Re: Are bird mites contagious?

[Guest guest]

Hi Lorenuciadoekes,

I understand that the mites can cause strain in a marriage

relationship. I had so much stress over it for many months that it

caused me to be depressed, angry and anxious. My wife left me 8

months ago because of this. You've had a hard childhood too. You

can handle this and get over it. I am alot better now, and the only

reason I still have a problem with mites is because my workplace is

infested, and people that I work with are infested and keep on re-

infesting me. However, they just carry the mites and seem unaffected!

-requireshelp

>

> Could I have gotten the mites at my gym or trying on clothes in the

> store? If I shop for clothes now, do I risk passing this on? To

be

> honest, my husband and I don't even know what we have. Doctors and

> vets have told us it's all in our minds. However our poor dog and

> cat are also being affected. We did find abandonned bird nests on

> our property. We had an exterminator treat the outside and inside

of

> our home several times and we are still being bitten. We just had

> Simply Nolen in to inspect yesterday and are waiting for what they

> found. I've written an e-mail to a researcher at the local

> university asking for help, but I've yet to hear back from her.

I'm

> thinking of contacting the local news channel to see if they can

> help. This is a public health issue if it is easily transmitted. I

> continue to go about my life treating myself before venturing out

in

> the world, but I could still be spreading it. I'm almost to the

point

> of believing I'm just going to have to learn to live like this. If

I

> get to that point I just won't care anymore. Last night I even

> thought of suicide. It was a momentary passing thought, but it

> scared me. I've gone through extreme trauma in my life including

> gang rape at the age of 23 and losing my virginity at the age of 9

> and years of sexual abuse resulting in severe mental illness that

I

> also overcame (including overcoming alcoholism, bulimia and

anorexia)

> and thought my life was going really well and now this. The lack

of

> understanding from the medical community, my family and the various

> vets I have seen has to be the most frustrating aspect of the whole

> story. Talk about bad karma! I am actually really ready for my

next

> incarnation as this one hasn't been a bed of roses. My husband and

I

> are even fighting lately from all of the stress of this situation.

> We are even thinking of selling our house and moving, but the mites

> would probably just follow us if we hadn't managed to kill them on

> our bodies and belongings. Our resources have been greatly taxed

by

> this whole situation. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is

my

> dog. If I were to lose her, I would truly lose it. She's the only

> bright spot in my day. I dipped her in lymdip today and she's not

> itching as much, but she appears to be still getting bitten around

> her muzzle. I'm afraid to sponge on the dip there as I'm sure she

> will lick at it. I did put hand sanitizer with alcohol all over

her

> muzzle hoping to kill the little mfers. At least having a place to

> share this misery brings relief.

>

[Guest guest]

oh girl, please don't think of suicide. I fully understand all the heartache this is bringing you. But, you must understand that these are just mites, and are parasites. They are bothersome, but not enough to commit suicide for god's sake. i have had it for 2 and 1/2 years and I went nuts at one point. (that's because i gave up all 4 of my pets - it broke my heart and i sort of went nuts for a while. the doctors didn't care. they only want to give me pysch drugs) But, I have come to accept these things and i am doing much better at keeping them at bay, thanks to alot of good people on here and other forums. you can buy the ivermectin from jeffers livestock dot com, in their search engine just type ivermectin and you can buy the brown box made by merial, the injectible. buy some needles, too, cause

you need a needle and syringe to get the med out the bottle. ask me any questions you want. this is the very first med my vet used on all 4 of my pets when i first got this. there are many things you can do. just keep reading. have you been on the topix scabies forum yet? there is alot of information on there, too. yeah, bird mites are contagious. rita carlson has alot of good information, so you can do a search on her name right on the group site page. get your rest. stay calm. take it one day at a time. try to laugh and be happy. also, try to focus on other people, too, by helping them. i think once you take all the focus off of you, things seem to get a little better. that dog of yours is a treasure.

mel

From: lorenuciadoekes <lorenuciadoekes@...>Subject: Are bird mites contagious?bird mites Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 5:52 PM

Could I have gotten the mites at my gym or trying on clothes in the store? If I shop for clothes now, do I risk passing this on? To be honest, my husband and I don't even know what we have. Doctors and vets have told us it's all in our minds. However our poor dog and cat are also being affected. We did find abandonned bird nests on our property. We had an exterminator treat the outside and inside of our home several times and we are still being bitten. We just had Simply Nolen in to inspect yesterday and are waiting for what they found. I've written an e-mail to a researcher at the local university asking for help, but I've yet to hear back from her. I'm thinking of contacting the local news channel to see if they can help. This is a public health issue if it is easily transmitted. I continue to go about my life treating myself before venturing out in the world, but I could still be spreading it.

I'm almost to the point of believing I'm just going to have to learn to live like this. If I get to that point I just won't care anymore. Last night I even thought of suicide. It was a momentary passing thought, but it scared me. I've gone through extreme trauma in my life including gang rape at the age of 23 and losing my virginity at the age of 9 and years of sexual abuse resulting in severe mental illness that I also overcame (including overcoming alcoholism, bulimia and anorexia) and thought my life was going really well and now this. The lack of understanding from the medical community, my family and the various vets I have seen has to be the most frustrating aspect of the whole story. Talk about bad karma! I am actually really ready for my next incarnation as this one hasn't been a bed of roses. My husband and I are even fighting lately from all of the stress of this situation. We are even

thinking of selling our house and moving, but the mites would probably just follow us if we hadn't managed to kill them on our bodies and belongings. Our resources have been greatly taxed by this whole situation. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is my dog. If I were to lose her, I would truly lose it. She's the only bright spot in my day. I dipped her in lymdip today and she's not itching as much, but she appears to be still getting bitten around her muzzle. I'm afraid to sponge on the dip there as I'm sure she will lick at it. I did put hand sanitizer with alcohol all over her muzzle hoping to kill the little mfers. At least having a place to share this misery brings relief.

[Guest guest]

Hang in there, there are lots of good info, and really, really great

people here that can give you help. No, I wouldn't be trying on any

new clothes at a store. Do a search here on Shanspirations

There story sounds a lot like yours.

>

> Could I have gotten the mites at my gym or trying on clothes in the

> store? If I shop for clothes now, do I risk passing this on? To be

> honest, my husband and I don't even know what we have. Doctors and

> vets have told us it's all in our minds. However our poor dog and

> cat are also being affected. We did find abandonned bird nests on

> our property. We had an exterminator treat the outside and inside of

> our home several times and we are still being bitten. We just had

> Simply Nolen in to inspect yesterday and are waiting for what they

> found. I've written an e-mail to a researcher at the local

> university asking for help, but I've yet to hear back from her. I'm

> thinking of contacting the local news channel to see if they can

> help. This is a public health issue if it is easily transmitted. I

> continue to go about my life treating myself before venturing out in

> the world, but I could still be spreading it. I'm almost to the point

> of believing I'm just going to have to learn to live like this. If I

> get to that point I just won't care anymore. Last night I even

> thought of suicide. It was a momentary passing thought, but it

> scared me. I've gone through extreme trauma in my life including

> gang rape at the age of 23 and losing my virginity at the age of 9

> and years of sexual abuse resulting in severe mental illness that I

> also overcame (including overcoming alcoholism, bulimia and anorexia)

> and thought my life was going really well and now this. The lack of

> understanding from the medical community, my family and the various

> vets I have seen has to be the most frustrating aspect of the whole

> story. Talk about bad karma! I am actually really ready for my next

> incarnation as this one hasn't been a bed of roses. My husband and I

> are even fighting lately from all of the stress of this situation.

> We are even thinking of selling our house and moving, but the mites

> would probably just follow us if we hadn't managed to kill them on

> our bodies and belongings. Our resources have been greatly taxed by

> this whole situation. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is my

> dog. If I were to lose her, I would truly lose it. She's the only

> bright spot in my day. I dipped her in lymdip today and she's not

> itching as much, but she appears to be still getting bitten around

> her muzzle. I'm afraid to sponge on the dip there as I'm sure she

> will lick at it. I did put hand sanitizer with alcohol all over her

> muzzle hoping to kill the little mfers. At least having a place to

> share this misery brings relief.

>