Tick bite

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

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

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Not helping, I'm dying here Plassy...lol

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

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

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

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. "

You are going to die.

Deportation a must !
http://m.visitmelbourne.com/Informat...leRedirected=1

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Originally Posted by Winnie

You are going to die.

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If I can get the engine in and go for just one drive I'll happily go down...

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.

Douse it in petrol and light it up

Facebook...lol

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...iclekey=103607

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Originally Posted by 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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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

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

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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

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https://youtu.be/cSU_5MgtDc8

You're stuffed bro!
This poor Lass is in need!!
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The head is missing AB

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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...

you might need one of these

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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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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@AB do this mate

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you might need one of these

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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 ;-) !

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!

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.....

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

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...psgiv5ox5p.jpg

That should ease his mind VK!

Touses, Hydrogen Peroxide, just get it from chemist ?

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Originally Posted by MB

Touses, Hydrogen Peroxide, just get it from chemist ?

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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

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. .

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

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

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?

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.

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.

Is it BYO tools?

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BAHAHAHA that's it mate 😝😂😝😂

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).