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Topic: ACK...I found a tick in the house

Caseyk
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 23404

posted

I love how lyme isn't in Texas. I just found a tick in my bathroom sink. I spent about 20 minutes comparing it to pictures online of ticks and yep it is one. I guess I must be mistaken though because Lyme isn't in Texas

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Casey
1/7/10-Diagnosed with Lyme but got it in July 2008 and possibly 15 plus years ago
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Posts: 105 | From Aubrey, Texas | Registered: Nov 2009 | IP: Logged |

joalo
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12752

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Of course there are ticks and lyme in Texas but not every tick carries lyme and coinfections. The only way to know is by sending the tick to Igenex for testing.

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Sick since January 1985. Misdiagnosed for 20 years. Tested CDC positive October 2005. Treating since April 2006.

Posts: 3228 | From Somewhere west of the Mississippi | Registered: Aug 2007 | IP: Logged |

sutherngrl
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 16270

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It sure would be intersting to know if it IS infected.

Or you could make a visit one of those doctors that say there is no LD in TX and secretly attach it to him..........Just kidding..... sort of!

Posts: 4035 | From Mississippi | Registered: Jul 2008 | IP: Logged |

catskillmamala
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 12536

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I just moved a month ago. In the last 24 hours we have found 3 ticks in the house. I am freaking out.

I just was laying there with insomnia feeling tickified so I got up and ordered my beneficial nematodes and guinea hens. I found that they really cut down on the population of ticks on my old property.

Ugg.

Posts: 524 | From Hudson Valley, NY | Registered: Jul 2007 | IP: Logged |

Robin123
Moderator
Member # 9197

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What about trying the Orange Guard or TKO Orange - it will repel bugs, inside or outside. It's biodegradable so would need to be applied probably every 24 hours.

Posts: 13171 | From San Francisco | Registered: May 2006 | IP: Logged |

Leelee
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 19112

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My sister lives in Austin. She swears that in the 25 years she has lived there she has never seen a tick although last year her friend found a tick on her dog.

So, I think there are a few around. Just not as many as in other places.

I wonder how the tick got in your house? Do you have pets or had you been out in the yard recently and might have carried it in accidentally?

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King,Jr

Posts: 1573 | From Maryland | Registered: Feb 2009 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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I was Lymed about 50 miles SE of Austin. I'm sure there are plenty of ticks there. I used to live about 40 miles west of Austin and my dog had tons of ticks when he got out one time during a fireworks display. (got scared and ran)

So, they may not be that prevalent in the city .. but they are definitely around.

http://www.ticktexas.org/

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Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96239 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

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