Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks & Trip to Lindsay Parsons

2012-05-14 Thread Don 
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
 
 
 
 
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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
 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 bonus… 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.


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks & Trip to Lindsay Parsons

2012-05-14 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 
ANN IS RIGHT. I failed to mention that. Thanks.

Fritzie

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ticks & Trip to Lindsay Parsons

2012-05-14 Thread Ann Mitchell 
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 bonus… 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.
>
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[cayugabirds-l] Ticks & Trip to Lindsay Parsons

2012-05-14 Thread John and Fritzie Blizzard 

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 bonus… 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.



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