Tick bite

[AB]

Calling all doctors...lol

So on my travels to WA last month when we went camping I must've picked up a tick in my clothes. I wore a jumper from there when I got home and that night I found a tick on my back when I was showering.

Well i didn't know it was a tick at the time I just scratched it to find a tick in my hand.

Long story short, it's been itchy for the last month and I went to the docs today and he had a look and said he can't see anything inside the wound, all good, etc.

LeAh posted it on some face ache page and everyone's saying the heads missing it's stuck inside your body, you're gonna get Lyme disease and all these experts have jumped on saying they got Lyme disease after the docs in Australia said it was fine, etc and how Australian docs are useless, etc.

We don't get many ticks over here and whilst I'm not freaked out I am concerned it hasn't healed yet.

Photos below of the tick and the bite as of yesterday after o scratched it again because I couldn't help myself...lol...so it's red a bit because of that.

Can anyone confirm the head is missing off this tick, bush tick maybe?

Should I bother to do anything else, it's been a month now or just suck it up princess you'll be fine?

Leah's on freak out mode and there's about 30 people telling me I'm in trouble so any reassurance from anyone in the know would be helpful...lol


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[AB]

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[Plasnart]

I strongly suggest the rambo cortorisation method. Empty the powder of a couple of .22 shells onto the wound and apply flame. Problem solved!!!

[AB]

I strongly suggest the rambo cortorisation method. Empty the powder of a couple of .22 shells onto the wound and apply flame. Problem solved!!! Not helping, I'm dying here Plassy...lol

[Maxhead]

Looks like the head is still there mate so you might live for a while yet

[Woof]

Go to another doctor mate just to be sure...................................and stop stealing our wildlife

[AB]

Bloody Facebook is more useful then you muppets!!! ;)

[Maxhead]

From one of the medical sites on ticks " It is normal for a tick bite to remain slightly itchy for several weeks, however if other symptoms develop, then a doctor should be consulted immediately. "

[Winnie]

You are going to die.

[MB]

Deportation a must !
http://m.visitmelbourne.com/Information/Quarantine-and-customs?MobileRedirected=1

[AB]

You are going to die. If I can get the engine in and go for just one drive I'll happily go down...

[garett]

get some rid cover where the tick was. rid will get the tick out if its still there. had many ticks, the rid trick is the least painful.

[Clunk]

Douse it in petrol and light it up

[AB]

Facebook...lol

[TimE]

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=103607

[Avo]

Calling all doctors...lol

So on my travels to WA last month when we went camping I must've picked up a tick in my clothes. I wore a jumper from there when I got home and that night I found a tick on my back when I was showering.

Well i didn't know it was a tick at the time I just scratched it to find a tick in my hand.

Long story short, it's been itchy for the last month and I went to the docs today and he had a look and said he can't see anything inside the wound, all good, etc.

LeAh posted it on some face ache page and everyone's saying the heads missing it's stuck inside your body, you're gonna get Lyme disease and all these experts have jumped on saying they got Lyme disease after the docs in Australia said it was fine, etc and how Australian docs are useless, etc.

We don't get many ticks over here and whilst I'm not freaked out I am concerned it hasn't healed yet.

Photos below of the tick and the bite as of yesterday after o scratched it again because I couldn't help myself...lol...so it's red a bit because of that.

Can anyone confirm the head is missing off this tick, bush tick maybe?

Should I bother to do anything else, it's been a month now or just suck it up princess you'll be fine?

Leah's on freak out mode and there's about 30 people telling me I'm in trouble so any reassurance from anyone in the know would be helpful...lol


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Bloody hell..people over here get bitten by sharks,crocodiles and snakes...you get bitten by the smallest insect we have and it's all over the internet,................


yes the head is missing off of that tik...get it out,somehow..but get it out..or you might be the man who died of the smallest bite known

[Sprock]

Is it time to freak out & bite the heads off people & feast on the goo inside ? " well yes Kent I think it is "
If you haven't seen that episode on the Simpsons you will have no idea what I'm talking about ha ha

[Ben-e-boy]

Is it time to freak out & bite the heads off people & feast on the goo inside ? " well yes Kent I think it is "
If you haven't seen that episode on the Simpsons you will have no idea what I'm talking about ha ha


https://youtu.be/cSU_5MgtDc8

[MB]

You're stuffed bro!
This poor Lass is in need!!
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/126.jpg


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[jack]

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The head is missing AB

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[UncleFrosty]

Try magnaplasm (think that's what it's called) - magic stuff on splinters apparently...
Dr Karl had a call a couple weeks back about Lyme. Summary of answer is that it won't be Lyme, as they have not detected this in Aus samples of people and ticks (insert conspiracy theory noise here...), but it may be a similar bacteria, it's just Aus is such a backwater compared to Europe, the research hasn't been done yet - comes down to $$$$ and number of cases...

[Clunk]

you might need one of these

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/3.png

[mudnut]

Local young lass had suspected Lymes desease (was diagnosed with chronic fatigue for years). Her family saw a story about tick bites so they sent a blood sample to America. They treated her as per Lymes and she is now OK. Absolutely true as I know them. Make of it as you wish.

[MudRunnerTD]

get some rid cover where the tick was. rid will get the tick out if its still there. had many ticks, the rid trick is the least painful.

AB do this mate

[MB]

you might need one of these
Amputation Mr Clunk, this I gotta see :-) !
I believe the little bugger was in the middle of his back. AB best to ask Leah which half of AB she wants to keep, top or bottom.
Don't stress, I'll bring my old timer over today and we'll dig the pricks head out, start liquoring yourself up now ready ;-) !

[Touses]

Hydrogen peroxide straight onto bite site, will kill the infection stony but you will still have to get the head removed or it will reinfect as it decomposes in your back! Yeccch!

[BigRAWesty]

Fark me..
First the td dies and now your counting down!!!
Betta get the q on the road Stat so you can enjoy the final days.


Dibs on the GQ.....

[VK2FMIA]

Don't those WA ticks carry their eggs in their mouth?. Takes around a month for them to hatch.

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Other/alien-shot-2_zpsgiv5ox5p.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/compass_photo/media/Other/alien-shot-2_zpsgiv5ox5p.jpg.html)

[Touses]

That should ease his mind VK!

[MB]

Touses, Hydrogen Peroxide, just get it from chemist ?

[Avo]

Touses, Hydrogen Peroxide, just get it from chemist ?

yeah....for us humans go to the chemist.....if you go to the hydroponics shop you can get 50%,that should be good enough to melt it instantly

[Rossco]

Bugger AB. The old man has allergic reactions to ticks they can be pretty bad for some people. He ended up passing out in the bush driving out luckily mum took over and got him to hospital but but pretty scary. . . Not the best seeing as they live in east Gippsland the tick capital! Need to get lee lee to do sum diggn i reckon, the heads do come off fairly easy. As far a lymes go not too sure, could as the old man but yeah could be a bit of Internet sensationalism . . .
If worst comes to worst i put dibs on ya new motor. .

[Maxhead]

Well, we haven't heard from him this morning so it might all be too late....ohh well was nice knowing you AB LOL :)

[Sir Roofy]

Bottle of whisky M Bs knife and dig away
oh and tip a quick splash on the wound

[jack]

I think he's gone into shock (or sitting in an ER sh1tting himself). Serves you right AB for going to Dr Google first, you should have known to come to the forum experts first.
There is NOTHING we don't know and are always happy to give free 'professional' advice.

@MB, in case he doesn't make it can we still have a Pizza Night after the funeral?

[VK2FMIA]

On a serious note..............saw on a TV show a few months back the best way to remove a tick was with one of those pens they use to remove warts by freezing them. Apparently when you try to remove a tick with your fingers or tweezers they "vomit" their stomach contents which is what causes the infection.

By using the pen you quick freeze them so this doesn't happen & makes it easy to remove them with the head still on. Have been meaning to get one for the First Aid box & give it a try to see if it works.

[TPC]

I think we should have a new donk and tick party.
After the new donk is fitted and we have had a few beers we can take turns trying to dig the tick out.

[Winnie]

Is it BYO tools?

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/129.jpg

[Sprock]

https://youtu.be/cSU_5MgtDc8
BAHAHAHA that's it mate 😝😂😝😂

[jack]

I'm more for natural therapy Winnie, look up Maggot Medicine and Leech Therapy. We could make our own YouTube video of the process, I'm sure AB wouldn't mind as it's all in the name of science (and his well-being).

[Sprock]

Hahaha this is gold - a think a donk/tick party is a good plan , bring your own 'tick extraction ' weapons lads , mine says 'Stihl 066' on the side 👍🏼

[Maxhead]

Is it BYO tools?

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/129.jpg


I'm thinking more like this
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69398&stc=1

[Touses]

Touses, Hydrogen Peroxide, just get it from chemist ?

Should be available at local supermarket, 200ml bottle 3% solution.
fixes coughs,colds,scabby arseholes and tick bites! lol

[UncleFrosty]

On a serious note..............saw on a TV show a few months back the best way to remove a tick was with one of those pens they use to remove warts by freezing them. Apparently when you try to remove a tick with your fingers or tweezers they "vomit" their stomach contents which is what causes the infection.

By using the pen you quick freeze them so this doesn't happen & makes it easy to remove them with the head still on. Have been meaning to get one for the First Aid box & give it a try to see if it works.
Different TV show (BBC's "Trust me, I'm a Doctor") that had a section on Lyme Disease n ticks, showed a specific tick removal tool (looked a bit like a mini Stanley Wonderbar from what I could tell). Put tool under the tick, quick twist n it comes out - head n all! (No freezing required)
Probably a good bit of gear for the 1st aid kit if we can get them here. @TD - here's a fleabay project for ya???

[UncleFrosty]

That should've been threedogs...

[Touses]

I think he's gone into shock (or sitting in an ER sh1tting himself). Serves you right AB for going to Dr Google first, you should have known to come to the forum experts first.
There is NOTHING we don't know and are always happy to give free 'professional' advice.

@MB, in case he doesn't make it can we still have a Pizza Night after the funeral?

Pizza night FOR the funeral,could double as cremation party! lol

[Maxhead]

I can hear the screams from here Andy, hang in there buddy,,,,bwahahah

[BigRAWesty]

Fark me..
First the td dies and now your counting down!!!
Betta get the q on the road Stat so you can enjoy the final days.


Dibs on the GQ.....



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If worst comes to worst i put dibs on ya new motor. .

To slow old chap

[UncleFrosty]

ticktwister.com look to be the ones I was on about...

[Rossco]

To slow old chap
Yeah i know, thought I'd give it a crack😅 . . . Might have to settle for the 40 series then. .

[BigRAWesty]

Yeah i know, thought I'd give it a crack😅 . . . Might have to settle for the 40 series then. .
I thought we'd bury Andy in that lol... 😂

[Clunk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVZUVeMtYXc

[Clunk]

Amputation Mr Clunk, this I gotta see :-) !
I believe the little bugger was in the middle of his back. @AB (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/member.php?u=1) best to ask Leah which half of AB she wants to keep, top or bottom.
Don't stress, I'll bring my old timer over today and we'll dig the pricks head out, start liquoring yourself up now ready ;-) !

I reckon any thing from the scalp down needs to go

[Touses]

I reckon any thing from the scalp down needs to go

What,circumcise him????

[gubigfish]

well if the tick bite doesn't kill him these posts will finish the job

[Touses]

well if the tick bite doesn't kill him these posts will finish the job

Nah! This is just mandatory piss taking! Our illustrious leader would think we didn't care for him without the required amount of ribaldry!
If you truly want to finish him off apparently the go to method is to suggest that his pizza is shit! Bahahaha

[AB]

You're animals all of you!!!

[Touses]

HE LIVES! HE LIVES! Our prayers (and other mumbled bullshit) have been answered!
Bretheren, kill the fatted pizza, prepare ye for a night of joyous feasting! HE LIVES!

[Touses]

AB where's the gory photos. It didn't happen without piccies!

[Nessie]

has no one thought of inventing a Tick removing Snatch snap??

[Touses]

Good thought but AB wouldn't let you tow off his balls!

[jay see]

Well that has made my day what a laugh.

[Touses]

Well that has made my day what a laugh.

Yeah woulda been boring just workin on the patrol! AB can you organise to lose a limb tomorrow? It'll give me somethin to do in the coffee breaks! lol

[the evil twin]

I just heard the Dept of Ag boys are on their way to AB's with the Court Summons for smuggling insects across State Quarantine Checkpoints.

After looking at the pics I think the Tick actually died of alcoholic poisoning so the RSPCA might be after AB now as well...

[Clunk]

Here you go

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NexGard-For-Dogs-Flea-and-Tick-treatment-3-chews-All-sizes-/252259841561?var=&hash=item3abbdbb619:m:mnWIzHhq86v0wTgbBglSAcw (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NexGard-For-Dogs-Flea-and-Tick-treatment-3-chews-All-sizes-/252259841561?var=&hash=item3abbdbb619:m:mnWIzHhq86v0wTgbBglSAcw)

[jack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXp9Tkx08w

To late for AB but may be useful for others.

[Plasnart]

AB MB is there an update on the situation yet?

[Avo]

it's gotten bigger...there's nop hope for the fekker now.......all shooting and hunting permits are now ready to be granted

[Plasnart]

You sandgropers are a weird mob. He looks scared there!

[BigRAWesty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXp9Tkx08w

To late for AB but may be useful for others.
Also seen a wet cotton bud (ear cleaner bud) used to push it around in a circle untill it releases..

[mudbasher]

metho and small baby wire cutters work a treat. that heads still in there

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[MB]

AB MB is there an update on the situation yet?
Dang, where'd that pic come from?
Twas a great night at an old mates 50th young:-)

[Clunk]

You sandgropers are a weird mob. He looks scared there!
Om not surprised, i have no idea who they are

[Irish]

Wonder if the bite is going to give him super powers?

Next time you see Andy he's going to look like this:

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[Bush Ranger]

A different way to be ticked off.

[the evil twin]

I don't reckon it is the head
I reckon there are tick babies in an exowomb, growing, mutating, multiplying, then, when the time is right... tick, tick, tick, BOOM

[mudnut]

Wonder if the bite is going to give him super powers?

Next time you see Andy he's going to look like this:

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He may end up like that, but he won't be able to fit into his Patrol. So there will be free giveaways for everyne:049:

[Plasnart]

AB's back online. How'd it go mate? Got pix??

@AB

[AB]

Dr Leah opened it up and all clean Plassy

[growler2058]

Dr Leah opened it up and all clean Plassy

WOW youre alive still!

[Plasnart]

Dr Leah opened it up and all clean Plassy

Got pix?? Got a story? Or is this thread gonna fizz out? Give us the guts and gore mate! :D

[MB]

He wisely wouldn't let me touch it after I'd covered myself with Touses advised Hydrogen Peroxide solution to fix my cough, cold and scabby arsehole! :-)

[TimE]

?...?.......
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[Touses]

Dr Leah opened it up and all clean Plassy

Well you lucky bugger!!!! But what about the tick bite???!!!

[gubigfish]

was watching Catalyst last night and apparently the correct procedure is to freeze them off or if they are baby ticks apply cream to the affected area.

[Touses]

Well there's a newy, freeze 'em off, why not! And the baby ticks? That would be ICE cream then? Bahahaha
Nah serious, how is the parasitic perforation AB ? All good?