Thank you, John & Fritzie and Ann, for the detailed information. Wow. Guess I'm finally motivated to start wearing my "Tick and Chigger Gaitors" that I bought last fall, from a posting (can't remember for sure if it was cayugabirds) about a forestry supply site that sells them. They are made by NiteLite Outdoor Gear, I think they were around $10 for a pair. They're about 8" high and elastic, keeping the pants snug against the boot tops.
I would also note to check your clothing too. Last year in the Saratoga area I was out hiking and my skin was free of them, but overnight I found two ticks firmly ensconced on my neck and chest. I can only presume they got on my bed because I had lain my hiking pants there for a while after the hike. Don Timmons -------Original Message------- From: Ann Mitchell Date: 05/14/12 22:48:16 To: John and Fritzie Blizzard Cc: geoklop...@gmail.com; CAYUGABIRDS Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks & Trip to Lindsay Parsons Just to let you know, that not everyone gets a circular rash. It is a great warning to the people who are "lucky" (not a good word to use for the bite, but...) enough to get the rash. Beware because you can be bitten and never develop a rash. If you feel ill, don't ignore it. Seek treatment. I worked for a doctor who knew. Sorry about your son, Fritzie and John. Ann On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:25 PM, John and Fritzie Blizzard <job121...@verizon.net> wrote: George & all .. ... Our 56 yr. old son had Lyme last spring/early summer & was very seriously ill for close to 2 mos., initially refusing to go to a dr.. I'm so thankful that a man with whom he works told him how CRITICALLY ill his own daughter became from the effects of Lyme. This was the 2nd time in 3 yrs., with last yr. being FAR, FAR, FAR worse than the first bout. (Both times the ticks were in hard to spot places & it was the red rash that made him aware.) He had unrelenting high fever for three wks. with temp. that finally peaked at 103.4 deg. .... accompanied by chills, sweating, dreadful, unending headache, as well as aches & pains everywhere. Whether it was "just" the Lyme or his bad reaction to Doxycycline we'll never know but his hands were very red, very sore & very swollen with blisters deep in the flesh & eventually the skin peeled off. He has had flu/cold-like bouts several times since then. From what I've read, these & other weird effects can continue to crop up. Folks, this is not a simple "virus, it'll-go-away-in-due-time" type thing even tho' it acts like a virus. If you have the red rash .. get to the dr. fast. Blood tests rarely come back "positive" but that rash is the basic thing to look for. Seems that there are drs. who tend to pooh-pooh the whole idea but besides our son, we have a friend in NH, heart of tick country, who has been through severe medical crises since having Lyme twice. AND pay attention to the side effects warnings about Doxycycline .... esp. the part about light/sun-sensitivity. Fritzie *************************************************************** Susan wrote: An added bonusÂ… not a single tick in sight! George wrote: several of the ones I _have_ seen were already attached to me One of these bites produced a vague circular rash about 3" in diameter. I took the full course of Doxycycline, just in case (a neighbor of mine actually came down with Lyme Disease last year). Better safe than sorry. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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