tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post6653861504631570583..comments2024-03-24T00:01:00.698-05:00Comments on The New Sixty: TROMBICULIDAEArkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-36769890200123682722014-08-13T23:57:15.500-05:002014-08-13T23:57:15.500-05:00I'm so relieved and glad you're cancer fre...I'm so relieved and glad you're cancer free. How awful about the chiggers. I've heard of them, but never experienced them. You are such an amazing writer, Patti. No matter what you write, you make us want to read every word.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-55629643959998522632014-07-25T12:27:38.355-05:002014-07-25T12:27:38.355-05:00I'm really delighted to hear you got the all c...I'm really delighted to hear you got the all clear from the doc about the cancer! Sorry your posts aren't showing up in my reader, it's so frustrating.<br /><br />I don't know if we get chiggers in the UK. Now I've written this I'll probably get bitten by dozens tonight. LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-62885361312169406432014-07-23T11:29:36.942-05:002014-07-23T11:29:36.942-05:00What you describe about chiggers is very similar t...What you describe about chiggers is very similar to the sand flies that bite in the Caribbean and baking soda also gives some itch relief. Baking soda seems to be helpful for many things.<br />Happy that you remain cancer free ! Me too.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-38207704178592325722014-07-20T19:26:19.659-05:002014-07-20T19:26:19.659-05:00First of all, I'm happy to hear the good repor...First of all, I'm happy to hear the good report from your doctor. That truly is good news.<br /><br />As for chiggers, I've never met up with one, thank heavens! They don't seem to live in Colorado. <br /><br />You do make a story that causes one feel sympathy for you also cause one to chuckle. I think as long as you keep that sense of humor, you can deal with about anything. My question - ok, it is a naughty one - what if you just stopped wearing undies to the berry patch, would those chiggers leave you alone? Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-18780685364339372352014-07-20T14:15:56.394-05:002014-07-20T14:15:56.394-05:00Oh my gosh...I hate those things. I don't seem...Oh my gosh...I hate those things. I don't seem to remember so many flesh eating bugs when I was growing up but maybe I wasn't as sweet then ! Ha, Ha.<br />So happy with your cancer results.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-59383119385773983632014-07-20T02:12:20.647-05:002014-07-20T02:12:20.647-05:00I always hate these itching causing insects. This ...I always hate these itching causing insects. This summer we have less mosquitoes than ever , due to the soft winter.<br />I am glad to read that your cancer has not returned.<br />Thanks for your visit and comment. The plane crash keeps the whole nation busy. Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-77248461666499278022014-07-19T14:46:46.817-05:002014-07-19T14:46:46.817-05:00Maggie,
Thank you so much for your kudos for passi...Maggie,<br />Thank you so much for your kudos for passing my test. Yep, it always feels great. <br />Actually I may stay out of the berry bushes. I can deal with store bought berries better than I can those chiggers:))<br /><br />Peter, <br />Oh that is the perfect description of what they do---"fracking". Wish I had thought of that. You always get to the heart of the story with the right words.<br /><br />TB,<br />Oh mercy. How awful to suffer them or what ever it was for a whole month. If it were poison ivy, the antihistamines wouldn't work. Hope you never get that again. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-39015531140318635612014-07-19T11:08:23.825-05:002014-07-19T11:08:23.825-05:00Oh my. I had a horrible episode of this last year,...Oh my. I had a horrible episode of this last year, I think. Actually one doctor said it was poison ivy, the next doctor said chiggers, and the third prescribed antibiotics. After a month of it that finally did the trick....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-39894702506472575152014-07-17T21:52:36.044-05:002014-07-17T21:52:36.044-05:00Good to read that your check up showed you were cl...Good to read that your check up showed you were clear of cancer. I certainly hope that doctors don't blog.... there are probably images of me in some ghastly archive that medics giggle at for some sort of light relief! Biting, sucking, burrowing, and fracking with nasty chemicals that break down the cells, insects seem to have thought of it all! Hope you are itch free soon!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-22689873009228338262014-07-17T11:41:07.868-05:002014-07-17T11:41:07.868-05:00Praise God you are still getting good news about y...Praise God you are still getting good news about your Cancer. Nothing better than hearing the words cancer free. I am so happy to read this but my oh my chiggers are so bad.<br />I am sorry I laughed reading this but you have such a hilarious way with words that I could not help myself.<br />They are no fun and will tend to drive a person to the point of loosing it. I use some kind of chigger cream that works pretty good but hopefully I don't need it for a long time.<br />I would tell you to stay out of the berry bushes but that would be wasting my time and yours. haha<br />Love ya<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-83663232871003459972014-07-16T19:06:27.089-05:002014-07-16T19:06:27.089-05:00Eileen,
Thank you. I agree on the nastiness of tic...Eileen,<br />Thank you. I agree on the nastiness of ticks and no-see-ems. Hope you never meet a chigger.<br /><br />pattisjarrett,<br />Thanks, it is always a relief. He is a card and enjoyed my dilemma.<br /><br />Julie,<br />Thanks friend. You know it is always a sigh of relief moment.<br /><br />Cheryl,<br />Didn't know basil was supposed to ward off flies. They must be livestock flies to feast on you. Luckily, I have none here.<br /><br />Barb,<br />"river nymph", That is what I was trying to think of. It was rather weird looking.<br /><br />Betsy,<br />Oh mercy and you weren't there to make him feel better. That had to have been awful. Remember antihistamines if there is ever a next time.<br /><br />Keith,<br />Yikes. At least chiggers don't spread disease like ticks. Guess I'll take the little guys. <br /> Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-14184330355060516422014-07-16T12:20:24.321-05:002014-07-16T12:20:24.321-05:00I have been bombarded with ticks from the time I w...I have been bombarded with ticks from the time I was young but have never once had a chigger find me to be appetizing. I guess I'm just lucky in that regard. Now if only the mosquitoes would find me equally as unappealing...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-44797127275723149772014-07-15T22:16:11.147-05:002014-07-15T22:16:11.147-05:00Oh My Gosh... What an experience... I'm sorry ...Oh My Gosh... What an experience... I'm sorry about the chiggers --but THRILLED that you got a good report from your doctor.<br /><br />George took a hike one year when I was out-of-town --and hiked through some high grass. The Chiggers ate him alive.. He struggled for weeks I think with the itching. Not sure what he used --but he always seems to have good luck with bites by using vinegar...<br /><br />Get well soon...<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-81241986148358076002014-07-15T17:15:02.635-05:002014-07-15T17:15:02.635-05:00Hi Patti, Couldn't find your e-mail so but wan...Hi Patti, Couldn't find your e-mail so but wanted to tell you I didn't see the child's face until you pointed it out. You're very observant! Perhaps it was the river nymph spending time with me? Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-62574759542574052002014-07-15T10:54:23.137-05:002014-07-15T10:54:23.137-05:00Yay!! for the good report! I haven't been bot...Yay!! for the good report! I haven't been bothered (knock on wood) with chiggers in a long while, but the darn flies are sure a bother this summer. They are biting my legs! The basil plants aren't doing their thing this year in keep them away. Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-74015136195577327532014-07-15T09:59:11.167-05:002014-07-15T09:59:11.167-05:00Whoohooo! Congratulations for being cancer free f...Whoohooo! Congratulations for being cancer free for 5 years, Patti! : D<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228949236931683297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-37313253836881508362014-07-14T22:02:48.316-05:002014-07-14T22:02:48.316-05:00I'm so glad you got a good report on your blad...I'm so glad you got a good report on your bladder, and that your doctor apparently has a sense of humor. I've only heard of chiggers on arms, I think I'll stay in the house from now on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-3771368901419057822014-07-14T19:53:58.245-05:002014-07-14T19:53:58.245-05:00Congrats on reaching 5 years cancer free!
I don&#...Congrats on reaching 5 years cancer free!<br /><br />I don't think we have chiggers here, just ticks and no-see-ums, both of which I hate with a passion.Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-30280330131567780762014-07-14T16:37:48.096-05:002014-07-14T16:37:48.096-05:00Patti, I don't think we have those suckers her...Patti, I don't think we have those suckers here at altitude - thank goodness. I was trying (to no avail) not to laugh out loud at your dilemma in the stirrups. Sure glad you got a clean bill of health. I hope Chiggers don't like dogs and cats - were all three of you scratching? Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-43153471305944490682014-07-14T16:35:01.963-05:002014-07-14T16:35:01.963-05:00Linda B,
Thank you so much. I checked and I can ge...Linda B,<br />Thank you so much. I checked and I can get it on the Internet and reviews say it is good for chiggers. <br />Will check it out. <br /><br />Marty Damon,<br />Thanks, it was one great big Ahhh time when it was over.<br /><br />Grannie Annie,<br />Well as nasty as chiggers are, they don't spread disease like ticks do. Think I would change doctors. He checked your toes??<br /><br />Olga,<br />Thank you. <br />So sorry for your uglies and sickies. Not having any where to be is a blessing. Just keep the bag handy:))<br /><br />Terri,<br />Thank you. <br />I used the nail polish when in Florida also. At least it made you feel like you were doing something about em.<br /><br />LC,<br />Thank you, I am getting more confident each trip.<br />Mercy, what a bummer. At least I only had to shock a man I see once a year. You had to suffer through potential family.<br /><br />NC Mountainwoman,<br />Thank you and I am glad you got a chuckle. Once we are past an unpleasant event, it usually does become funny or at least it does for me.<br /><br />Linda W.<br />Thank you so much. Time is the only real healer with chiggers though Zyrtec makes it bearable. <br /><br />Brighid,<br />Aw thanks, me too. I'll check out that Avon product.<br /><br />Cranky,<br />I know what you mean. Mention itching and I will itch. Thanks, it was great news.<br /><br />Sue,<br />Thank you and you are right. They are memorable. <br /><br />Linda M.<br />Thank you and I hope PNW stays chigger free. <br /><br />robin,<br />Thanks, it is always a relief. They are the invisible scourge. <br /><br />Maggie M,<br />Me too and the sores didn't really impress him much and he did get a laugh out of it.<br /><br />Norma,<br />They seem to come out of nowhere as you never feel them when they are attacking. I can see how they would concern a person. Don't forget antihistamines. They really work. I use to be a 4 month'er. Hang in, those yearly visits aren't nearly as bad.<br /><br />Stephen,<br />Since you are obviously bug bait, yes you should stay away from berry patches. They love those places. Buy the pre-picked.<br /><br />Rain,<br />Congrats to another BC survivor. It can be beaten, you just have to stay on top of it with regular checkups. So happy that you have made the year plateau also. <br />Inside is the only guaranteed safe place from chiggers. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-15451013719960036302014-07-14T15:31:24.049-05:002014-07-14T15:31:24.049-05:00Congrats on your clean bill of health! Since I hav...Congrats on your clean bill of health! Since I have had the dreaded BC, I know the feeling of "good to go for another year". <br /><br />But we too have chiggers here in Texas... and I hate them. Recently when visiting a friend out in the country, I told her that I didn't intend to get mosquito bites, chiggers, or poison ivy. Needless to say, we stayed *inside* a lot. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-71019737817223280322014-07-14T14:53:01.659-05:002014-07-14T14:53:01.659-05:00I'm shivering as I read this. My body temperat...I'm shivering as I read this. My body temperature is slightly higher than most people and bugs find me irresistible. I think I'll stay away from berry patches, and Florida, and Georgia!stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-82643843802834293372014-07-14T14:22:50.042-05:002014-07-14T14:22:50.042-05:00I am glad for your clean bill of health concerning...I am glad for your clean bill of health concerning cancer. But with that other 'c' word, I have finally itch-free from those awful chiggers! I was afraid it was something else. I slathered a generic hydrocortisone cream on mine. Which BTW had reached my groin area and the top of that private area. I was thankful that my every 4 month check-up was already past.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623569563122986528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-59312134163020437932014-07-14T14:10:33.193-05:002014-07-14T14:10:33.193-05:00Wonderful, wonderful news sweet Patti that you are...Wonderful, wonderful news sweet Patti that you are still cancer free. I am so happy for you.<br /><br />But now those chiggers I do feel sorry for you in that area. I have had those little pests before and they are miserable. The hotter the weather the worse the itch too. I am glad those bites are getting better. <br /><br />Seems your doctor had no worries about your chigger bumps and itches. <br /><br />Hugs and nose kisses for you and yours from and mine!Just Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759998899852167388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-68137211786166225152014-07-14T13:32:01.421-05:002014-07-14T13:32:01.421-05:00Congratulations on being five years cancer-free! T...Congratulations on being five years cancer-free! That's one of those very grand milestones. Sorry to hear about the chiggers, though. Yikes. What a creepy critter to have to deal with. Glad it's over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com