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Posted 10/3/2015 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hey all. This is usually a good place to bounce ideas off of other lymies. A friend of a friend is having a big birthday bash in their backyard tonight. They live near a lake/forest, and the thought of being in a backyard at night in the northeast by a forest is kind of scary. I'm nearly out of the woods (pun intended) with lyme and hate putting myself at risk for new bites.

For hiking and stuff I use permethrin, tuck my clothes in now but that would look pretty strange at a birthday party.
Posted 10/3/2015 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Can you wear your permethrin treated clothes at the party? What about using one of the deet sprays just for tonight? You don't want to miss out on all the fun from now on!!

You will also want to look into a preventative to use. I wasn't using a preventative and got reinfected last summer, so this year I chose the herb astragalus and it's protected me from many issues, so I intend to keep using it.
Posted 10/3/2015 11:04 PM (GMT 0)
I would go. I just went for a walk today on a trail in the 'woods'. I sprayed from the knees down with my essential oil spray...and then after the walk checked myself over.

I try not to worry about it. There's a risk just going out in my back yard...lots of deer, mice, coons, etc.

I agree with Traveler - you don't want to miss out on all the fun!
Posted 10/3/2015 11:04 PM (GMT 0)

Traveler said...
Can you wear your permethrin treated clothes at the party? What about using one of the deet sprays just for tonight? You don't want to miss out on all the fun from now on!!

You will also want to look into a preventative to use. I wasn't using a preventative and got reinfected last summer, so this year I chose the herb astragalus and it's protected me from many issues, so I intend to keep using it.

I could definitely wear permethrin treated clothes, but like I said, tucking pants into sucks and shirt into pants would definitely be strange tongue tongue

And from what I've gathered that's the way to make it most effective since ticks couldn't just crawl from your shoes onto your skin.
Posted 10/3/2015 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
If you are going to go for a walk in the woods or tall grass, then you most definitely do need to tuck in your pant legs, but you are going to be in someone's back yard. And personally, I surely wouldn't be terribly concerned about ticks as much as fleas and mosquitoes, which is why I mentioned the Deet sprays, or essential oils like Girlie suggested.

We would have to literally lock ourselves in a bubble to truly avoid reinfection, which is why I promote protective strategies like the ones I mentioned. No one can completely avoid being bitten by a mosquito, but we can protect ourselves from the consequences of being bitten. I live in an area like you describe where this party is, yet I go outside to walk my dogs, garden, cut the grass and just to sit and enjoy a bit of time. I don't want to miss out on any more life than I already have.

Of course the choice is yours.
Posted 10/3/2015 11:14 PM (GMT 0)

Traveler said...
If you are going to go for a walk in the woods or tall grass, then you most definitely do need to tuck in your pant legs, but you are going to be in someone's back yard. And personally, I surely wouldn't be terribly concerned about ticks as much as fleas and mosquitoes, which is why I mentioned the Deet sprays, or essential oils like Girlie suggested.

We would have to literally lock ourselves in a bubble to truly avoid reinfection, which is why I promote protective strategies like the ones I mentioned. No one can completely avoid being bitten by a mosquito, but we can protect ourselves from the consequences of being bitten. I live in an area like you describe where this party is, yet I go outside to walk my dogs, garden, cut the grass and just to sit and enjoy a bit of time. I don't want to miss out on any more life than I already have.

Of course the choice is yours.

Your posts are always encouraging, thanks again :)
Posted 10/3/2015 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! I'm so glad you see my posts that way!!! We have to be able to have some sense of a life after treating these infections is all. The reality is that the risk is high every where, especially since we have so many different insects that can pass these infections, so we have to look at it as we need to protect ourselves at all times, not just when we (fearfully) venture out to some place else. That's no way to live!!

I had to come to grips with this last year when I got reinfected. No reason for others to not learn from my mistakes!! smilewinkgrin Right? LOL! You don't have to answer that!!
Posted 10/4/2015 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Go have fun :) Do what you can for preventive measures and do a thorough check afterwards.
Posted 10/4/2015 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Its pretty easy to spray permitherin on shoes for lawn use - no "open" footwear though.

I still do outdoorstuff but limit certain activities. No shore fishing near weeds, no trout stream fishing anymore (bummer). I only go in tall grass in the winter. Stick to trails in the woods. Dont think I will never own a dog again.

Best thing to do after possible tick exposure is to shower in the following hours. If I camp without a shower, I jump in a lake (plenty around here), then wipe down with a washcloth water bucket if the lake is not pristine. Hard to do in cooler whether though.
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