whats the worst bug you have had living on you/in you?

[TVR1]

Hey everyone,

I cant be alone on this one but I was looking at some old pictures (in my Golden Box) over the weekend and was reminded of the time,a few years ago, that I was in the Phillipines, on the way back from North Luzon to Manila to leave the country (after a very roundabout way on account of the Phillipeeens Army sorta of erm looking for us) and I remembered having a shower and being slightly surprised by being able to pull out of my hair a number of very grown up head lice. When I say grown up, I mean about 1 inch long and lots of them! It woke me up, I can tell you. However, after explaining this to my 'guide' and being very closely shaved to get rid of them discovered that they have a habit of...migrating! So, after being looked at (imagine touching toes) I was advised to shave that area too and see if I can get them 'out of there too'. Which I did....and quite annoying.

[TheEnd]

you've either got a very hairy arse, or a pot belly if you need a wingman to check your 6. i didn't think lice could get that big. was there no clues, like feeling big lumps in your hair?

i can't think of any horrible parasites myself, i might have been leeched at some stage, but the norovirus was the worst i felt from any invasion i guess.

[TVR1]

TheEnd said:

you've either got a very hairy arse, or a pot belly if you need a wingman to check your 6. i didn't think lice could get that big. was there no clues, like feeling big lumps in your hair?

i can't think of any horrible parasites myself, i might have been leeched at some stage, but the norovirus was the worst i felt from any invasion i guess.

no clues other than a mild itching....although my mind was distracted for a couple of weeks before I found the buggers and didn't have the chance to have a wash....hairy arse? not now! however, even if I did, its not the crack...its the warm hole that you have to look for the buggers in! ever wondered why our South East Asian friends are always sporting close cropped hair?

[TheEnd]

TVR1 said:

its not the crack...its the warm hole that you have to look for the buggers in! ever wondered why our South East Asian friends are always sporting close cropped hair?

50/50...
i'm not sure if that was a vital bit of information that everyone should know, or something that will scar me for the rest of my life.

maybe it's a bit of both, like finding out about Santa. The age of innocence is dead.

[Ikemi]

I thought adult headlice grew to 1-3mm, not an inch!?

[TVR1]

Ikemi said:

I thought adult headlice grew to 1-3mm, not an inch!?

they grow very very big.

Mods, by the way, can you move this back to The Lounge, please? As there are a number of peeps who will be in there soon who have had a similar experience.....its not really health related....'tis more war stories....

[Jag-D]

TheEnd said:

you've either got a very hairy arse, or a pot belly if you need a wingman to check your 6.

sorry, but

[mybrainhurts]

It'd freak the ladies if you could get one to slither out of your todger...

[Famous Graham]

TVR1 said:

Ikemi said:

I thought adult headlice grew to 1-3mm, not an inch!?

they grow very very big.

No, they don't. 3mm is about the largest they get. Additionally, the pubic louse is an entirely different species, and they don't cross-mate.

And there is absolutely no way in hell you would not notice even one parasite an inch long in your hair, let alone an infestation. And certainly not for several weeks.

So, in a nutshell, I'm going to suggest you're talking cobblers.

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 16th February 03:01

[paulmurr]

TheEnd said:

but the norovirus was the worst i felt from any invasion i guess.

I'd agree with that. Sat on the pot for 4 hours puking into a bucket while fizzy gravy poured out my arse was not the way I'd intended to spend my afternoon.

I honestly thought I was going to die.

[TheDetailDoctor]

I had a nasty verruca once!!!!! LOL

[Lois]

Another vote for norovirus. 2 solid days of chucking up my guts.

[croyde]

Athlete's foot!

[Jag-D]

mybrainhurts said:

It'd freak the ladies if you could get one to slither out of your todger...

Say hello to my little friend

[ooo000ooo]

Caught scabies once, had 3 or 4 nights of incredible itchiness everywhere thinking it was an allergice reaction to something before i gave up and visited the docs. Quite disgusting to think these things are burying into you but the relief when the cream stuff they give you takes affect and kills the little blighters is outstanding.

[scorcher]

Think theres a new show starting on Discovery in the next week or so...."Monsters inside you"....all about the little critters that live and breed in and on the body.

[pistolp]

I've had dengue fever, caught it from a mosquito in Thailand - took about 5 weeks until I was better, it's similar to malaria but not life threatening

[TheCarpetCleaner]

For me, norovirus hands down.

I am one of those lucky people that rarely get ill. The odd cough or cold, and flu twice in my 30 years so far.

Norovirus was the only one that actually knocked me out for a week, and I literally wanted to die during it, as I felt so horrible.

Even made the flu I had a few years back seem like a brief cold by comparison.

[Shinobi]

Famous Graham said:

TVR1 said:

Ikemi said:

I thought adult headlice grew to 1-3mm, not an inch!?

they grow very very big.

So, in a nutshell, I'm going to suggest you're talking cobblers.

Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 16th February 03:01

Isn't that what Pistonheads is about? Hence any experience thread or the standard my missis is a nutter thread.

[C8PPO]

Campylobacter.

The one time in my life where, instead of having the typical male "Urgh, I feel like death" reaction, I actually rationally, lucidly, wondered whether I would survive.

Was 8 years or more ago but even now I'm still very susceptible to intense stomach cramps from time to time - wipes me out for about 6 hours when it happens, but thankfully disappears as quickly as it arrives.