I thought DS had a scratch under his eye on Monday night & didn't think much of it. On Tuesday I looked closer & realised he actually had a tick that had caused a red mark.
I've heard of different ways to get them out, so tried a few. It was very tiny & I tried getting it out with tweezers, but couldn't get a good hold on it. So I tried some tea tree oil & vasoline, coz I've heard so much different info about what to & what not to do, that I didn't know what was right or wrong.
Anyway, I finally got it out late Tuesday arvo, so it was in his skin for about 24 hours.
The kids have had the odd tick before, but they only ever left a dot that was maybe a bit itcy for a few days/weeks. Yesterday & this morning it is actually looking a bit worse.
Slightly swollen & kind of bruised. Where the tick was actually in his skin was just a little hole, but this morning there is a tiny little scab there, even though there was no blood or anything yesterday.

I think he might have an infection in his body anyway, so maybe its just that & abs will clear it all up. I wasn't going to worry about them coz his flu seems to be clearing up. He got the flu & had a green snotty nose with phlegmy cough, but his snot has gone back to clear. At the same time he fell asleep with the wrong nappy so woke with a very swollen foreskin (very sensitive), but that seems to be improving as well. I have bactroban here somewhere coz that happens every few months, but haven't found it to use it this time yet. & I don't think I need it now, coz it is heaps better. Almost back to normal.

I don't know. If it was an infection in his body, would it be getting better without abs? Would everything else be getting better but the tick bite getting worse coz of an infection, or could it be totally unrelated & the tick needs to be looked at.

I know its all confusing, it is for me, but I don't have a car to see a gp, so thought I'd ask here. I'm not sure if I'm worrying about nothing or not.