Ticks & Lymes Disease
I found a tick embedded in my skin a few weeks ago, had it removed at my local surgery as I knew that it had to be removed cleanly with no bits left behind. For a week all seemed well, but then it became red and itchy. Went back to the Drs and was given -hydrocortisone cream to put on it. Then I read online a warning about ticks being on the rampage and there being a strong chance of getting Lymes Disease from a tick bite. It can take a month for the effects to manifest itself, so I am on tenterhooks at the moment. I wish the Dr had prescribed antibiotics too. I am due to see him again next Wednesday but wondering if I shold see him before then?
Anyone else been affected by ticks?
Anyone else been affected by ticks?
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My husband put Frontline on it (we had that for the dogs) he then put vasaline on it to suffocate the little bugger.
After a couple of days he removed it, my husband was a champion tick remover
If I remember correctly it did itch and was red for a while, I just put Savlon on it and after a few days it was ok.
LOL! I was calling it far worse than that!
How you stuck with it for a couple of days I don't know.
-do not under any circumstances cover them in anything- they'll vomit in you as they suffocate
-use a tick tool or a pair of half decent tweezers
-there is not a strong chance of getting Lyme's disease from ticks
-you should be more worried about TBE from ticks than Lyme's...!
Where did you read it would take a month? The usual symptoms of Lyme infection are an expanding circular rash around the bite, and/or cold-like symptoms, I think sooner than a month but I haven't read up on it for a long time.
Sometimes you get no symptoms, until months or years later when it's harder to treat. I'd put some pressure on the GP to give antibiotics anyway; you will need them for a month.
The common perception is that Lyme is so rare that infection is unlikely, which means GPs don't take it seriously, and which also lead to me ignoring my infection (I even had the classic rash but thought it was a symptom of the bite) , until I was diagnosed 3 years later.
Should have said 'it can take up to a month for symptons to appear'. After mentioning this on FB I received a reply from Ontario Lyme Disease Alliance telling me that I need to be put on a long course of antibiotics immediately, so I am going to the Drs tomorrow with or without an appointment. I am concerned that the rash is spreading.