11.16.2006
A Scary Thing Happend This Morning!
Hubby woke me up this morning and proceeded to tell me that he didn't sleep well last night, and how it felt like he was hit with a baseball bat on his side. I looked, and he had a welt there - with a large black spot in the middle, resembling a scab. He thought something may have bit him.Upon a closer look, I realized it was a tick. A deer tick.
I immediately got out the tweezers and pulled it away from his skin. The sucker was so embedded in there, I couldn't believe it. It was like pulling off a large scab. Well, I only got about 3/4 of out intact.
I saved it, and called the doctor. While they seemed more concerned that we had a remaining $5 balance on his account from a few months ago, I wanted to get Jeff to them. They said the nurse will see him at 3:15, and if need be, he will be able to see a doctor then.
WTF???
The nurse?
Does she have Lyme disease-carrying deer tick removal skills???
Ooh, he will see the doctor, I will make sure of that.
I am also hoping that they start him on some medication right away.
I have removed a few ticks from him and one from Johnny before, and they left nothing behind. This is nasty, and it looks like the bulls eye thing already. Maybe I will take a picture, and chronicle it - for safety sake.
I will update after the doc, so don't worry, Ma - Jeff tells me you read this everyday!
I hope this teaches Jeff to stop looking around in the woods (in which he was wearing long sleeves, long pants, a fleece vest, and a hat - and it still managed to find it's way to him) - but I guess it can happen anywhere.
Labels: doctors, family life, husbands, Lyme Disease, woods
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