I'd be ticked off if a tick bit me and made me spend 3 hours running around on a Saturday. Sorry a blood sucker got you, and thank you for the information. I'm going to be getting some ticked offs. The dogs get an occasional tick.

I have two tick removers, and I think one of them looks like yours. (I'm too lazy to get up and look.)

With your symptoms, I hope they gave you a couple of month's worth of doxycycline. And if doxy is what you're taking, be careful to keep your head covered at all times in the sun. I didn't know this the first time I took it, and I lost a lot of hair that summer. You should probably cover the rest of you too, or slather with sunscreen and limit your exposure.

Best of luck!

You will love it. Last summer one of the guys that works up at the golf club was complaining to me that his little dog had a tick on him that he had been trying to get off for two days with no success and his dog kept growling at him (obviously it hurt) so I brought him one of these spoons and he got it off no problem. This tick that was on me was difficult to remove it was really stuck on there but I was able to get it off completely. Thought I had left some behind because there was a little black spot in the center of the bulls-eye but the doctor said, nopeâ¦.got it all.

Thanks for the advice, alisande. He only gave me 14 days but I was up there right away so I think I should be okay, Will keep an eye on the area and watch for other symptoms and go back if necessary. Fortunately, we're not in the peak of the golf season and it's also not that sunny or hot, but I will be carefulâ¦.Think I'll even read the pamphlet that came with the pills thanks to you.

You should be on it for at least a month.

I remember 48 years ago when I was pg, and had just come home fron the lake and went to get my hair done.

They found a tick on the back on my head. Hair dresser struck a match, blew it out, touched the tick with the hot end and off it came.

Now things have changed since then, but that was way back when :o)

I had to look that one up. here's the link

Here is a link that might be useful: ticked off

That's it Joanne. So simple yet great. Works like a charm. I would recommend it to anyone who lives in an area where ticks are plentiful.

This sounds like a good idea for my son and DIL who love to camp everywhere. I don't see them listed anywhere near me in southern California though.

you're lucky! cousins dw got lime disease, and couldn't paint (she's an artist) for months! finally she's back to her canvas...

thanks for posting..think everyone needs a reminder....