|
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | I was bit by a deer tick turkey hunting the last weekend in April. In removing the tick, part of it broke off inside my shoulder. I had to have a doctor remove it. He gave me an antibiotic to take for 10 days.
It seems every drug has 7539 warnings and possible side effects. It also seems that none of them ever happen. Well one warning was to limit my time in the sun. No big deal, I use 40 sunscreen anyway.
The next weekend I fished a day and a half, both days were mostly sunny.
By Saturday night, my hands were so swollen that you couldn't see my knuckles or any wrinkles. Most of the day my skin felt as if water was sprinkling on me, which it wasn't. By Sunday night I couldnot touch anything without pretty significant discomfort.
I took two wet towels and froze them. I alternated towels around my hands all night. It took until Wednesday for the swelling to go away, and until Friday to be able to put my hands in hot water. I have pretty much peeled this week and my new skin areas look terrible!
Being a tough guy sometimes doesn't work! Pay attention to aleast the sun exposure warning!
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 32958
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yep, same here with tetracycline. Will turn you into a well done crispy critter in no time. |
|
| |
|
Location: SE Wisconsin | Not good to hear Steve, hope things heal up quick for you. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 87
Location: Brainerd,MN | Same thing happened to my wife a couple of years ago. She was covered up and wore 50 weight sunscreen. We went fishing and 2 hours later she was in tears. So bad it actually caused bruising on her hands.
A warning for sure not to blow off. By the way it took her almost a month to heal and be not sensitive to the sunlight.
Jeff |
|
| |
|
Posts: 541
| thanks for the heads up! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | I am looking for the thin white cotton gloves that the Casino's "Slotmachine Junkies" use to keep their hands clean from the dirt on the coins. Allowing the sun at the new expposed skin would be asking for trouble to expose it again this soon. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 25
| Do a search for cotton glove liners. I think that is what you are looking for. We had thousands of them at work for some reason and they never will get used. If I can find them I can mail them to you for the cost of shipping if you'd like. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1309
Location: WI | Wow, I have bad luck with ticks so I'll keep that in mind. I got a "bullseye" last fall and they gave me one dose of Doxycycline for it. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 359
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | Sorry to hear this, Steve. Hope it clears up for you soon. Does this put you out of the action for the Fishers of Men Tournament on Sunday?
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 4080
Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Well, on the bright side,,, at least you didn't have a woodie that lasted more than 4 hrs...... Ouch!! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1185
Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I took Amoxicylin for an infected knuckle joint which took a hook while unhooking a musky, a few days later on the next fishing trip I got an allergic reaction to the sun. It looked like poison ivy on my arms and legs. Benadryl didn't touch it and they prescribed steriods which cleared it up in a couple of days. I obviously don't take any more amoxicylin and had a sore swollen knuckle for about 6 months. That was back in 2000 and I still get a little rash the first day of the season with a lot of sun.
I guess it would be a good idea to have paid closer attention to what the pharmasist says and read the papers you get with the drugs.
A 4 hour woody would be more painful for my wife then me ;0
Edited by Jomusky 5/12/2010 9:10 PM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 256
Location: MadCity Wisconsin | Four years ago I buried a treble hook in my hand while trying to unhook a wild a--Tiger muskie thrashing in the net. After having the hook surgically removed I was given an antibiotic(cant recall which one). Went on a fishing trip to Yellow Lake that weekend and was totally wiped out, no strength, couldnt cast anymore. Partner just laughed, he thought I had a hangover or somethin.
The sunlight and antibiotic combination wiped me out. Found out later you have to stay out of sunlight when taking that stuff.
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 774
Location: South East Wisconsin | 2 funny Joe! LMAO! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1220
| We're taking my wife's mom with us for a vacation in the sun. Does anybody know where I can buy some of that drug? Marty Forman |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | Scares_fish- Thanks for the offer, but I will have something worked out today.
Greg M- I wouldn't consider missing the Fishers of Men Tourney. Both my kids are fishing with me (at the same time for the first time in a couple of years), for the tourney.
Top H20- Why would you ask, isn't that typical and normal?
Junkman- It is way to close to Mother's Day to even think of putting someone through this discomfort! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1536
Location: God's Country......USA..... Western Wisconsin | Steve look for cotton inspection gloves. Used by quality control folks in most industrial situations, injection molding etc. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | Thanks for all the input.
I am now a fashion trend setter with my Dr. Shade 50+ UPF Sun Protection Gloves.
They are kevlar, are supposed to "breath" and are made for summer fishing.
They only cost $12.99. I will report on their effectiveness and usefulness.
I asked the "Cabelas Outfitter" if they would garenttee me a 50"er every cast, he said he would get back to me on that!
Edited by Steve Van Lieshout 5/14/2010 5:08 PM
|
|
| |
|
Posts: 1309
Location: WI | Well I'm on antibiotics now so I guess I'll have to be careful this weekend. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | After my experience, "careful" might not cut it! |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | The gloves worked great. They worked fine handling a muskie, and weren't slippery on the rod. |
|
| |
|
Location: Green Bay, WI | This is exactly why we don't give Doxycycline for Lyme Disease, until the patient actually has Lyme Disease...
Most of the time, people don't really have much reaction to UV exposure with this class of antibiotics, but it is certainly possible (as the OP found out). We take for granted that giving patients medication is a benign act, and that the disease we are treating with the drug is worse the adverse effects caused by the drug. But this isn't always the case, as we've seen here.
TB
Edited by tcbetka 5/16/2010 9:21 PM
|
|
| |
