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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

So, lots of folks on this list are east of the Mississippi and are living 
out on lots of acres.  I have heard that Lyme Disease is rampant in some 
eastern states.

So, Tuesday I got bit by a lovely deer tick and, was told I was lucky. 
Lucky???  Here I am being diagnosed with Lyme Disease and being given horse 
sized pills and I'm "lucky"?

The gal in my doc's office explained that lots of folks don't find out 
immediately because deer ticks are tiny and most folks don't get the bull's 
eye ring around the bite.  She also said that the ticks have an inclination 
to bite folks in places you don't notice right away.

Well, I guess I am lucky, we have a full-length mirror in the bathroom and 
when you step out the shower you get a full body view whether you like it or 
not :)  I knew immediately and went to the doc immediately.  Now I have two 
weeks of horse pills :)

In the greater scheme of things, I guess I am lucky.

That said, don't have a clue where the nasty little critter came from.  We 
don't have high grass.  Don't have brush (had the whole property de-brushed 
by the local watershed agency) and the dogs and cats all get flea and tick 
stuff.

What do y'all do to keep from being not so lucky with these nasty ticks?

Lynda