Lyme Disease - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

basswipe · 05-29-2019, 04:41 PM

Was diagnosed with it today.The fever,the headache,the neck/back and joint pain are almost unbearable.I would not wish this upon anyone,I literally feel like the walking dead.

spence · 05-29-2019, 05:27 PM

That sucks. Hopefully the meds kick in. If you need any help let me know.
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zimmy · 05-30-2019, 07:04 AM

Yeah it stinks. Hope you have a quick recovery. I have found that the meds cause a dramatic improvement pretty quickly. My 11 year old is on them now. Buggers are everywhere in the woods this year.

JohnR · 05-30-2019, 07:31 AM

Dude, that sucks, hope it mends quick

I have so many aches and pains I'd think I have it but doc assures me otherwise.

5/0 · 05-30-2019, 07:39 AM

Sorry to hear that,my Sister,Brother in law and there dog all have it.
Talk about a miserable house.

I wish you well if ya need anything drop me a line i'm not to far from you.

ivanputski · 05-30-2019, 09:02 AM

I just finished my round of antibiotics...

Get on the "doxycycline" you will feel drastically better within the day... just stay out of the sun.

basswipe · 05-30-2019, 10:44 AM

Thanks everyone.The other half works out of the house so I'm well taken care of.

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Get on the "doxycycline" you will feel drastically better within the day... just stay out of the sun.

That's what was prescribed.The high fever and the insane headache just literally started going away just now,now maybe I can get some much needed sleep.The past three days have been hell.

I know one thing:if I'm doing anything outdoors the repellent will be used.I will not go through this again!

bart · 05-30-2019, 11:43 AM

How much Doxy did they put you on? If less than 4 weeks I would be adamant about getting a full course.

Hope you feel better. Lyme does suck
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Rockfish9 · 05-30-2019, 11:47 AM

Get well soon, does seem.likeca bad tick year,found a few crawling on me Monday, none attached today, I haven't been outside all day, I was moving machinery with the forklift indoors, felt something on my neck crawling, damn tick..they are everywhere.
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ivanputski · 05-30-2019, 12:34 PM

For tick repellant, research "sawyer permethrin"

It is not meant for skin... it is a clothing treatment that repels
ticks . it stays on clothing even after 5 washes. I spray the hell out of my
pants and shirt that I wear when mowing the lawn or when I am crawling through the woods.

Dick Durand · 06-03-2019, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ivanputski

For tick repellant, research "sawyer permethrin"

It is not meant for skin... it is a clothing treatment that repels
ticks . it stays on clothing even after 5 washes. I spray the hell out of my
pants and shirt that I wear when mowing the lawn or when I am crawling through the woods.

I definitely spray my clothes for garden work. In fact, I’ve spoken to linemen working the field and not only do they use permethrin, but the Grid will wash and treat their work clothes for them - more cost effective than sick leave.
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ivanputski · 05-30-2019, 12:40 PM

Bart, I thought 3 weeks was a full dose? thats what I got

basswipe · 05-30-2019, 01:36 PM

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Bart, I thought 3 weeks was a full dose? thats what I got

That's also what I got.

zimmy · 05-30-2019, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by basswipe

That's also what I got.

Think my kid was put on 14 days of doxy.

I tried repel tick defense with picardin this year and the ticks crawled up my pants like there was nothing there. They definitely freaked when I got them with a direct spray. Permethrins from here on out.
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basswipe · 05-31-2019, 09:26 AM

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I tried repel tick defense with picardin this year and the ticks crawled up my pants like there was nothing there. They definitely freaked when I got them with a direct spray. Permethrins from here on out.
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I've been thinking about that.I've had reactions to deet so I use a highly concentrated picaridin spray.Time to get some permethrin.

bart · 06-03-2019, 07:23 PM

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Bart, I thought 3 weeks was a full dose? thats what I got

Sorry, I think that's considered a full dose and that's what I got as well, but I have a friend who has chronic Lyme and she was very adamant about getting 4 weeks. I still don't feel right a year later. I had post Lyme syndrome. Scary stuff.

Hope you're feeling better, Basswipe

Nebe · 05-30-2019, 07:26 PM

If you just put a triple dose of Frontline on the back of your neck, you should be good
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ivanputski · 05-30-2019, 07:38 PM

Screw the flu shot..... they need to produce a tick-repelling
anti-lyme vaccine... I'll take a triple dose

Nebe · 05-30-2019, 07:40 PM

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Screw the flu shot..... they need to produce a tick-repelling
anti-lyme vaccine... I'll take a triple dose

It’s coming.
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MakoMike · 05-31-2019, 02:15 PM

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Screw the flu shot..... they need to produce a tick-repelling
anti-lyme vaccine... I'll take a triple dose

IIRC someone came up with one about 10 years ago, it was FDA approved and they started to market it, but then it just disappeared. I wonder what happened?

It didn't repel ticks but it cured any tick that bit you that was carrying the Lyme virus.

Nebe · 05-31-2019, 03:47 PM

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IIRC someone came up with one about 10 years ago, it was FDA approved and they started to market it, but then it just disappeared. I wonder what happened?

It didn't repel ticks but it cured any tick that bit you that was carrying the Lyme virus.

Pheizer somd a lot of antibiotics.

Also, a patient cured is a patient lost.
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basswipe · 06-01-2019, 01:40 PM

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Pheizer somd a lot of antibiotics.

Also, a patient cured is a patient lost.
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You ain't kiddin!

Its insane to think of what could be cured if it were not for the almighty buck.

basswipe · 06-01-2019, 01:44 PM

Got myself some permethrin today and soaked a set of work cloths and set of grass cutting/fishing cloths.Between that and picaradin for the skin I'll be damned if I ever get another tick or mosquito on me.I won't go through this again hopefully.

Nebe · 06-01-2019, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by basswipe

You ain't kiddin!

Its insane to think of what could be cured if it were not for the almighty buck.

Perpetual war would be a nice thing to cure.
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albythereforyou · 05-31-2019, 08:10 AM

I feel for you bud, ticks are the devil...

I've had lymes about 6 times now over the past 15 years. Crawling through the woods trout fishing will do that to you.

3 years ago I got ehrlichiosis, which is similar to lymes but on a whole other level. You do not know pain until you are throwing up and #^&#^&#^&#^&ting yourself at the same time, while sweating to death with a 104 degree fever.

I had a fun ER / hospital visit before they figured out what I had. Lost like 2 months of my life, and I consider myself lucky...

and oh yeah, that tick / erlich gave me the ALPHA gal allergy, AKA red meat allergy. I can't eat any animal born from live birth for the next 5-8 years.....

#^&#^&#^&#^& ticks

basswipe · 05-31-2019, 09:20 AM

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I feel for you bud, ticks are the devil...

3 years ago I got ehrlichiosis, which is similar to lymes but on a whole other level. You do not know pain until you are throwing up and #^&#^&#^&#^&ting yourself at the same time, while sweating to death with a 104 degree fever.

I had bacterial meninjitis 36yrs ago when I was 14,very similar symptoms to your ehrlichiosis.To find out I had it I had to have 4 spinal taps and that was a pain beyond any pain I've ever experienced,even when compared to broken bones because I knew it was coming.There was permanent damage from the meninjitis that will last my lifetime.

The lyme wasn't as bad as that but its the worst I've felt in the past 36yrs from an illness.

ivanputski · 06-03-2019, 09:00 AM

Does anyone know where to purchase stronger permethrin ?
I only have the pump spray bottle of sawyer .

I want ticks dying at my feet as i walk!

JFigliuolo · 06-03-2019, 09:58 AM

https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.c...iABEgKnofD_BwE

I am not responsible if you die.

Nebe · 06-03-2019, 10:15 AM

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https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.c...iABEgKnofD_BwE

I am not responsible if you die.

A friend of mine buys that. He soaks cotton balls in it and then stuffs the cotton balls in old paper towel tubes around his 5 acre yard in stone wall holes, under his shed, and any other dry places. Mice take the cotton balls and make nests with the cotton balls which then kill all the ticks that the mice carry. Mice are the true Lyme disease carrier. Deer get a bad wrap.
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basswipe · 06-03-2019, 11:56 AM

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A friend of mine buys that. He soaks cotton balls in it and then stuffs the cotton balls in old paper towel tubes around his 5 acre yard in stone wall holes, under his shed, and any other dry places. Mice take the cotton balls and make nests with the cotton balls which then kill all the ticks that the mice carry. Mice are the true Lyme disease carrier. Deer get a bad wrap.
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Chipmunks too.And I know I have them on my property.