caddisguy vs ticks: The video

[Busterpayton54]

Somewhat of a detail... before heading into the gang ranch area 2 weeks ago, I stopped in at the local feed horse feed/tac store and picked up some permetherine spray. We hosed ourselves down, as well as the dog before heading in, and every 2 days while in. Not one single tick was seen. Last time out that way, they were crawling all over us.

[newhunterette]

Y'all I never saw a living tick until two years ago at my cabin (region 5) while picking Saskatoon Berries. I have seen lots of dead ones because they come in on the critters to the taxidermist and he has to dispose of them before he can even begin working on y'all mounts. I've seen them in jars (gross how many come off the deer (mostly) brought in).

My daughter works with our BC wildlife and she gets deer in her facility crawling with ticks (she is Langley).

Lyme disease is becoming wide spread.... world. Canada is is so far behind in it's testing and treatment. We do have a vaccine for dogs. I would recommend you get it for your dog if you take your dog into the bush or talk to your vet in regards to the vaccine.

Any articles you read at this moment regarding a vaccine for humans is not conclusive and has been high risk to those who have tried it. There is no preventative vaccine at this time. There is more strains of Lyme than they had originally found and diagnosed that even the known antibiotics are not helping some people. If you are lucky enough to get treated right away for a lyme disease infection your golden. Some of us arent so lucky and we become experiments. part of the studies, guinea pigs........

all I can say over and over is protect you and you pets the best you can...... that tiny bug is an asshole

if y'all want information about Lyme Disease and its other partners in crime feel free to pm, I'll try and help with information....... I myself am still researching options now that I know antibiotics are off my list.

[caddisguy]

Soo..... I went for the blood test Friday last week.

Today I get a call from the doctors office. They left a VM so I called them back, waited on hold a bit, gave them my name.... she says

"This is about a recent lab test. The docotor *needs* to see you"

Appointment is for 1:20 today. There was 1 and only 1 test on the requisition.. Lyme serology... the ELISA one I believe.


So there is 1 of 3 things going on...

1) It's negative and they just want to let me know (usually they don't call you in for this, but it can happen if they feel like making an extra few bucks)
2) It's positive
3) When they got the result back they looked at my file and decided they want to check up on some other unrelated things

A little bit nervous now to be honest ... I'll report back in a few hours (or an eternity from my perspective) lol

[DarekG]

Yikes, I've never been asked to "come in" unless they found something that needed attention.
Have you ever felt any of the following?

Head, Face, Neck

• Unexplained hair loss
• Headache, mild or severe, seizures
• Pressure in head, white matter lesions in brain (MRI)
• Twitching of facial or other muscles
• Facial paralysis (Bell’s Palsy, Horner’s syndrome)
• Tingling of nose, (tip of) tongue, cheek or facial flushing
• Stiff or painful neck
• Jaw pain or stiffness
• Dental problems
• 10. Sore throat, clearing throat a lot, phlegm (flem), hoarseness, runny nose

Eyes/Vision

• Double or blurry vision
• Increased floating spots
• Pain in eyes, or swelling around eyes
• Oversensitivity to light
• Flashing lights, peripheral waves or phantom images in corner of eyes

Ears/Hearing

• Decreased hearing in one or both ears, plugged ears
• Buzzing in ears
• Pain in ears, oversensitivity to sounds
• Ringing in one or both ears

Digestive and Excretory Systems

• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Irritable bladder (trouble starting, stopping) or interstitial cystitis
• Upset stomach (nausea or pain) or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

Musculoskeletal System

• Bone pain, joint pain or swelling, carpal tunnel syndrome
• Stiffness of joints, back, neck, tennis elbow
• Muscle pain or cramps, (Fibromyalgia)

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

• Shortness of breath, can’t get full/satisfying breath, cough
• Chest pain or rib soreness
• Night sweats or unexplained chills
• Heart palpitations or extra beats
• Endocarditis, heart blockage

Neurologic System

• Tremors or unexplained shaking
• Burning or stabbing sensations in the body
• Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, weakness, peripheral neuropathy or partial paralysis
• Pressure in the head
• Numbness in body, tingling, pinpricks
• Poor balance, dizziness, difficulty walking
• Increased motion sickness
• Light-headedness, wooziness

Psychological Well-being

• Mood swings, irritability, bi-polar disorder
• Unusual depression
• Disorientation (getting or feeling lost)
• Feeling as if you are losing your mind
• Over-emotional reactions, crying easily
• Too much sleep, or insomnia
• Difficulty falling or staying asleep
• Narcolepsy, sleep apnea
• Panic attacks, anxiety

Mental Capability

• Memory loss (short or long term)
• Confusion, difficulty thinking
• Difficulty with concentration or reading
• Going to the wrong place
• Speech difficulty (slurred or slow)
• Difficulty finding commonly used words
• Stammering speech
• Forgetting how to perform simple tasks

Reproduction and Sexuality

• Loss of sex drive
• Sexual dysfunction
• Unexplained menstrual pain, irregularity
• Unexplained breast pain, discharge
• Testicular or pelvic pain

General Well-being

• Phantom smells
• Unexplained weight gain or loss
• Extreme fatigue
• Swollen glands or lymph nodes
• Unexplained fevers (high or low grade)
• Continual infections (sinus, kidney, eye, etc.)
• Symptoms seem to change, come and go
• Pain migrates (moves) to different body parts
• Early on, experienced a “flu-like” illness, after which you have not since felt well
• Low body temperature
• Allergies or chemical sensitivities
• Increased effect from alcohol and possible worse hangover

[caddisguy]

Well, like most people, I have experienced at least (probably more) than half of those symptoms at one time or another. I figure on any given day anyone can read through that list and be experiencing 10 or so. That is the trouble with some diseases like Lyme or auto-immune diseases. They mimic anything and everything. Even if they tell me my test was positive, I am still not going to blame the lyme for the "hair loss" and "worse hangovers"

[ajr5406]

Yikes, I've never been asked to "come in" unless they found something that needed attention.
Have you ever felt any of the following?

Seriously???? The guy is obviously stressed, so why add to his plate...

Caddis - try not to stress. Many physicians want to discuss results in person, even if the results are negative. Most feel a face to face discussion about the issue will help resolve the patients fears.

At least you can ask all your questions and get the answers you need.

[DarekG]

Seriously???? The guy is obviously stressed, so why add to his plate...

Ahh I didn't mean any harm by it, just razzing our resident tick magnet.
I posted the list of symptoms as sort of a dark joke, seriously what a nasty looking list of crap.

[ajr5406]

Ahh I didn't mean any harm by it, just razzing our resident tick magnet.
I posted the list of symptoms as sort of a dark joke, seriously what a nasty looking list of crap.

Yeah, fair call...

I have thought for a while that there needs to be a new forum section in the "Others" area called "Caddisguy health concerns".

[caddisguy]

Seriously???? The guy is obviously stressed, so why add to his plate...

Lol naw I am all good and appreciated the tongue-in-cheek humor at a time where I do feel some "jitters". I like the "hair loss" and "worse hangover" bit the most

Even if the test is positive, I have probably had it for years so it doesn't really change anything.

I am guessing the doctor just wants to bring me in to tell me the result so they can bill the govt $50 or $100 or whatever.

Or maybe they left my blood in a dish overnight and it grew into an evil clone of me that is running around the city wreaking havoc and I'm the only guy who can help track him down.

[caddisguy]

Big fat negative ... they called me in for nothing (other than to make a few bucks?)

It's no Western Blot, but I'll take it for what it is and assume my "hair loss" and "worse hangovers" are not caused by lyme

Thank goodness it wasn't some worse test like a cancer or HIV thing and that I was able to get an appointment right away. Imagine going for an HIV test and they call you up "the doctor NEEDS to see you" and then have to wait overnight or days for the appointment... sounds like a good way to give a guy a jammer