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Yup, I got 'em. Or... one.
So a bunch of us went swimming in a lake at a friend's lakehouse for a party, and there were ticks there, which we were all made aware of, so everyone was consciously checking their body for ticks. I look up and down my legs and I'm like, "Cool, no ticks," and I happily go about the rest of my day.
That was on Saturday.
Today, I'm in the bathroom, and there's a tick. On my penis. This sets me up quite well for some sort of "tick in a box" joke, I presume.
I really don't know how I missed it for five days, but I guess I don't constantly look down there for ticks. So I pull the tick off, stuff it in a plastic bag, and put it in the freezer, because that's proper procedure for handling tick bites. It's so that if you get sick, you can bring the tick with you to the doctor and they can perform tests and go all DIAGNOSIS!!!! on that tick. Good to know.
Anyways, I got some questions for you all.
1.) Anyone know how long it usually takes for symptoms of tick-borne illnesses to arise? It's been five days, I don't feel sick, and there's no bulls-eye on my skin for Lyme's disease or whatever, so I'm pretty sure I won't get sick, but I don't really know.
2.) How can you tell if a tick is dead, and how do they control their blood intake? I think they're generally pretty immobile, and this dude was on my penis, so I'm wondering if it would die to a boner or something. Higher blood concentration should mean more flowing into the tick, right?
I guess it all makes for a decent story.
 
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Just make sure to check for a red rash that has little rings around it around the area where you were bit. That means lyme disease. Of course, you're in China so you probably have some different diseases than where I live.
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I just put China because I'm Chinese. I actually live in Virginia. I should probably change that. Never really bothered to, though. Too much effort.
But the bulls-eye mark always shows up where the tick bite was? That would make sense...
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1. I have had hundreds of ticks when I was a kid, cuz I loved to build huts in the forest, and never got sick.
2. Make sure you took the head. The head is strongly attached to your skin, and most of the time when you take off a tick, you only take out the belly/ass, and leave the tiny head on your skin. In that case, it still alive. Desinfect properly even if your dick might hurt.
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I watched an episode of curb your enthusiasm that dealt with tick bites. this makes me an expert of sorts. make sure you get checked for Lyme disease!
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Dr. Seuss would have a field day with this one.
Ticks on sticks, now ticks on dicks;
They pick your prick to play a trick!
No ticks pick chicks, that's not the schtick;
Ticks dig Rick cause Rick's dick's thick!
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On June 11 2010 13:08 SonuvBob wrote:
Dr. Seuss would have a field day with this one.
Ticks on sticks, now ticks on dicks;
They pick your prick to play a trick!
No ticks pick chicks, that's not the schtick;
Ticks dig Rick cause Rick's dick's thick!
Ticks are slick, they stick on Rick.
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On June 11 2010 13:01 DTK-m2 wrote:
I just put China because I'm Chinese. I actually live in Virginia. I should probably change that. Never really bothered to, though. Too much effort.
But the bulls-eye mark always shows up where the tick bite was? That would make sense...
Yeah, but supposedly you don't always get the bulls-eye w/Lyme. But I think only deer ticks give you Lyme around here, so just make sure it's not one of them.
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you're supposed to grab it with something hot so they will let go of you instead of ripping them off and (sometimes) leaving their legs or w/e still inside your body, which is what might get you sick..at least that's what I was told when I was a kid
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On June 11 2010 13:10 YoureFired wrote:Show nested quote +On June 11 2010 13:08 SonuvBob wrote:
Dr. Seuss would have a field day with this one.
Ticks on sticks, now ticks on dicks;
They pick your prick to play a trick!
No ticks pick chicks, that's not the schtick;
Ticks dig Rick cause Rick's dick's thick! Ticks are slick, they stick on Rick.
Ticks and tocks, and clicks and clocks,
Ticks on rocks and ticks on socks;
Ticks don't knock upon your jocks,
Ticks flock quick and shock your cocks!
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that was not a nice story.. i would be freaking out if i were you... and it does depend on the tick it was only some have deseases.. not sure how your skin reacts to the bite though.. so when are you going to the doc?
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Seems more likely that the tick got on some clothes and days later crawled onto you.
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yeah only deer ticks. they need to be on you for 24-48 hrs to get anything as lyme disease is passed through their salivary glands into you. this is why it's important to recognize and remove ticks ASAP.
watch for the target lesion, as others have said. should show up within the week if you have it. you don't always get the target lesion, though, as others have ALSO said. so if, in a few months,
you start feeling a little sick
just remember
the tick on your dick.
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Ugh you made my skin itchy just reading this blog.
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On June 11 2010 13:30 sutureself wrote:
if, in a few months,
you start feeling a little sick
just remember
the tick on your dick.
Man, if I had a dollar for every time this little rhyme helped me out..
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FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
My god SonuvBob is amazing :>
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On June 11 2010 13:46 flamewheel wrote:
My god SonuvBob is amazing :>
+1
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what a great pre-bed chuckle. this is pretty much why i read team liquid. yall rock. mostly sonuvbob.
oh btw op sry about your tics and thanks for the tick tips
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United States1655 Posts
On June 11 2010 13:46 flamewheel wrote:
My god SonuvBob is amazing :>
+2
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If you get sick, hope it is lymes. If you get rockey you are pretty much fucked.
to answer your questions:
1) a week to a week and a half is the incubation period. Takes about 24-48 to get it. so really almost 2 weeks.
2) they generally feed for a few days and then drop off. they dont really explode by eating too much. they can stop when they want to.
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