[MR] Tick bites and disease

[Cindy Jenkins]

I too was covered in ticks. Sad part was I was checked before I packing
down, but totally forgot to check
afterwards.

I did get a lyme test, but came back clean. just the bites looked horrible.

So, bring lots of repellent!

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Sorcha de Glys <sorchadeglys at verizon.net>wrote:

> Greetings, all!
>
> There is also Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever on the ticks at the
> Sapphire site. I found out the hard way in 2006. It made me very ill
> and was one reason I had to quit my career.
>
> I found the tiny tick on Tuesday after Sapphire (near the small of my
> back) and by Wednesday was covered in tiny bumps and had chills and
> fever.  My joints were already messed up from a prior illness, but
> this sent them into a spiral.  It has only been in the last year that
> the pain is manageable and I feel like I am back to my normal self.
>
> Please wear bug and tick repellent, especially at camping events.
>
> Cheers,
> Sorcha de Glys
>
>
> On May 14, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Kathy Gildemeister <fun4kathyg at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Last year at Sapphire Joust I was eaten alive by ticks I was picking
> > them off me by the dozens even with repellent. I was still picking
> > them off me on the way home from the event. Less than two weeks
> > later I found a puffy circular rash around one of the bite sites on
> > my foot and got tested for Lyme's and erlichiosis. The test results
> > revealed I had had Lyme's before and also had it at the time of the
> > test and no erlichiosis. My immune system has not been the same
> > since. The three months of antibiotics really messed up my internal
> > balance too. The sooner you treat it the better!!
> >
> > Lady Helena
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Cindy

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