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Post by cheeky resurrection on Jun 15, 2010 2:34:28 GMT -5
I also have it fairly bad. And one on my booty and hands as well (sitting in the grass, I imagine?) On top of that I've noticed having some trouble breathing today... may be totally unrelated but I'll be visiting the doctor tomorrow.
Seriously, my legs are just a little itchy, only mildly annoying. After my CO scare, I overheard someone in the med tent talking to some girls about this. He didn't say what exactly may have caused it, but said he saw a lot of it and speculated that it had something to do with the property being a functioning farm the rest of the year.
As far as bugs, we had an army of beetles Sunday night and a grasshopper rode home with me. Even perched on my steering wheel for part of the trip.
I can't tell you how much I needed this thread today.
We arrived EARLY Thursday morning, set up camp, settled in, saw a little music, and turned in early that night to rest up for the rest of the weekend. First thing Friday morning, my husband noticed a little redness on the insides of both my legs around the ankles. We didn't think much of it. By Friday night, it had spread quite a bit but wasn't too bothersome. Saturday morning I woke up and it was worse, and inflamed a bit. By Saturday afternoon, my right foot was swollen so bad that it hurt to walk. The rest of the weekend was pretty miserable for me because it only got worse.
First thing I did when I arrived home yesterday was go to the doctor. He put me on Prednisone, gave me some cream, an antibiotic, and told me to take Zyrtec for a few days. But even yesterday, my entire right leg was swollen from the toes up to the knee. This morning things are looking better, thankfully. No swelling and I can actually move my toes and bend my foot without pain.
I hate that any of us had to experience this, but I will admit that it is comforting knowing that I am not the only one going through this and that it is a "common" thing. I agree with what some others have said: Bonnaroo needs to really reconsider their methods of pest control if this is happening to so many people. Or at least CUT the grass after spraying it so that it doesn't rub up all over people when you walk through it. The grass in our camping area was over mid-calf height on Thursday morning.
Next year I'm bringing socks, although if it's anything like this year I'm really not sure I could bring myself to wear them. Because it was HOT!
Post by Funky Munky on Jun 15, 2010 9:48:26 GMT -5
We actually joked at our camp about bringing a lawn mower. In all seriousness a weed eater or small push power lawnmower might not be a bad idea for you guys.
Post by 3DeadStripes on Jun 15, 2010 10:57:45 GMT -5
Add another person to the Pod 1 rash victims. I try to wear my shoes as much as possible when I am not on my tarp at camp but I still got the rash a bit on the top of my feet from walking to my car in the morning dew I guess. Not too bad for me though, just a bit of red and some raised bumps. No swelling for me.
Post by seacatlady on Jun 15, 2010 11:12:36 GMT -5
This is my 2nd year and only year that I've had a reaction..that I can remember anyway. Little red raised dots started popping out on both ankles and itching. I figured it was from all of the high grass that should have been cut. This morning the rash has moved from my ankles to my stomach. Not sure if this is the same thing as the other people are talking about since I don't have any swelling. The rash hasn't gotten bad like the pic posted by "TheDruid"...just a light case maybe?
Ouch! Those rashes look painful. My feet ended up very swollen, but no rash. I did, however, wake up Saturday morning with small dark splotches on my face all around my mouth & chin & they still haven't gone away. One blistered & HURTS, but the other aren't even raised at all. So weird, I have no clue what it could be, or what could have caused them!
I didn't have a rash, just a nasty sunburn and some SERIOUS blisters from forgetting good shoes and walking all over the place. Never again will I bring nothing but ballerina flats and combat boots.
I had this too. I just attributed the swelling to the heat and all the walking. My rash started out on just the tops of my feet and then after a day or 2 above my ankles, or cankles as my sister called them. I also had this same rash and swelling at Disney, the rash stayed just on top of my feet there. I thought it may be a reaction to the spray on sunblock. I know Disney sprays for bugs daily, I wonder if they use the same thing.
I am allergic to several things at bonnaroo (i'm a city kid) and usually just double check i have all my allergy meds with me, but there is nothing that combats this. Last year was my first year, and i experienced the itching and burning that everyone in here has. I assumed it was something I was allergic to that I hadn't prepared for until my campmates explained what chiggers were; i promptly covered myself in deet bug spray (which i usually refuse to use) and accepted I'd be miserable.
Now that I'm reading this I have to assume it was this pesticide.. this year I came prepared with boots, but alas both my and my boyfriend experienced the familiar itching and burning from lying in the grass and just walking for about ten feet barefoot. If there is a petition to sign, I'm in, and if there needs to be one started, I can be on it. Pesticides at a festival where about 1/2 the members go barefoot are absolutely fucking ridiculous.
i noticed my ankles were HUGE on sunday. no rash though, although i was taking allegra regularly due to regular allergies. think it could be from the grass or maybe just all the walking...hmmmm.
Last Edit: Jun 15, 2010 20:33:20 GMT -5 by luva - Back to Top
in perfect rows - all over the inside of my ankles. and they itch!
better to wear shoes / socks on thursday and friday - after that, the grass is pretty much flattened down and its not as big a concern... (unless you are druid!)
in perfect rows - all over the inside of my ankles. and they itch!
better to wear shoes / socks on thursday and friday - after that, the grass is pretty much flattened down and its not as big a concern... (unless you are druid!)
Dude get that checked out if it is in a perfect row and the bumps are tiny could be scabies..
This is why I always bring this large mat to roo, so when you are at the campsite you can lay out without being directly in the early morning dew or potential ant farm right under your tent. And I alwaaays wondered why I got tiny little red bumps that didn't seem like mosquito bites, maybe ant bites, but then kinda disappear when I get off the farm...
definitely not what i have. plus, a google image search on scabies results in a lot of infected shlong. so thanks for that
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! "infected shlong"...gross.
No rash for me on my feet or ankles (Pod 1 as well, out on the treeline) - but last night i noticed a bit of some red bump issue on my back right where i would have laid on the ground in Centeroo. I just put hydrocortisone cream on it and called it a day. I am curious to know why the Roo folk dont re-mow closer to camp time. I know they mow about a week and a half prior, but I def think they could use it a couple days before we all start showing up. That alone would help with bugs - no pesticide needed.
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Post by Lawn Gnome on Jun 16, 2010 13:03:38 GMT -5
I'm pleased to say that my ankle swelling is gone after two nights of Benadryl doses. The rash has faded, but is still visible, though it isn't causing me any discomfort. Good luck to everyone else.
You really rarely come back from Bonnaroo with just good memories and a hangover...
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My feet and ankles were so swollen by Monday that even my flip flops bothered me on the way home. I thought it was from the heat and the swelling went down after a night sleeping in a/c, but maybe it was also the pesticides? I got a blister from my Crocs and taped it up and now that area is rashy just like Druid's legs.
I went to a doc-in-a-box Monday nite b/c the itching & swelling on my ankles was unbearable. I was never barefoot (except in the tent) all weekend; the *ONLY* place I have the rash is around my ankles where the trampled down grass brushed against 'em walking to/from the bathrooms/showers. So I'm 110% sure that Druid is right: the insecticide is the culprit. I thought I had sun poisoning auntil I saw her pics...
Dustaroo '07 was more tolerable than this...SolarRoo '10.
Post by cheeky resurrection on Jun 16, 2010 14:16:54 GMT -5
Went to the doctor. He gave me 2 steroid shots and an ointment. I discussed the idea of it being from the insecticide and he said he could almost guarantee that's what it is. He has been to Bonnaroo before and had the same reaction in a milder form, said the thought didn't cross his mind when he got home but after I mentioned it he seemed pretty positive about it.
Ok, this year was my first Bonnaroo and my brother's 3rd and we have a bit of a serious question/concern. I'm sure at this point anyone who experienced it knows exactly what I mean by Bonna-Rash.
All 3 times for my brother and this time for me, after having our feet exposed to the mud, our feet and ankles broke out in a nasty rash and have ballooned up with extreme swelling. At first we thought it was just an allergic reaction we were prone to, but then we noticed dozens of other people with the same symptoms. By Saturday night our feet were so swollen we had to limp back to our camp after Jay-Z's set.
We went to the med tent to see what they said and the volunteer (not the EMT) said that in the time she'd been there just saturday, over 20 people in our pod (Pod 1) with the exact same syptoms. We met more people suffering on Sunday at What Stage.
SO--who else experienced this, what have you done for it, and do you have ANY idea what caused it? The EMTs couldn't answer that last question.
Anthony got this just mild. His feet didn't swell but they did have markings and were red. The left was afected then the right.
