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RE: "Once Bitten, Twice Sly" — My New Diet After Lyme Disease
I once worked as a surveyors assistant. We would trek though the wilderness and marshlands, doing our thing, surveying land for potential protected areas to be set aside for wildlife habitat.
I came out of a ditch one sunny afternoon, looked down, I was covered in ticks. Hundreds of them. I'm not exaggerating. Hundreds. Luckily I was dressed for it. My pants were tucked into my socks, things like that.
They're quite common here though. Little vampires.
It's crazy how easy it is to get bit though, of course, not all tics carry the Lyme disease.
It would help if I paid more attention; for example, they say dressing in white helps, to spot the suckers. And, yes, socks, boots, long pants, etc... But, I'm lazy and just run out as I am.
Worse, I don't see particularly well and am impatient with details. Meaning I don't check my hairy body as thoroughly as I should after being outdoors :p More reason to stay indoors and curl up with a book!
I've been bit plenty of times. Still living though! Once I feel that crawly feeling, and remove the tick before it can bite, I become paranoid. It feels like I still have bugs on me, I look, there's nothing. Drives me nuts!
Yeah, mercifully, only some ticks carry diseases... But, if you experience any long-lasting, unpleasant symptoms, it's probably a good idea to get it checked out!