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<blockquote data-quote="bitterntwisted" data-source="post: 1929427" data-attributes="member: 46297"><p>I don't really want to make you more paranoid Marcus, but you do need to be that careful. I found a tick around a month ago after biking over to Harrogate via Timble (and pushing uphill through grass in shorts) and then going to Spurn the next day. Unfortunately I made a mess of removing it, (I suspect it had survived a shower or two and been attached for some time), I got a couple of sudden fevers and severe headaches and I now have the bullseye rash. </p><p> </p><p>Doctor put me straight onto antibiotics yesterday and I had bloods taken. Hopefully, if it is lyme disease, which it seems to be, it has been caught early enough and will respond quickly the doxycycline.</p><p> </p><p>Folks, please be careful and vigilant and get one of the tick removers - I've got three off previously with tweezers with no problem but still managed to crush rather than remove this one.</p><p> </p><p>Graham</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bitterntwisted, post: 1929427, member: 46297"] I don't really want to make you more paranoid Marcus, but you do need to be that careful. I found a tick around a month ago after biking over to Harrogate via Timble (and pushing uphill through grass in shorts) and then going to Spurn the next day. Unfortunately I made a mess of removing it, (I suspect it had survived a shower or two and been attached for some time), I got a couple of sudden fevers and severe headaches and I now have the bullseye rash. Doctor put me straight onto antibiotics yesterday and I had bloods taken. Hopefully, if it is lyme disease, which it seems to be, it has been caught early enough and will respond quickly the doxycycline. Folks, please be careful and vigilant and get one of the tick removers - I've got three off previously with tweezers with no problem but still managed to crush rather than remove this one. Graham [/QUOTE]
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