I definitely removed the entire tick, not just the body. I could tell its little head was attached to its body. It wasn't a deer tick, I think. It was gray-colored, and didn't look like what I googled.

Sutureself, are you sure of that time frame? The target shaped mark has a week to show up?

I want this timing window to be as small as possible, so that I'm sure this tick didn't hit some kind of EE-HAN TIMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But yeah, I removed the tick, and I don't feel sick, so for now its all good.

Kezzer

United States1268 Posts

June 11 2010 05:27 GMT

#23

I had a tick on my head(in my hair) about 3 summers back. Got Lyme disease, paralyzed half my face and got a raging ear infection. If you do get Lyme disease, just catch the symptoms early like I did, go to a doctor and get medicine. If you let it build up too long, the paralysis could spread to your body and be permanent.

YejinYejin

United States1053 Posts

June 11 2010 05:31 GMT

#24

No fever, headache, or muscle pain. No bullseye mark or noticeable infection.

Also, the tick I had did not look like the ones that carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Lyme's disease.

I washed the bite area with soap and everything.

Gotta say, I'm starting to get more and more paranoid. I was feeling a lot better before I posted this blog.

vlaric

United States412 Posts

June 11 2010 05:56 GMT

#25

Hope you don't get Lyme disease. I got it when I was a kid and it sucked hard.

Half of my body swelled up and I couldn't move for a good week.

Seriously, though. Go to a doctor, get it checked out. That's your best choice in this situation.

StifSokSamurai

United States120 Posts

June 11 2010 07:01 GMT

#26

Being that you don't live in Colorado like I do. My by no means professional opinion is that you don't warrant an immediate doctors visit to check out your "situation". Lyme and Rocky Mountain spotted are pretty prevalent and synonymous here with having a tick.

EDIT: LMFAO @ "EE-Han timing!!!!"

NeoLearner

Belgium1847 Posts

June 11 2010 07:23 GMT

#27

If you can read about symptoms and side effects without going all hypochondriac, wikipedia to the rescue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

Some nice things to know.

1)Nymphal stage ticks are the ones that are most likely to cause Lyme
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Deer_tick_Ixodes_scapularis.jpg/220px-Deer_tick_Ixodes_scapularis.jpg

2) The rash shows between 3 and 30 days after the bite. So you can spend the next month looking at your dick

If you know you've had a tick bite, you already ahead of the curve.

AyeH

United States534 Posts

June 11 2010 08:45 GMT

#28

I'm pretty sure you are fine... You're going to give yourself lyme disease by thinking about it soo much...

Subversive

Australia2229 Posts

June 11 2010 08:49 GMT

#29

On June 11 2010 14:10 Sigrun wrote:

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Agreed, love the Dr Seuss references :D

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22259 Posts

June 11 2010 08:55 GMT

#30

On June 11 2010 13:46 flamewheel wrote:
My god SonuvBob is amazing :>

We say it over and over again, he's the funniest guy on staff but hardly anyone gets to see it. He makes the MiR forum worth reading!

tonight

United States11130 Posts

June 11 2010 10:00 GMT

#31

I had one when I came home from being up north this last weekend. I thought it was a piece of dirt and tried just brushing it off. I ended up just ripping the fucker out. I have no idea if I left the head inside or anything else. Hopefully I don't get sick here anytime soon because that would be depressing.

NuKedUFirst

Canada3139 Posts

June 11 2010 10:58 GMT

#32

Wow this blog is amazing!
GL with the dick tick..lol nice little jingle! ^_^
Edit: GL hope you don't get any bites..ouchi

zerglingsfolife

United States1694 Posts

June 11 2010 12:18 GMT

#33

I've gotten 6 or 7 tick bites in my life and never gotten lyme disease. However, one of my friends got it. It's not a big deal if you catch it early. Just check your body for bullseyes, read up on the symptoms for lyme disease and mountain fever. You don't need to go to the doctor, just be aware of the symptoms and go to the doctor if you notice anything.

fredd

Estonia256 Posts

June 11 2010 12:21 GMT

#34

just checked my dick

god damn

Slayer91

Ireland23335 Posts

June 11 2010 16:21 GMT

#35

On June 11 2010 17:55 EvilTeletubby wrote:

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We say it over and over again, he's the funniest guy on staff but hardly anyone gets to see it. He makes the MiR forum worth reading!

Really? Sonuvbob is like the only person who can honestly make me laugh out loud in the majority of his posts.
It's like 95% funny [at least a SIRL]
5% Helpful/credit to other good posts.

Fuckin baller man.

edit; must be from vgLOL-cow's wise counsel.

WniO

United States2706 Posts

June 11 2010 17:05 GMT

#36

... how did you get your tick off? it takes me forever just to get them off and even when i bludgeon them to death, their little heads still are in my skin biting and no, fing hate them.

SolaR-

United States2685 Posts

June 11 2010 17:44 GMT

#37

was the tick on the head of your penis?

Rayzorblade

United States1172 Posts

June 11 2010 17:47 GMT

#38

Robbie? LOL. I was wondering what that facebook status update was. Hahahahah.

Why are you always having problems with your genitals?

MutaDoom

Canada1163 Posts

June 11 2010 20:20 GMT

#39

On June 12 2010 01:21 Slayer91 wrote:

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Fuckin baller man.

Could not agree more.
Edit: Broke the spoiler tag x.X

YejinYejin

United States1053 Posts

June 11 2010 23:27 GMT

#40

On June 12 2010 02:05 OneFierceZealot wrote:
... how did you get your tick off? it takes me forever just to get them off and even when i bludgeon them to death, their little heads still are in my skin biting and no, fing hate them.

I just used a pair of tweezers and grabbed the tick as close to the point of contact (its head) as I could, and pulled with steady, gradually increasing force. It came off eventually, all in one piece.