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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 11, 2018 21:12:15 GMT
The crafty gits got me on the arm yesterday afternoon while at the Apedale railway. Swelling and itching is horrendous and you don't even know that they've done you until its too late. Bloody swelling and itching had better go down soon. I've got a left arm the size of Schwarzenegger, shame about the rest of the body.
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Post by cooper67 on Jun 11, 2018 21:19:17 GMT
A friend of ours lives on a little small holding just outside Chester,and she got bit behind the knee last week-the swelling was horrendous.
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Post by Billybigbollox on Jun 11, 2018 21:46:39 GMT
Are you fuckers sure it’s horseflies? Only the last time I had an unexplained swelling I ended up needing Penicillin injections in the nethers. Craig is familiar with that I know for sure.  |
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Post by jeycov on Jun 11, 2018 21:51:06 GMT
Antihistamine tablets, some bite cream with hydrocortisone and enhanced blister patches
Next step medical advice
Incognito products are good insect repellants
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Post by cooper67 on Jun 12, 2018 1:27:03 GMT
Are you fuckers sure it’s horseflies? Only the last time I had an unexplained swelling I ended up needing Penicillin injections in the nethers. Craig is familiar with that I know for sure. Don't tar me the same brush as you Paul.
My infections were nowhere near my testicalos.
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Post by Billybigbollox on Jun 12, 2018 4:37:31 GMT
Are you fuckers sure it’s horseflies? Only the last time I had an unexplained swelling I ended up needing Penicillin injections in the nethers. Craig is familiar with that I know for sure. Don't tar me the same brush as you Paul. My infections were nowhere near my testicalos.
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Post by felonious on Jun 12, 2018 6:10:46 GMT
The crafty gits got me on the arm yesterday afternoon while at the Apedale railway. Swelling and itching is horrendous and you don't even know that they've done you until its too late. Bloody swelling and itching had better go down soon. I've got a left arm the size of Schwarzenegger, shame about the rest of the body. It's that time of the year unfortunately. I acquired a bite on Sunday on the side of my face. got the bite cream out and stole one of my daughter's anti histamine tablets. |
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 12, 2018 9:19:28 GMT
The crafty gits got me on the arm yesterday afternoon while at the Apedale railway. Swelling and itching is horrendous and you don't even know that they've done you until its too late. Bloody swelling and itching had better go down soon. I've got a left arm the size of Schwarzenegger, shame about the rest of the body. Pity it didn't bite you on one of the solid steel bits in your posh new 'ips, Chuff. Just Googled 'ossfly bites, and several articles all stress very strongly that victims should not scratch the area (agreed, almost impossible) as this can lead to it becoming infected and the infection then spreading and worsening. It also recommends seeking medical advice if the bite is bad, so don't be too macho and keep suffering if it's looking nasty - get the doc on the case. Sometimes antihistamine tablets can be taken for bites, but you have to be careful with them if you're driving as some of them can cause drowsiness. Anyway, I sympathise - it's mozzies with me. On foreign hols you can see the vicious little barstewards start queuing up as soon as they see me get off the plane.  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 12, 2018 9:53:45 GMT
The crafty gits got me on the arm yesterday afternoon while at the Apedale railway. Swelling and itching is horrendous and you don't even know that they've done you until its too late. Bloody swelling and itching had better go down soon. I've got a left arm the size of Schwarzenegger, shame about the rest of the body. Pity it didn't bite you on one of the solid steel bits in your posh new 'ips, Chuff. Just Googled 'ossfly bites, and several articles all stress very strongly that victims should not scratch the area (agreed, almost impossible) as this can lead to it becoming infected and the infection then spreading and worsening. It also recommends seeking medical advice if the bite is bad, so don't be too macho and keep suffering if it's looking nasty - get the doc on the case. Sometimes antihistamine tablets can be taken for bites, but you have to be careful with them if you're driving as some of them can cause drowsiness. Anyway, I sympathise - it's mozzies with me. On foreign hols you can see the vicious little barstewards start queuing up as soon as they see me get off the plane. It's only the second time I've been 'GOT' as it were but on a trip to a Greek island many years ago my mates drew a picture of me and added a few dots every day marking the mozzie bites. I decided that I was only there to keep them off everyone else. The two ladies in the party thought it was hilarious, one happened to my girlfriend at the time!. 1987 I think it was. Hockey friends can be harsh. |
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Post by 3putts on Jun 13, 2018 23:53:44 GMT
Bastards got me on Sunday playing golf one on the wrist and one on the knee.little bastards land on you then wait until you see them before biting you as you sweep them away
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 18, 2018 17:40:58 GMT
The England team are being plagued by massive swarms of midges which are biting them to bits!  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jun 18, 2018 17:54:56 GMT
The England team are being plagued by massive swarms of midges which are biting them to bits! Incentive there for them to move quicker, I know I would!. |
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Post by samba :) on Jun 18, 2018 18:58:31 GMT
Anyone else not have it in them to kill the little scrotes?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 20:58:02 GMT
Anyone else not have it in them to kill the little scrotes? The England team or the flies?  |
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Post by entropy92 on Jun 19, 2018 7:19:49 GMT
I never get bit by anything, and thats not me bragging, just makes me wonder whats wrong with my blood exactly!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 7:45:59 GMT
The little buggers love me - I always come in from the garden with 2 or 3 little bites from midges or mozzies or whatever they are. They irritate like hell and usually last 3 or 4 days.
Used to live by the Dee estuary and regularly got mozzie bites there. I had a couple of horsefly bites on my left arm and it swelled up about 50% bigger than normal and was as painful as hell for a good week or so but fortunately no other symptoms.
When I go abroad I don't usually get bitten strangely enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 8:30:24 GMT
Are you fuckers sure it’s horseflies? Only the last time I had an unexplained swelling I ended up needing Penicillin injections in the nethers. Craig is familiar with that I know for sure. Is that how you got your username? |
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Post by Northy on Jun 19, 2018 9:19:01 GMT
Think I had one get me on the wrist on Saturday when working in Stevenage, swelling with what looked like yellow liquid under the skin ?
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