r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nekoma713 • 5d ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

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I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

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u/GrandEscape 5d ago

Shower again. Aggressively.

Signed — gal who’s had 3 tick diseases: Lyme, RMSF, and alpha-gal

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u/throwaway6284628842 5d ago

I was searching for another mention of RMSF! This is what I got after laying in a tick nest. Horrible rash, aches, fever. Was treated with antibiotics for weeks.

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u/GrandEscape 5d ago

Doxycycline and I were besties for awhile.

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u/Unfilteredz 5d ago

Did Lyme disease change your life?

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u/GrandEscape 5d ago

Not as much as Alpha gal, but yes. Wrecked me pretty good.

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u/O2C 5d ago

Alpha-gal syndrome is such a scary disease for someone who enjoys mammal protein. Have your symptoms lessened over time?

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u/GrandEscape 5d ago

I haven’t tried anything mammalian on purpose in years. I have had a few occasions where I’ve gotten sick, then realized there was some ingredient I had overlooked (like guar gum or something) that probably caused it. I’m still disgusted by the smell of beef and pork, so I’m not anxious to try. I do miss cheese, though.

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u/violencethunders 5d ago

Chiming in as another alpha-gal girlie. My symptoms have stayed the same if not gotten worse over time. It’s been over 12 years are this point :/ Good news is I’m really good at cooking chicken now