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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 11, 2016 10:28:54 GMT
At the lakes ride, we were all having fun about these tiny creatures and how they usually like to attach themselves to areas of....huh...moist on your body...
Funny enough, after yesterday's ride in the middle of the Peaks, proper off road, sometimes not even on marked-trails...today when i woke up i actually found one just above my knee, between my legs...it was quite small, maybe half the size of a ladybird, but black and surely sucking my blood for almost a day, leaving a small red blotch in its place.
So word of caution to everyone, specially those who tend to ride off-piste...check your body, nuts (if applicable) and cracks thoroughly!
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 11, 2016 10:35:56 GMT
Did you get it out cleanly G?
If you have a red Mark particularly with a ring them go to the doctors.
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 11, 2016 11:42:51 GMT
Did you get it out cleanly G? If you have a red Mark particularly with a ring them go to the doctors. Yes, I think I did. There is a red mark, small bump, almost like an inflamed spot but I think probably normal after all those hours...ill keep an eye on it! |
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 11, 2016 14:25:57 GMT
Surprised Glynn didn't find it first tbh. Lol.
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Sept 11, 2016 14:54:29 GMT
How did you get it off G?
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 11, 2016 15:04:25 GMT
How did you get it off G? i managed to remove it just with my fingers...luckily it was a small one and maybe it was not really attached yet...even though i felt a tiny pull on my skin. I've heard before that a lighter does the trick if they are really stuck. I've been checking the are and all seems fine...also tcp it... |
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Post by hodgy on Sept 11, 2016 15:50:54 GMT
Get yourself to a local pharmacy and buy a tick remover..
You're not really supposed to pull them off with your fingers..to late for this one ..but you can leave something behind doing that ..
If in any doubt get checked at the docs .you don't want Lymes disease ..it can give you a bad case of OCD ...
Oh hell ..are you sure this is your first tick...
Joking apart ..better safe than sorry!
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Post by glynnsixo on Sept 11, 2016 16:01:22 GMT
Surprised Glynn didn't find it first tbh. Lol. haha!.................how do you know i didnt?  |
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Post by Jimbo on Sept 12, 2016 13:29:01 GMT
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Oct 5, 2016 8:33:43 GMT
Bit of a bump on this. Is a hook or card better for removal? |
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Post by hodgy on Oct 5, 2016 9:53:25 GMT
I've never had the occasion to use one but a hook is what's sold in these parts..
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Post by glynnsixo on Oct 5, 2016 10:03:15 GMT
wouldnt have thought that a card works, as you have to twist and pull the tick at the same time.id go with the hook
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Post by hodgy on Oct 9, 2016 16:13:02 GMT
Sky channel 191 Irish TV .Tuesday 11th October 9.00pm.
"Living With Lymes Disease "
..may be worth watching ?
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Post by Rlo80 on Oct 9, 2016 17:23:24 GMT
I've started to realise with a few recent documentaries and Instagram posts, that it is more common and serious than I once thought! Today after Cutgate (yeeeew) I've made sure I properly checked myself...apparently they also like to go on your hair which is even more dangerous!
This might not be for everyone, but if you trim your legs it also helps to detect them...besides helping your cycling! Lol
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Post by hodgy on Oct 10, 2016 4:17:14 GMT
That won't be happening..
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Post by hodgy on Oct 13, 2016 19:03:38 GMT
I've just finished watching the programme I recorded the other night .
The final statement was that Lyme Disease is one of the fastest growing vector born diseases in the western world .
It showed a number of patients who had been diagnosed with the disease and were being treated ..none of whom had yet been cured ...at least three had confessed to having serious thoughts of suicide...due to the debilitating form of the disease and the constant pain .
Quite frankly ...it's frightening especially when 50 % with the disease have been initially mis-diagnosed by their GP..many of whom are ignorant of what to look for...and the length of treatment required .
I will be honest ..up to this point I haven't been checking myself too thoroughly ..but will be from here on in ..get your wife or partner to check those parts you can't check yourself ...always spray a repellent during insect season ..that's all but winter ..and really start to take this threat seriously ..before its too late !
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Post by Rlo80 on Oct 13, 2016 19:10:27 GMT
What are the effects of the disease?
I still can't believe I had one sucking on my leg for a whole night...lucky I was!
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Post by hodgy on Oct 13, 2016 19:17:55 GMT
I think it varies ..but a feeling of being completely run down / in extreme pain.
There was one patient convulsing on a hospital bed ..
Lymes it turns out is just one of ten possible infections you can get from a tick bite ..fun huh !?
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Post by Jimbo on Oct 14, 2016 8:06:50 GMT
I recorded it but haven't watched it. I have a second blood test a week today and to be honest feel fine. However, the bite still has a small lump and is itchy but no rash. I think I just had an allergic reaction to an insect bite rather than it being a tick.
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Post by hodgy on Oct 14, 2016 8:21:24 GMT
You will probably need an interpreter for parts of it ...one woman in particular had the thickest Irish accent I have ever heard ..I thought she was speaking a different language...also keep the remote handy to fast forward the ads ..you will see why..
The message is clear enough though ...
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I carry one in my rucksack all the time.