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Skeeters have never really bothered me too much. I think it's something about trying to stick their proboscis thru my leather tough skin they dislike. Idk.
Ticks give me the willies though. Especially after last year. My then 3 year old apparently got bit by one. Never seen a bite, never any signs of redness anywhere that we knew of. One morning, he woke up and couldn't stand up. Said his knee hurt and he fell down whimpering. That little dude is tough as nails, so we knew something was really wrong. We went to the ER, they just figured since we'd been camping and he's a rambunctious little boy, he might have just over worked his knee, nothing to worry about. Following day, he couldn't even lift a sippy cup to his mouth. Another ER trip, then a referral/rush trip to the bigger regional hospital with dedicated pediatric ER to finally ascertain what was going on.*
That was some seriously scary $hit. Be smart about ticks, folks.
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My local ER doc was a worthless dink when it came to interacting with and diagnosing my son. Basically, nothing is broke, not dying, okay have a nice day. Sent us to another hospital on wild speculation about something that was highly unlikely. However HUGE shout out to the Mayo Clinic facility in Rochester MN. Talk about the best of the best. Those docs were simply incredible. You just feel it from the second you walk in there that you are in amazing hands. The pediatric ER doc we seen was seriously an absolute godsend to some very freaked out parents.
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What a strong one! Was it RMSF or Lyme or some other?
