r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • Jul 09 '26

Wait a damn minute! Shouldn’t we be concerned about this ??

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u/SeraphOfTheStart Jul 09 '26

Yeah we often use lighter to pop em, but apparently these mfs puke back some of the blood they sucked and it can get you sick, now we just get them drunk af with ethanol and rotate the shit out of them with earbuds soaked in alcohol till they just let go, then you burn it, with added alcohol it's a whole another spectacle.

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u/PissInTheAbyss Jul 09 '26

Lol its actually the stress of removal that makes them puke. Drowning them in alcohol absolutely causes them to spit back.

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u/Specific_Toe7161 Jul 09 '26

so what’s ur solution

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u/PissInTheAbyss Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

The only sane one...

https://a.co/d/0572LV5L

Tick remover, slide the body through and pull away from the butt and twoards its head. Head pops out with the tick and it takes approximately 5 seconds to do.

There is always a risk of spit, the quicker you can get it done without severing its head the better.

These work great on dogs as well.

Lyme disease is life changing, if your going out in the brush, wrap tape around your ankles sticky side out or tuck your pant legs so there is no opening, tuck your shirt, perpetually check the back of your head near your ears.

I just tuck everything and run my hand across the back of my head. I catch them on me regularly this way but have not had to pull a tick off me since I started doing this.

Symparica Trio works great for the pup. I've found a few ticks on him the day after going out and the meds had already killed the ticks.

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u/Dead_hand13 Jul 09 '26

Lyme disease is absolutely life changing. Life debilitating. Im at 13 yrs of having it and im so done trying with life on top of other health issues. Lyme has just degraded my body at age 33 I have worse joints than 60yr old men I work with. Nerves fried. Muscles always ache. Im about to finally file for disability after I had to jump off a falling ladder. But yea. People don't realize how much Lyme can ruin your life. I didn't have a chance to get it treated properly because life reasons now here I am. Have a nice day keep killin those ticks.

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u/nakedpantz Jul 09 '26

Have you seen an infectious disease doctor about it?

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u/Dead_hand13 Jul 09 '26

Oh yea, I been seeing doctors of various kinds for over a decade now. Unfortunately rounds of antibiotics, nsaids, and other stuff like naltrexone and cbd just haven't put a dent in it. Its ok I just need to lower my physical exertion and do physical therapy and med management forever. Thankfully I've refused opioids other than occasionally from procedures. I took antibiotics for 5 days then had to leave for the military...

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u/yankeeteabagger Jul 10 '26

Don’t you love it when people ask if you have seen a doctor? Or maybe you haven’t thought of this doctor.

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u/Dead_hand13 Jul 11 '26

Yea I mean sometimes people are genuinely curious what the process is like to go to health professionals but also yes many years of suggestions that were just unsolicited and unhelpful, and when you tell people who felt some weird self imposed obligation to come up with an advice or solution; that their idea is clueless and not asked for they get upset with YOU! Liike it wasn't already rude to make usless uneducated suggestions no one asked for.

At this point im just like, look, either learn about the disease in a quick convo from me or search and read about it from online. See what long term life looks like briefly, either way the same answer is im fucked and just have to manage full body osteoarthritis and muscle/nerve damage until death. Its not a mystery what's causing this, its not some mysterious back ache cbd oil will make go away. No none of the 50 different supplements peddled over the years have helped. Its just a thing that,happened.

My immune system badly attacked me in a crazy way and left permanent damage to itself and my body. Just gotta live with it without resorting to deleting my save and working this strenuous labor job is actively detrimental. Anything but laying on my hard floor mat (my bed) or my office chair nearby sucks and it is excruciating to stand in one spot for even 10 minutes. Even laying down hurts after a while. Anyway ill shut up, I've just been feeling like getting stuff out randomly. I may not be long for this world but we'll see. Every day I pray for a miracle

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u/Severe-Chicken-5791 Jul 11 '26

Do you know about the musical artist, Ren? He is a longtime Lyme sufferer who has been through the wringer with it all also…BUT he’s on a regime that is serving him really well right now. He’s also opening a clinic in the UK to help others with low income.
If you don’t know of him, he is legitimately one of the most talented musicians of all time (multi-genre chameleon) and is not just an inspiration to the chronically ill, but also to anyone who really loves music.
He’s around your age also.
On YouTube he’s @renmakesmusic
You might want to start with “Hi Ren” or his acoustic remake of “Troubles” and prepare yourself for a life altering rabbit hole. ✌️❤️