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Date:
May 04, 2008
Subject:
Public Service Announcement -- ticks and such
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Just a note to remind everybody out there who fishes from shore on lakes, streams, and rivers: Please keep an eye out for ticks. Marc and I went fishing today and each had about three crawling on us, after we sprayed the tick repellant. It seems to be doing less and less each year and there are just more and more ticks. For those of you who have never had Lyme, let me give you a heads up: It sucks. Supposedly you can never get rid of it, rather it just goes into remission. I had it when I was about 19 years old and it made me feel like I was about 90. I needed help getting up and down stairs and everything else. Truly awful. So: Keep and eye for ticks, get them off you as soon as possible. There is the old saying that they crawl around for 24 hours before they bite you, but its not true. IF you get bitten, go to the ER, up here they don't even make you bring the tick, you just tell them that you were bitten and they give you the meds. If you catch it within 48 hours of being bitten they give you a double dose of doxycycline. It's nasty stuff and might make you sick of its own accord, but its better than the alternative, which is a 21 day treatment with the same meds. Don't bother with them taking the Lyme test, its worthless. You'll come back negative, then positive, then negative again. Just tell the docs that you were bitten and you want a cycle of doxycycline. It's the easiest way to deal if you have been bitten. Keep your eyes open out there guys, and stay safe!
Author:
perfect hook set
Date:
May 10, 2008
Message:
I have had a few on me this year and usually I may get that many on me in one whole year (that I find at least) My wife took one off my neck today which she said was heading toward my ear!!! Make sure you spray Tuck clothes in I wear low/no sent deoderent and little/no scent baby powder on my body To try to keep my self as cool as possible which will help some
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