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Hi

It seems that I have taken a week off, lol.

I was too tired to run on Sunday and my alarm went off this morning at 5am and there was no way on this earth that I could have gotten out of bed.

I believe I am having an allergic reaction to the insect bite because I am exhausted. The bite is much better thzn it was but it has truly engaged my immune system lol.

If you're running in parks ir grassy areas please remember insect repellant !

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Stephen_UKGraduate10

Looks nasty: a rainbow of pain. Hope you recover very quickly.

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toStephen_UK

Thanks, it only hurts if I poke it now but it was painful

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Stephen_UKGraduate10 in reply tobackintime

Don’t poke it!

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toStephen_UK

Haha, obviously I don't poke it on purpose, but it always happens that when something hurts it gets poked or hit.

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RunRunRun13Graduate10

Oh no ! Little blighters....hope your on the mend soon and that figures why you were so tired.

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

Can you get some antihistamine cream back in time. Yikes, that looks sore😘😘

Rest up. xx

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ktsok

Ouch! Back In Time = BIT.

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toktsok

haha, true, bummer, I should change my name maybe :)

That looks nasty! 😳 If it's not the local kittens trying to sabotage your run, it's the insects. It's almost Hitchcockian, at least the birds are leaving you alone... for now. 🦉

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply to

don't tempt fate!!

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😂

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Did you get this checked out? ..I need to check your post..I am a little concerned because of the target appearance...xx

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toOldfloss

Hi OF

I did think of Lyme disease (if that's what you're thinking of), but there is only one and it wasn't "target like" all the time, it was big and red, the target is what is left after it gradually "dissolved"

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10 in reply tobackintime

I was thinking tick bite..not really Lyme disease..it was just that you mentioned your tiredness..I wondered if a course of antibiotics might be useful..? I know how I felt with my infected horsefly bite...xx

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toOldfloss

I did think of tick with the tiredness but it started off like I had been burnt with blisters, not like a tick bite, no black spot. I checked with doctor google and it looked like a spider bite which I didn't worry about until it didn't die down but got worse for a few days. I put tiger balm (red) on it which got rid of the redness and soreness and now it's disappearing slowly.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10 in reply tobackintime

Okay..it's just we had a lot of warnings about watching bites..so take care. It's only because I worry too much!!

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toOldfloss

And I thank you !

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DebstonGraduate10

That looks really painful, you poor thing. I have never thought to put on some insect repellant for running, that's a very good idea.

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Buddy34Graduate10

I'm no doctor but that looks like a tic bite keep your photo and get to the doctor . Let us know how you get on 😊

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

That looks horrid if you haven’t already it might be worth showing to pharmacist at local chemist they would have something to calm it down a bit or doctor as it sounds like it’s affecting more than just the bite site

Heal well

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backintimeGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Thank you, yes I did show it to the pharmacist who gave me some cream which didn't seem to do much, so I used tiger balm which seemed to help.

The white "halo" was all part of the bite and red but now is just "old bruise" colour as it goes away.

I get a lot of weird local allergic reactions 😂

I'll get it checked this weekend if it's still bothering me

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tobackintime

Hope you are back to full energy soon and running free bloody insects

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