What a terrible day for me! I can't say I am glad I'm back, but it helps to see familiars here. So, here's the scoop. My boyfriend has a dog. (Welp, we summed up the bite huh?) Anyways, said boyfriend aka my newest ex REFUSES to not let her on the furniture. We have a huge sectional and she comes and goes like its nothing. He was adamant she was coming to bed with us until I wouldn't sleep in the bed. So, I partially won the fight. But today, I woke up just not feeling well. I told him this several times. I also kept complaining about right sided stomach pain. I tried to get comfy and moved to the dogs usual spot. I had JUST vaccuumed the couch. I sat down and was rubbing my side when I noticed my evil attachment. He tweezed it out, I hyperventilated and blamed him for letting his freaking dog on the furniture. He gave me a "dude pat" on the back as comfort I guess. I put the tick in a baggie with a wet cotton ball and am shipping it to igenex tomorrow. The tick was a nymph and extremely difficult to decide dog/deer tick. In any event, after pulling it out my all day long side pain stopped. I popped some cipro cause it was available. I have doxy at my house which I'm going to get tomorrow. This is all so effing surreal and NEEDLESS! Keep the gchhvhcxgxtxtxycy animal off the damn furniture!!!!!!!!!
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
others here are dealing with partners that think that way...i like your signature...it will help you survive
Posted by TheCrimeOfLyme (Member # 4019) on :
Thank you
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
My ex-boyfriend did not understand Lyme etc. That is why is he is my ex.
Pray you will be fine.
Hiker53
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hi Crime!! Good to hear from you again... or NOT!!!
So sorry to hear about the dog and BF... one of them needs to learn a few things.
Hope your kids are doing well!
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
many people don't understand the connection between pets and ticks. some just don't care and they say they dont' care if they get sick/die, etc.
I know many people like that.
one day they will learn AL learn, and we shall have our day!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't want anyone to get sick form this, but another part of me says, "I can't wait until everyone is sick so that they can know!!!!!!!!!!!'
shame on me.
o well.
I wanna get some doxy to have on hand. I heard you can get it from dog sitees on line? anyonw know of an address?
Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
Hi Crime,,,,good to see you again,,,altho wish it was better for you.
Least you know what and how to do it this time around.
Experience you dont need but good to have.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
I have a very small very white dog and imconstantly petting her and looking for ticks...kinda ocd about that
Have found two in five years
When i lived in a more endemic place i had two dogs black and silver. Really hard to find ticks on them.
Id be really lonely without etta tho. Shes a lot less trouble than most men. And it takes so little to make her really happy
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Good to hear from you again... or NOT!!!