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Jul 25, 2021
11:45:20pm

Zedhead All-American

Calling dibs on your season tickets.

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Zedhead

Bio page: Zedhead
Joined: Oct 9, 2010
Last login: Jun 19, 2024
Total posts: 9,629 (281 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

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?

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?

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.

7/26/21 12:15am

Sorry man. But….🤢🤢🤢🤢

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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