tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post2197909255506944625..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: American maladiesnappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-18193166801304575022012-07-18T17:16:07.305-04:002012-07-18T17:16:07.305-04:00I don't think we get that so much here in Norc...I don't think we get that so much here in Norcal, sounds awful, your poor husband. And poison ivy is a nightmareAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-44191910452224381542012-07-16T16:19:38.550-04:002012-07-16T16:19:38.550-04:00Ticks are the most repellent creatures on earth, w...Ticks are the most repellent creatures on earth, with the possible exception of slugs. But Jess got 'tick disease' when we were in Bosnia (not the same as Lyme's!) and was really quite poorly for a while, but the antibiotics kicked it into touch. Hope the Dr is feeling better soon.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-40673283627569926962012-07-09T21:29:48.449-04:002012-07-09T21:29:48.449-04:00Don't forget poison sumac, which is the third ...Don't forget poison sumac, which is the third out of four common plants to contain urushiol (the stuff that makes you itchy). The last, of course, is cashews, which is why you can't really get them raw.<br /><br />At any rate, it's easy enough to identify three out of the four by the fact that they all have leaves-of-three, let-them-be. Just avoid anything with leaves grouped in threes that's not a. clover or b. wood sorrel and you'll be fine. A bit paranoid, but fine.<br /><br />Can't help you with the ticks, though. *hugs*Conulyhttp://conuly.dreamwidth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-64572418402509626622012-07-09T06:33:12.362-04:002012-07-09T06:33:12.362-04:00Hope he recovers quickly
Another reminder that th...Hope he recovers quickly<br /><br />Another reminder that the UK is actually (even with the risk of trench foot in the summer) a very benign place to beMuddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-52610038512531816282012-07-05T11:51:18.331-04:002012-07-05T11:51:18.331-04:00Glad you seem to have caught it early - it's a...Glad you seem to have caught it early - it's a nasty thing! There are most definitely ticks in our backyard, so I'm surprised no one in our household has come down with Lyme disease yet. West Nile is probably an even bigger threat the way the boy and I get bitten to death every time we step outside :-(Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-7737341788757256702012-07-03T14:52:57.025-04:002012-07-03T14:52:57.025-04:00I had no idea that that was what Lyme disease was(...I had no idea that that was what Lyme disease was(not very with it medically!) Sounds nasty. It reminds me of how US summers are VERY full on in so many ways. Unlike say the Great British summer which is just wetMelissahttp://talkaboutyork.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-58144426899381136612012-07-03T13:54:44.428-04:002012-07-03T13:54:44.428-04:00Iota - if you still feel tired in a week, and you ...Iota - if you still feel tired in a week, and you have any kind of fever or rash, see a doctor! But I'm not surprised you're exhausted, moving countries.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-66691577942249075332012-07-03T13:23:46.458-04:002012-07-03T13:23:46.458-04:00My very best to The Doctor - get well soon! xxMy very best to The Doctor - get well soon! xxCircles in the Sandhttp://dubaiunveiled.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-44121976302258902852012-07-03T08:50:39.132-04:002012-07-03T08:50:39.132-04:00Poor fellow...send him my best. I know that (in p...Poor fellow...send him my best. I know that (in poor taste) there's a Limy joke just waiting to burst out...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-52490049536912885472012-07-03T07:14:08.281-04:002012-07-03T07:14:08.281-04:00It does make the English countryside seem very gen...It does make the English countryside seem very gentle, when you come up against some of these dangers in America.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-41983906670540056442012-07-03T07:12:41.442-04:002012-07-03T07:12:41.442-04:00I had a tick a few weeks ago - horrible thing. So ...I had a tick a few weeks ago - horrible thing. So I've been keeping a watch on myself for symptoms of Lyme disease, but how would I know whether I was tired and lethargic because of jetlag, or because of Lyme's? Just one of life's conundrums.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-79138593669332340502012-07-02T20:42:59.934-04:002012-07-02T20:42:59.934-04:00We don't have Poison Ivy or (thankfully) Lyme ...We don't have Poison Ivy or (thankfully) Lyme Disease here in CA , but we do have Poison Oak. Friends of ours here were house swapping with a family from Kent -when they returned to their house they found the Kent family had decorated their mantelpiece with colorful fall foliage, as they do with hops in Kent. Unfortunately for the British family they'd chosen to decorate with poison oak! That would have been a miserable plane journey home!AliBlahBlahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335907266347761153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-16546957405198778152012-07-02T17:51:38.311-04:002012-07-02T17:51:38.311-04:00Blimey - glad it got caught early - you can get th...Blimey - glad it got caught early - you can get that round my parts (well not my actual parts obviously) but in the Royal parks in London - deer world. Have to be careful. LxFamily Affairshttp://www.familyaffairsandothermatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-75338280865458907132012-07-02T16:38:56.586-04:002012-07-02T16:38:56.586-04:00Cripes, glad it was caught early and that he is on...Cripes, glad it was caught early and that he is on the mend xxElsie Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768998561385293241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-44581975703156343262012-07-02T14:49:47.404-04:002012-07-02T14:49:47.404-04:00Hope he gets well soon. Was considering getting t...Hope he gets well soon. Was considering getting the family vaccinated against TBE recently, but decided not to once I learned that you need a course of 3 vaccinations and even then it's only 60% effective. Still, maybe worth considering, hearing your story!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-76465425706743585682012-07-02T11:49:03.356-04:002012-07-02T11:49:03.356-04:00Ridiculous isn't it. We get bitten alive in th...Ridiculous isn't it. We get bitten alive in the summer and since I actually know someone with persistent West Nile disease, I tend to be a little paranoid.<br />And I also didn't know that there was a thing called Poison Oak which can be even worse than Poison Ivy, and I don't think I could recognise either plant.<br />Makes stinging nettles look like, well, a picnic!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com