting_angel]

@perchie.girl - I don't think you should worry. It was first identified in Lyme, Connecticut, in (I think) the late 70s or early 80s. It has been spreading. It used to be rare here; the doctor on the radio show Bruce and I have discussed just said that he believes climate change is the culprit here - now it extends up into Canada. But a tick bite 40 years ago in California is not a high risk, as far as I can tell.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

@bruceha2000 - I'm listening to the rebroadcast of Vermont Edition now. (Anyone who wants to hear it can find it at vpr.org.)

 

[perchie.girl]

I requested blood tests for vitamin deficiency because my diet is so restricted... its going to happen the next time I go in which is a couple of weeks. I am going to ask if it is prudent to test for lymes.... Just in case.

At the time We were told to use forecepts but we just did the head pinch and removed the ticks by hand.

My mare at the time had an infestation in her ears that would make you cringe. The doc gave me special medicine to sqirt in her hear then rub the ear around. He said it smothered the ticks and they would back out and die.

Every treatment I pulled about thirty baby ticks out on a cotton ball.... Oh she loved it.... Poor girl... I couldnt afford a second bottle and needed more... So I started using baby oil... Same trick.

Took me almost six months to rid her of the infestation. I learned alot of home first aid from that barn... Helen was a wealth of info... Old tyme liniments home made salves that Worked sometimes too well.... Most big scary looking wire cuts were treated with soap and water (Betadyne) and Wrapped so the flies couldnt get at it. Her wire cuts never had huge scars unless the proud flesh got started.

Oh there I go rambling off topic... sorry.

deb

 

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