Civilian Buttons and Lymes Disease!!!!

[Woodland Detectors]

I got back out to the field where I dug some buttons earlier in the week. I began my trek back to NC where I have dug some real nice relics in the past. I pulled through the private gate where I have written permission, and drove a 1/4 mile back into the woods near a large river to a series of recently plowed farming fields. I was disappointed to see that Tobacco had just been planted the day before. So I moved over to another field where I have dug other things in the past. It was a good day all in all finding some old Civilian buttons, Pottery and other iron targets. I drove back to Virginia, and was totally beat. I went to the rest room, where I washed up and checked to see if I had any ticks on me. After an inspection of my body, I felt I was ok. I got some grub, chowed down, and played with my daughter for a while. I took a shower and laid down and went to bed. Around 4:30 am, I felt something on my left collarbone. I reached over and felt to my horror, something attached to my neck!! I arose from bed and went immediately to the bathroom mirror. I turned the light on, and saw the little nasty tick feasting on my blood! What was worse, was the purple dot underneath it! I gently pulled the pin head sized deer tick off my shoulder, crushed his sorry shell exposing the pea sized dark purple dot. Immediately I was very concerned. I waited a few hours after my wife awoke and she told me to call the Dr. I went to the Dr. office and sure enough, most likely Lymes!!!! UUUGGH! I am on my second day of antibiotics, and I have to tell you I feel lousy. Be careful out there folks.


Miscellaneous Buttons and pottery shards


Old American 17-1800's Civilian copper buttons


A cool piece of Pottery


Back side of pottery with the numbers "61" visible



More cool looking pottery


The pottery finds


Small iron tool or pic axe



Tick bite with the dreaded Lymes reaction day 1

Lymes disease reaction Day 2 Be careful people, This really sucks

 

[Chris Canada]

Awesome finds...well except for the tick.
I hate em.
while in Virginia a couple weeks ago over the coarse of 5 days I found 6 ticks on me or my clothing.
I sprayed too,just not the right stuff.
The last one I found had its head buried in my back.
I burned him out.Lite his arse on FIRE!!!!.
he was in pretty deep.
My dad also found a couple but no Lymes for us.
Hey It was worth it 6 ticks = 1 V.M.I cadet button.
Came home from my trip cause of a bacterial chest infection and the doctor said that "IF " I had lymes she would have given me the same stuf as she did for my chest infection.
Hope you feel better soon!!

 

[magjm]

From a nurse's view-You can get very sick from Lyme's Disease, or Rocky Mtn. Nothing to mess with. The tests can take days to come back, so if you have the symptoms and tell a good story, you get the meds. As usual, the tests aren't perfect. Many ways to remove a tick and everyone and their mother has a method. The answer is of course, very carefully, esp. if the tick is engorged. The attempt is try to remove the entire tick and avoid releasing any of the tick's contents. Always easier to have a second person do it, and yes, folks do come to the ER and ask us to remove ticks. Also beware of mosquitoes and Encephalitis. Hey, better yet, just stay out of the woods, and call me to come do the detecting.

Modern Miner, I understand you meant the Mrs. Post as in Maggie. This Maggie would never give Mike a Hickey!

Maggie in NC not VA

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking finds Mike!
I always love finding pottery fragments!
I hope the pain of getting bit was worth it!

I'd take care of those bites with Polysporin if I were you!

Dave

 

[Felinepeachy]

Well for those of you that are going to use Permanone (Permethrine) for tick control, I know I've said this before but it's worth repeating.

Cats are exquisitely susceptible to the toxic effects of permethrins. Exposure of permethrin-based insecticide of a cat will usually result in toxic signs within 6 hours. Even exposure to your permethrin treated clothing is enough to cause permethrin toxicosis which can be fatal.

I'm serious, if you own a cat, my vet said don't even use it on your clothing for risk of your cat being exposed.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Well for those of you that are going to use Permanone (Permethrine) for tick control, I know I've said this before but it's worth repeating.

Cats are exquisitely susceptible to the toxic effects of permethrins. Exposure of permethrin-based insecticide of a cat will usually result in toxic signs within 6 hours. Even exposure to your permethrin treated clothing is enough to cause permethrin toxicosis which can be fatal.

I'm serious, if you own a cat, my vet said don't even use it on your clothing for risk of your cat being exposed.

Great advice Mia. Does this include Dogs as well?

 

[Felinepeachy]

No it doesn't apply to dogs. It's one of the ingredients in flea and tick topicals for use in dogs ONLY.

 

[CrazySlasher]

Well for those of you that are going to use Permanone (Permethrine) for tick control, I know I've said this before but it's worth repeating.

Cats are exquisitely susceptible to the toxic effects of permethrins. Exposure of permethrin-based insecticide of a cat will usually result in toxic signs within 6 hours. Even exposure to your permethrin treated clothing is enough to cause permethrin toxicosis which can be fatal.

I'm serious, if you own a cat, my vet said don't even use it on your clothing for risk of your cat being exposed.

I just ordered a bottle today. Guess I won't be using. Have two cats, not gonna risk it.

 

[Chug And Red]

Mike, I might Suggest A full Body Inspection from Now On!!!! It Can be beneficial!!!! Good Thing We don't Have many ticks Here Or Red Would Be Very Busy every weekend!!!! HH And Get Better Fast Chug and Red!!!!

P.S Will be contacting you Soon For a New detector Chug!!!

 

[Felinepeachy]

Well for those of you that are going to use Permanone (Permethrine) for tick control, I know I've said this before but it's worth repeating.

Cats are exquisitely susceptible to the toxic effects of permethrins. Exposure of permethrin-based insecticide of a cat will usually result in toxic signs within 6 hours. Even exposure to your permethrin treated clothing is enough to cause permethrin toxicosis which can be fatal.

I'm serious, if you own a cat, my vet said don't even use it on your clothing for risk of your cat being exposed.

I just ordered a bottle today. Guess I won't be using. Have two cats, not gonna risk it.

You're a good cat parent for not risking them to exposure. Better safe than sorry.

 

[g-olden years]

Lived and hiked 40 years in Virginia. DON'T YANK THE TICK OUT as often the head will stay in your body and cause problems. We used matches to make them let go. You can blow the match out before putting it against the tick. Good ole Virginny --- ticks, rabid wildlife, and four kinds of poisonous snakes, gotta love it! Also of course, full of natural beauty that's hard to match. Good luck on your future hunts! Andi

 

[spitfire55]

Hang in there brother and do stay away and out of the woods for a while.
You'll get through this and everything will turn out just fine. I hope you are more prepaired on your next adventure into the wild.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Lived and hiked 40 years in Virginia. DON'T YANK THE TICK OUT as often the head will stay in your body and cause problems. We used matches to make them let go. You can blow the match out before putting it against the tick. Good ole Virginny --- ticks, rabid wildlife, and four kinds of poisonous snakes, gotta love it! Also of course, full of natural beauty that's hard to match. Good luck on your future hunts! Andi

Thanks everyone.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Mike, looks like a fairly old site. I'm sorry about the tick bite but glad you caught it early and got proper treatment. The ticks must really be bad if you're picking them up in plowed fields!

 

[BobinSouthVA]

No it doesn't apply to dogs. It's one of the ingredients in flea and tick topicals for use in dogs ONLY.

Indeed this is not to be taken lightly if you have both types of pets. My sister got the dog and cat ones mixed up and the cat did not survive.

 

[DirtDigler]

At least you had some nice finds, small reward for such a dangerous disease.

Shannon Pritchard was a relic hunter here in Central VA. Lyme Disease put a stop to that. He had quite a bout of it and now seldom ever hunts anymore. Although he is still in the relic world, now he is confined to writing books and selling relics.

Shower when you're done hunting. Check yourself frequently and assume every itch you have is a disease-carrying tick. Better to be safe than sorry in this regard. It's been an especially bad season for ticks, according to the local vet.

 

[cgull]

Sorry to hear about the bite and the following infection. I'm a tick magnet, I get ticks in large down towns areas, such as Little Rock or Dallas (who'd thought ticks would survive in these areas). Before I enter the tick woods I wear rubber boots and tuck my pant legs inside the boots (tucked into my sock sand duct taped if I've forgot rubber boots), then spray with a Repellent with deet. When I get back to my truck I check for ticks, at times i've been covered and had to remove my cloths to prevent ticks getting inside the vehicle.

Duct tape is great at removing all sizes of ticks from arms and legs. I get a long strip and run the sticky side up and down our legs and arms. The tape does not pull my hair but it's sticky enough to grab 99% of the ticks before they have time to attach.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Sorry to hear about the bite and the following infection. I'm a tick magnet, I get ticks in large down towns areas, such as Little Rock or Dallas (who'd thought ticks would survive in these areas). Before I enter the tick woods I wear rubber boots and tuck my pant legs inside the boots (tucked into my sock sand duct taped if I've forgot rubber boots), then spray with a Repellent with deet. When I get back to my truck I check for ticks, at times i've been covered and had to remove my cloths to prevent ticks getting inside the vehicle.

Duct tape is great at removing all sizes of ticks from arms and legs. I get a long strip and run the sticky side up and down our legs and arms. The tape does not pull my hair but it's sticky enough to grab 99% of the ticks before they have time to attach.

I am going to be much more cautious from here on out. The duct tape is a good idea. Thanks for the tip!

 

[umrgolf]

Nasty Mike, hope that gets better quick

 

[{Sentinel}]

It's funny how I was telling you all about it just a week and a half ago and how I got it and it sucked...and then you escaped your night in "Tick Alley" just to catch it all the way back up there at home!? Like I said, welcome to the Lyme Club, not by choice, but again, its like the "Purple Heart" for Relic Hunters.

With that said, I had Lyme Disease and doing just fine now, with the Doctor's Meds and alittle help from the Good Lord, you'll be fine as wine before you know it!

 

[johnnyblaze]

OMG!!!
Your not gonna believe where i found a deer tick digging in this morning

Think of the worse body part a male would hate to find a tick..Yeah i had a hard time getting him off to...

Im depressed today


Blaze