Lone star tick causes meat allergy

I read about that a few months ago - That is scarier that the Lyme disease!

(No offense intended to surveyors suffering from Lyme disease), but that is a harsh side affect. What are they going to come up with next - ED?

not at all ready to become a vegetarian...
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No!!! You just didn't say that! 😛 I had to comment as a vegetarian;-)

Have a great day John! Aloha!

I have had it for two years. I can still eat chicken and fish. It has made grilling less fun with fewer options. However, anything is better than having hives from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. It is not pretty. How many surveyors have this? I have met one Landscape Architect that has it.

Kinda spooky in it's own way how bugs can re-invent themselves into something resembling a dominant force. Reminds me of that old Stephen King book "The Stand".

Hailing from MI, I heard more propaganda on Lyme disease than I can remember. They liked to live in deer. I like eating deer, so I'd try and shoot one when available (they're fussy little guys and don't like to get shot at). Then leave them lay for a while so the ticks jump off.

Never heard of a surveyor getting Lyme disease there in my 25 plus yrs of working in the woods. Your new bug sounds spooky though, but go buy a steak now before the prices go up.

RE: becoming a vegtablearian... they do have some good stuff and it tastes ok. But don't forget that cheese, eggs, even sneak in some bacon grease... works in a pinch... are all ok if you can pull it off. Just don't tell them. I'm far from veggie, but tried it for about 6 months back in the 70's when it was cool (I was dating a gal....). Then I wanted a nice steak. Guess what, we broke up, I had my steak, and just dealt with mosquito's as I enjoyed my steak on the porch.

So what's next, a bug that infects fish so we can't eat them either? Guess I'll stick to mystery meat in my freezer. Can't go wrong there, eh.

My wife cannot eat red meat

We are now investigating to see if it was from a tick bite. She was not allergic when we first got married. She is now.

And, more interesting info:

http://lymephotos.com/index.shtml

A tick can change your life. I know.

N

My wife cannot eat red meat

Thoughts & prayers out to you and your family Nate. Me, I like a good steak once a month or so as I'm not a big beef eater anymore. Tend to stick to pork, chicken, fish, or salads. You can do great things with any and or all of those. I have a pork loin roast I cooked the other night that some folks would just love (all the eaters did), and have to dissect it tonight after a good sammich. Freezer stuff come morning, but first I've got to dissect it. Oh yea, gotta cook up the rest of the bacon I put on top for fun. Another good sammich pending. I'm getting full just thinking about it, certainly hungrier.

Best of all to ya bud. 🙂

My wife cannot eat red meat

I'm sorry that my comment worked you into a hunger fit... O well, it'll probably end well! 🙂

N

My wife cannot eat red meat

:good: :good:

All good, got the bacon slow low heat cooking on the stove and checking for something resembling interesting sports on tv. This time of year isn't good for sports nuts like me. Even a dumb old movie will work (don't have a DVD player). That's when I'll dissect Mr Piggy when I get that all square.

Hope all is well and take care of momma, which I'm sure you do.

My wife cannot eat red meat

Thanks Wayne.

N

My wife was recently diagnosed as being allergic to beef.

We are not sure if it was caused by a tick bite or not, but she quit eating red meat, and feels much better.

My wife cannot eat red meat

Wow, Nate.

That website http://lymephotos.com/ is really interesting! Have you been following that treatment?

I had it about 2 years ago. I had blood tests done at University of Virginia who confirmed the allergy. The good news, at least for me, is that it does go away. I ate chicken, turkey and fish about 9 months. November came and I could not pass up a fresh bite of venison tenderloin. Tried it and I was fine. Eventually got back in the game. Have been fine since but I do not go overboard with the 15 oz. ribeye. The Doctor at UVA told me it comes from the saliva of the tick, so if he is stuck, you could get it. I think deceases like Lyme's, the tick has to be connected for a while. Good luck.

My wife cannot eat red meat

Yes, Big Al, I have... but I am using the sole as mentioned in [msg=214559]This Thread, on Surveyor Connect[/msg]. More of my story is contained there. And, the salt vit c is WORKING, just as the above lymephotos.com says. Strange stuff happened to me, like drainage out of my feet, etc.

I got a note back from the folks at lymephotos, and they said that you had to be SURE that the salt you were using had sodium chloride in it. Some of the salts are not quite sodium chloride. Hmmmm Now I have more to look up about salt.

N

I had a gentleman that worked for me contract Lyme Disease over 15 years ago. He was extremely sick and did not get back in the field as he died about a year later. He had other health issues; however, I was never convinced that the Lyme Disease did not complicate the issue. Having the Lone Star Tick issue and observing my coworker with Lyme Disease makes my issue seem relatively minor.

My mother's response

Sorry, notification of your message was detected as SPAM, but I think I've got it fixed now...

Nate, I found the lymephotos site fascinating. There are many illnesses having similar symptoms, and diagnoses between them can be very difficult. Lyme disease, rheumatoid arthritis, even MS.

My mother (a nurse) was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis many years ago, and began a doctor directed program of prednisone treatment, which gave temporary relief. However, the symptoms persisted and because of the prednisone, her health gradually deteriorated (she says now that prednisone will have you walking "happily to your grave"). Then, after years had passed, and after she had observed that she felt better when taking antibiotics than when taking prednisone, it became bad enough that she sought a second opinion on the original diagnosis, and the doctor from whom she sought the 2nd opinion decided that running Lyme test was an appropriate diagnostic tool. Turns out her body was full of the Lyme bacteria (the "bugs" as she calls them). So began an extensive treatment using antibiotics, and gradually things felt better, but after some time, the pain returned and she began with a dose of some sort of cell poison. She is generally feeling better today, but doped up on all these chemicals, I can't think she's too healthy.

Her response to lymephotos, which I passed along to her, was startling to me. She thought the treatment program was a "death sentence", and explained that even when she eats salty cheeses, she feels bad afterward. I thought that rather supported the theory that lymephotos is putting forward, that there is a causal connection between salt and the survival rate of these microorganisms in the blood (and stomach?). That she might feel bad directly as a result of the death of the very microorganisms that are making her feel bad in the first place. Could it really be that simple? Salt and vitamin C? Seems to make sense. And that you've had success seems to confirm it as a viable treatment alternative.

Nate, I wish for you continued success with the treatment.

Al