Thiltzy
04-02-2014, 05:18 PM
I am very cautious about ticks in my neck of the woods as they are everywhere when we hunt. I am constantly pulling them off me and burning them till they pop like a popcorn kernel. I always make sure my pants are tucked into my socks and all layers of shirts are tucked into my pants. When I get home I usually strip down and check for those annoying parasites and then check again when I get out of the shower. I have pulled many off my naked body following all these steps.
Welp, one finally got passed me because I think I got over confident. After hunting this weekend I forgot to throw my hunting clothes into the wash and left them on my bedroom floor. When I woke up for work today and got into the shower, I felt a bump just below my naval and there was a tick burrowed really tight into my stomach. I took this picture just before I entered the clinic.
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I knew he was in there good and after a few attempts to remove it, I decided to head to the walk in clinic and get it removed. The nurse had to shoot me with novacaine and surgically remove it with a knife. I now have to take two forms of antibiotics for two weeks and then get tested for Lyme Disease. I knew this day was going to come at some point but I think I could have taken more precautions to avoid such a situation.
I believe that the tick came home with me on my clothes and made it's way into my bed because I was in the woods on Saturday and I know there is no way I could have missed this one for 3 days. Don't forget to immediately take your hunting clothes off and get them into the wash!
Welp, one finally got passed me because I think I got over confident. After hunting this weekend I forgot to throw my hunting clothes into the wash and left them on my bedroom floor. When I woke up for work today and got into the shower, I felt a bump just below my naval and there was a tick burrowed really tight into my stomach. I took this picture just before I entered the clinic.
37796
I knew he was in there good and after a few attempts to remove it, I decided to head to the walk in clinic and get it removed. The nurse had to shoot me with novacaine and surgically remove it with a knife. I now have to take two forms of antibiotics for two weeks and then get tested for Lyme Disease. I knew this day was going to come at some point but I think I could have taken more precautions to avoid such a situation.
I believe that the tick came home with me on my clothes and made it's way into my bed because I was in the woods on Saturday and I know there is no way I could have missed this one for 3 days. Don't forget to immediately take your hunting clothes off and get them into the wash!