#2396296 - 05/18/11 01:06 PM
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Jer
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Still looks like crap...How long do they hang around?
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#2396299 - 05/18/11 01:08 PM
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Baxter83
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I got one about 3 weeks ago where I had to pull the little bastage out and it is still a little itchy today. All of the swelling (which was about like a slightly larger than normal mosquito bite) has left, but still itches a little. I guess it just depends...
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#2396302 - 05/18/11 01:11 PM
Re: Tick Bite...
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Jer
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I got one about 3 weeks ago where I had to pull the little bastage out and it is still a little itchy today. All of the swelling (which was about like a slightly larger than normal mosquito bite) has left, but still itches a little. I guess it just depends...
Yeah i am on about week 2...still looks the same and not really getting larger...I had to pull the bastage out as well and still a little dark in the middle and red on the outside...all about the size of a dime...kind of freaky!
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#2396305 - 05/18/11 01:12 PM
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man, I get an attached tick off of me at least 2 or 3 times a week. I guess it just comes with living out in the sticks.
they do itch
I've resorted to spraying the yard and woodline with 50 gallons of malathion. But they still encroach. The recent flood brought us a fresh batch of hungry ticks.
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#2396308 - 05/18/11 01:13 PM
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If it got any larger or not any better Ide get it checked out.
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#2396309 - 05/18/11 01:13 PM
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Baxter83
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I got one about 3 weeks ago where I had to pull the little bastage out and it is still a little itchy today. All of the swelling (which was about like a slightly larger than normal mosquito bite) has left, but still itches a little. I guess it just depends... Yeah i am on about week 2...still looks the same and not really getting larger...I had to pull the bastage out as well and still a little dark in the middle and red on the outside...all about the size of a dime...kind of freaky!
Sounds just like mine. All you can do is keep an eye on it. If it's not getting bigger by now I'd think it's fine. Just needs a little more time to heal. I hate them dang things!
After that one every time I set out turkey hunting I hosed down with OFF like something crazy.... 
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#2396310 - 05/18/11 01:14 PM
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I can still see or feel the bite site of one from the middle of March. It was swollen and itched for a long time.
I called my doctor about it within a couple of days, and he did want to check it out. I was given a week or so of doxycillen. With Lymes, southern tick, etc. diseases out there tick bites aren't something to ignore. The cost of treating Lymes desease on down the road is astronomical compared with the cost of a doctors visit and early antibiotics.
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#2396315 - 05/18/11 01:21 PM
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Jer
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I can still see or feel the bite site of one from the middle of March. It was swollen and itched for a long time.
I called my doctor about it within a couple of days, and he did want to check it out. I was given a week or so of doxycillen. With Lymes, southern tick, etc. diseases out there tick bites aren't something to ignore. The cost of treating Lymes desease on down the road is astronomical compared with the cost of a docotors visit and early antibiotics.
That stuff is scary...My wife is a PA so I will have her keep an eye on it and bring me some drugs home!
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#2396316 - 05/18/11 01:22 PM
Re: Tick Bite...
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Jer
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I got one about 3 weeks ago where I had to pull the little bastage out and it is still a little itchy today. All of the swelling (which was about like a slightly larger than normal mosquito bite) has left, but still itches a little. I guess it just depends... Yeah i am on about week 2...still looks the same and not really getting larger...I had to pull the bastage out as well and still a little dark in the middle and red on the outside...all about the size of a dime...kind of freaky! Sounds just like mine. All you can do is keep an eye on it. If it's not getting bigger by now I'd think it's fine. Just needs a little more time to heal. I hate them dang things! After that one every time I set out turkey hunting I hosed down with OFF like something crazy....
I used some permanone but this guy still found a home on me! Just an awful creature!
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#2396329 - 05/18/11 01:38 PM
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I've never had one that lasted more than a day or two
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#2396575 - 05/18/11 07:43 PM
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If you are like me it will take a month for it to completely disappear.
After about a week it stops itching.
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#2396619 - 05/18/11 08:14 PM
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Rob R.
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Ive had em last 2 to 3 weeks.
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#2396637 - 05/18/11 08:28 PM
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I've had more ticks on me this year than at anytime I can remember. I spray down head to foot and they still get on me.
So far I've been lucky and don't have any ticks bites that I know about.
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#2396793 - 05/19/11 03:55 AM
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they itch me sometimes for months.
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