I went to the Appalachian mountains. I left 2 days ago. Just now, I found a tic in a crevice of my ear. It was alive, but wasn’t full of blood. It was still thin. I also don’t feel any bite marks.

I don’t know much about tics or Lyme’s disease. Is there anything I should do or watch out for?

  • @[email protected]English
    11•1 year ago

    Everyone’s talking about Lyme disease, but I got Alpha-Gal allergy from a lone star tick. I got sick AF for a long time before an allergist finally thought to test me. I never had a tick that I let swell up with blood. A mere bite can get you.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      That’s fascinating. Can you eat red meat now? I read that some people can go back to eating whatever after a couple years

      • @[email protected]English
        4•1 year ago

        Nope. It’s not just red meat either. It’s all mammal products and some kinds of seaweed. So no gelatin or carrageenan, which means I have to have some medicines compounded.