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Jul 25, 2021
11:25
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Homercles
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I'd let it ride and only go in if it doesn't heal or gets worse.
Now you have a cool story to tell.
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Pulled what I think is a botfly larvae out of my leg… what now?
ballen
7/25/21 10:55pm
RE: Pulled what I think is a botfly out of my leg… what now?
Ted Lasso
7/25/21 10:57pm
Believe me, I’m just as grossed out by it as you are.
ballen
7/25/21 11:00pm
I had to look it up (Don't click if you're queasy)
Ted Lasso
7/25/21 11:01pm
He left that thing in there for 3 months!!?
EtTuKalante
7/25/21 11:10pm
Somethings wrong with that dude
Backcountry
7/25/21 11:14pm
RE: Pulled what I think is a botfly out of my leg… what now?
TwinsRight
7/25/21 10:59pm
Here's what you can look forward to next...
Hoid
7/25/21 11:02pm
Or this
jdub
7/25/21 11:07pm
Or this...
EtTuKalante
7/25/21 11:30pm
No advice, but I heard about a biologist who placed a container over the wound and kept it there until the fly emerged
durandal
7/25/21 11:03pm
That's the video I found
Ted Lasso
7/25/21 11:04pm
Do you have rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, iodine or anything else to
Dread Pirate Westley
7/25/21 11:03pm
Oh yeah, this thing is clean enough to eat off of.
ballen
7/25/21 11:08pm
A dinner table only a botfly larvae could love.
pt crasher
7/26/21 8:50am
RE: Pulled what I think is a botfly out of my leg… what now?
hebercreeper
7/25/21 11:05pm
I am simultaneously grossed out and intrigued.
cougaman
7/25/21 11:13pm
You're probably ok. (Not a doc so buyer beware I guess.)
Homercles
7/25/21 11:17pm
Looking at pics of my worm baby and of them online I’m 99% sure the whole thing
ballen
7/25/21 11:24pm
I'd let it ride and only go in if it doesn't heal or gets worse.
Homercles
7/25/21 11:25pm
RE: Pulled what I think is a botfly out of my leg… what now?
Zaphod
7/25/21 11:23pm
Pics?
YIsForBrigham
7/25/21 11:24pm
This happened to me
BingoNY
7/25/21 11:36pm
Yikes. Sounds very similar to me. It hurt so bad before, so tender and swollen
ballen
7/25/21 11:43pm
Calling dibs on your season tickets.
Zedhead
7/25/21 11:45pm
Removal of the intact larva almost always sufficient. If you note signs of
Delicate Genius
7/25/21 11:55pm
Thanks. Any idea how common this is? I’ve never heard of it before so I was
ballen
7/25/21 11:58pm
I thjj on no it’s difficult to tell. I did see this statistic though:
Delicate Genius
7/26/21 12:02am
Nasty. I’d probably legit puke if I was draining what I thought was an abscess and larvae came out.
Virginia Ute
7/26/21 12:15am
Sorry man. But….🤢🤢🤢🤢
NorthwestCoug
7/26/21 1:01am
Well you’ve done the most important thing.
DirtyWater
7/26/21 1:27am
Be thankful you're a lot bigger than many of their hosts.
SinkingQuffa
7/26/21 4:32am
Now is the gender reveal! Your leg will probably head itself.
Shore10
7/26/21 4:50am
Stories like these is what puts CB on another lever, thanks for sharing, I hope
Pretorian
7/26/21 7:03am
Dang it. I thought I was cool for pulling a half inch ingrown hair out
Sandy Lyle
7/26/21 7:46am
Am I the only one that really wants to see video and pics of this????
imfear2000
7/26/21 9:44am
RE: Am I the only one that really wants to see video and pics of this????
TwinsRight
7/26/21 9:58am
Not a fan of Dr. Pimple Popper either? I love that stuff
imfear2000
7/26/21 10:05am
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