Kevin....I have had psoriatic arthritis for 33 years. I understand the pain and suffering. It is discouraging and debilitating. The combination of psoriatic arthritis and the tick bite is very painful. We will pray for you. Father our brother Kevin is your child who has been an example of your kingdom. He has been a faithful servant sharing his life and live for you with others. He is in pain and full of sickness. We ask for your complete healing, relief of pain, and a renewal of his immunity. We believe you will heal him completely. In the name above all names Jesus we pray Amen.
Lord lift up Brother Matthew's a great and faithful servant a man of the earth and community. Remove his aches and pains keep him working for you and his family and friends against the darkness of old age and put the devil behind him. In Jesus name we ask Amen.
Father we pray for a complete healing for Kevin, relief from his pain and we thank you for this in advance. Take care of Sarah too Father. Praying for a full recovery for Kevin's parents also. Amen.
The pain you're describing is exactly what my fibromyalgia flares feel like, when you say the clothes on your skin or Sarah's hand on your back hurts I can feel it 😖 I get a bad one like that every other month ish, I'm so sorry you're dealing with all this on top of the stress of your parents being sick, you are all in my prayers x
My dad had the same tick disease and ended up in the icu for 10 days on a ventilator and almost died. The doctor said to call all family because he didn’t think he would pull through. Ticks are something to take extremely seriously.
Your lucky they got it in time. My life is destroyed I live with that pain constantly. I have chronic Lyme and yes the longer it take to detect the worse it gets. It took them 4 years before they finally noticed what I got. Hope you get better soon.
Get well soon, Kevin. Thank you for making this video and warning all of us! We have done nothing to prevent tick bites. Praying you heal completely! 🙏🙏🙏
I am very glad your doctor figured out what was going on with you. When I was a child in grade school in Idaho, I remember a young male classmate walking up to our teacher to say he was not feeling well. Then he passed out and collapsed on the floor. Turns out that he had been bit by a tick. He was out of school for more than a week with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Mean stuff. God bless you both.
Yep, I predicted what you have before you even said it Because I contracted rocky mountain spotted tick fever and for a month, three different hospital visits, and I really did not think I was truly going to survive. That's how bad it was. I recovered by the grace of God. It is definitely not something to take lightly. Praying for you
As soon as I saw the video title I knew what was wrong….tick borne illness. I went through that and it was AWFUL! The pain is beyond description and the freaking doxy makes you wish to die to escape the effects of it. I’m so sorry you are going through this. Praying for your recovery!!
We had ticks so badly I couldn’t walk out on the patio. They liked me more than the rest of the family! I started raising chickens and let them in the chicken yard and our yard also and it really took care of them.
Yes but ar 5 days untreated. Our dog was deathly sick from tick fever that ultimately killed her in 3 months after having symptoms for 4 days. She developed heart failure, and was in so much pain. Steroids helped short term but it took her life.
Its always so scary and worrisome when a partner becomes sick or injured. Listen to your body, Kevin! Take good care of yourselves and each other. Healing prayers to each of you. ❤
Oh dear ones! So glad you are getting help for Kevin’s illness! I thank the Great Physician you are on the mend. Keeping you in prayer to completely heal and glad it was diagnosed when you went for help! Thanks for sharing this side of farming, also!🙏🤗
Sorry to hear after your celebration. Chiggers are terrible. Ticks are terrible. Praying for continual healing for all 3 of you. Congratulations to you both also
What's really sneaky is some of those tick diseases can be spread by the larval ticks, which are tiny tiny and very hard to see or recognize. So people can have horrible symptoms and have no clue they were bitten by a nearly invisible form of tick.
I'm not a farmer but from what I have watched they say Guineas are good at keeping the ticks down on your property. Praying for a speedy recovery for you and your parents.
You have to weigh out the cons with those guineas, as well as the pros. In my experience with them, the cons outweigh the pros, so I will never have them again. A lot of folks agree with me on that, but each and everyone must come to their own conclusions. The #1 con for me was the noise they make... you think a peacock is loud?
bless you Kevin with continued healing. don’t worry about making videos,just get well and rest as much as needed. maybe it is time to get some temporary help hired for sarah
Hello!!!❤❤ I wanted to say THANK YOU! I had been feeling really bad. The top of my feet hurt, and my hand joints and arms have been aching so bad I wake up crying. I have an autoimmune Illness,(PMR) I thought I was having a flareup, so I went to my rheumatologist, and all my blood was fine. This morning, not only did my mother send me your video, because I was telling her my symptoms, I watched it. I was able to get into my local clinic, and my d Dr. has me on the same medication you got put on! I’m a neighbor of yours in Webster County, I’ve ran into you two a couple of times, and visited a bit. I do have a tick bite on my back that was extremely red, and I just kept putting medicine on it and didn’t think anything about it. But your video made me think twice.! again thank you so much!
I went to Dr couple yrs ago with tick bite that had red circle but not connected my dr said it's nothing dont worry about it. I got severely sick the following yr in and out of hospital a couple times, but no one even asked about tic bite here. Southern Indiana. But I was put on several very strong antibiotics and lil over yr after being in hospital I'm much better. Not sure if it was tick but I had most symptoms
Kevin, we are deeply grateful for all the information in regards to your health. We will concentrate in your recovery, we know you can do it. Our prayers are for your parents, for your prompt recovery. Our respect to you and your wife.
Tick born diseases are very tough to handle. I've seen many friends here in Pa suffer from Lyme specifically. Prayers 🙏 are around for you , your parents and for Sarah being so strong through all of this.
Are you referring to Pennsylvania? Me and my family are coming to the Allegheny forest in mid July for some camping. Are ticks bad there? We're from Louisiana so ticks are pretty much a non issue here.
@@umustbbornagainActs2-38 yes ticks are bad here in Pennsylvania with an emphasis on Lyme disease so please read up and check the area where you'll be visiting on the Internet as I'm sure there is plenty of info available. As always there's plenty of precautions that can be taken.
I'm so sorry for all the pain and suffering you have been going through. Praying for you Kevin, and also for your parents and for Sara as well. Blessings to all of you.
I hope u do recover I just came from fishing in Iowa. I got Bitten by some little red bugs And my brother-law said it is the saliva of the red bugs that have u itting so bad .]I was told to shower with⁰hot water and scrub your] and put antiseptic on it until it stop itti ng] and this is the]5th day
I live in Texas and was sick with an unknown illness for 1 1/2 years and ended up going to Dr Charles Crist in Ashland MO, a tick-borne illness specialist. I had Borreliosis, the TX version of Lyme disease. I am well today praise GOD! Dr Crist is the best and he's in your state. I would highly recommend going to him. I don't know that 2 weeks of treatment is enough. GOD bless you and Sarah and grant you wisdom as you deal with this.
I remember going to urgent care once because I knew I had a sinus infection. Told the doctor that my hair hurt. He chuckled and said there are no pain receptors in your hair. I said doesn’t matter, it hurts. I could identify with Kevin’s pain.
Prayers for healing Kevin, and for your parents healing. Blessings for Sarah, that she is easily able to handle the extra workload while Kevin recovers.
As an autoimmune sufferer, so many things can trigger an huge inflammation episode. Take care and rest when you need to. Thank God for an astute physician and a quick diagnosis. Here in the northeast, we know ticks are deadly. Take care and prayers for your continued recovery.
I am so glad that you got into the doctor as soon as you did. I was bit by a line when I was 8 years old and I was not diagnosed with Lyme disease until I was 26. By then the damage was done and I have a lot of residual issues. We will be praying for you to heal fast and back to normal soon. God bless
Jason Smith from Cog Hill farm had the same thing from a tick bite, he wore dark glasses and hat and long sleeves to stop any sunlight get on him, took him a long time to recover Hope you have a good recovery from this problem you are encounting at the moment you are in my prayers
Also Alpha-Gal! Another RU-vidr who lives in Missouri is just building his homestead had a tick bite that left him with Alpha-Gal. My neighbor got it as well. One of the issues is that the infected person is not able to eat any red or mammalian meat without becoming very sick. Lone Star ticks are believed to be the primary source. Praying you are improving and healing.
I have Alpha-Gal and went for over ten years without a diagnosis. Primary MD as well as Allergy specialist couldn't figure it out. I lived with Benadryl and an eppi pen. Dangerous swelling neck. face and tongue. Sometimes hives. Several times a week. Found my symptoms and their cause on the internet around 2015. Thank the powers that be for the MD who "solved the mystery" for me and so many others. Ticks are the worst.
Kevin, take care. Having any arthritis makes a difference in illnesses. I had limes disease from a tick bite, almost died. A couple years later had rocky mountain spotted fever from another tick. I fully understand the pain. My husband would touch me and I would cry out and he didn't understand why I hurt so bad and neither did I. Rest as needed and take all your meds. Prayers for you and your family.
So sorry to hear that you have been in so much pain, Kevin! Thankfully, you turned a corner. May the Lord be everything you need at this moment. He is our Great Physician. Love watching you and Sarah on the homestead. You both work so hard! God bless you! 💕🙏
Kevin, my prayers are with you & Sarah. I can't believe the pain you have gone through. May God wrap his loving arms around you and keep you safe in his loving arms 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Kyle with K & S Get Out got a tick bite that made him sick when he ate red meat (I can't remember the name). He is in Missouri also. Praying for you a speedy recovery.
A Lonestar tick does that. They are very tiny. My husband got bit by one and we saved it and showed it to the doctor. He also took doxycycline but never had any symptoms.
Alpha Gal Syndrome. Hubs and I both were diagnosed with it two years ago. And it's not just Lonestar ticks that transmit it. Other ticks can too, and there's (yet to be proven) theories it can be transmitted by other biting insects like chiggers.
Thank you for the admonition, sadly you suffered greatly yet blessed us immensely with your wisdom. We celebrated the day our 40+ timbered acres closed by stopping by and were greeted by the ground moving. 8 feet wide mass tick migration headed toward my neighbors lagoon.
barbarayorkwoodside3716 - How true regarding stress. Farming can sound so bucolic and peaceful however, when farming is your livlihood, stress can be a factor. We are currently fretting over New Hampshire rain. We need to hay. It is too wet and looks like rain through the week. Our customers depend on us, in addition to the hay we provide our Hereford herd. We enjoy living in the countryside, EXCEPT for the ticks. I do not understand why a human vaccine is not available by now. There was one a while ago and it was taken off the market. NH is a hot bed for Lyme disease. I would be first in line for the shot! ~ Diane
My husband has psoriasis, very badly! Thanks for sharing because we too don’t take the precautions like we should!! Prayers for y’all and your parents ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oh myKevin, sorry to hear you've been sick, hope you're now back to recovering and back to your work, and hope your parents are getting better too..... Prayers for all of you guys....🙏 God Bless You Guys.... Maybe you guys need to get some geese , think I heard they eat ticks, & mosquitoes.....
You are the second homesteader that I watch that has got a tick bite and become really sick this summer. It’s impossible to avoid ticks if you’re outside. We have lots here in Kentucky and I’ve been bit several times. Prayers you recover completely and that your Mom and Dad are well soon. Be safe.
As homesteaders ourselves, we also went for the longest time thinking nothing of it when we pulled ticks off ourselves. Two years ago my husband and I both were diagnosed with Alpha Gal Syndrome from tick bites. It made us allergic to all mammal meats and mammal by-products. It turned out lives upside down- I was milking dairy goats every day, we had a large number of meat rabbits, and we were raising several lambs up to put in the freezer for the first time. I sold ALL of our mammal livestock animals. It SUCKED. but we have expanded our poultry to include ducks, Muscovy ducks, quail and geese (we already had chickens and turkeys). But on the bright side, I've learned so many new recipes and ways to cook poultry and fish that it actually expanded our diet to more flavor profiles and we eat a lot healthier (no junk off grocery store shelves because so many of them include some kind of mammal by-products like dairy, gelatin, magnesium stearate, etc). But the transition is HARD for anyone.
@@kcfamilyfarm939 , that is what his tick bite caused. He said it was a big adjustment because he loved red meat. Glad you have adjusted well and found new foods and ways to cook .
There is a way to suppress the Alpha Gal syndrome. I’ve done it. Many people have. It has about a 98% success rate. I (and others) can now eat anything, take any med even ones in gelatin capsules, etc. Back to a normal allergy-free life. Investigate SAAT SAAT is Life Changing as it reprograms your immune system to stop reacting to allergens.
@@TrulyYours88 If it was Kyle @ K&S Get Out, they're only about 120 miles from Kevin & Sarah. I'm in SWMO too, between them and just a hair North, and the ticks are horrid. My daughter was treated for RMSF a few years ago and was actually hospitalized for it.
Kevin, I'm in week 4 after being diagnosed and treated for lyme disease. Just now starting to feel better. I know exactly what you are dealing with. Wish you my best from southeast Iowa.
I have Alpha-Gal because of a tick bite. It has been 4 years and I can still only eat poultry or fish. I cannot consume the meat from any animal that has 4 legs and hooves. Ticks are no laughing matter that's for sure. My thought and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. I am also glad to hear that your parents are on the mend.
Bless you and the family. I've had psoriasis 51years my arthritis wasn't active til my 40s when I had heart attack! I understand the pain it's like every cell is swollen to capacity and aches with a bruised tenderness til it decides to stop. I just remind myself this is only temporary and thank the Lord that I am never alone. You take your rest because that is rejuvenating to the body. Ticks and skeeters won't bite thru oil or vaseline I seal my skin with suntan oil or vaseline and even put oil on scalp when I'm outside so far good results and no cracking of skin is always good.🌼
Praying for Kevin's speedy recovery, and that God will bring much good out of this. Praying strength for Sarah. Praying also for your parents. Love to you both. ❤❤
Kevin, I'm so glad your parents are doing better, and recovering at home. Ticks are so bad. Last year, I was tested for Alpa-Gal syndrome because we live in the country, I have bad allergies and we had lot's of ticks. I had no knowledge of this allergen, which can be deadly. Hang in there Kevin. Prayers for speady recovery to you!
Alpha-Gal is a mean disease. Several around here have it and almost lost a friend to it because a restaurant cross contaminated sausage grease in his oatmeal. It would be terrible not to be able to eat beef and pork.
My husband and I were both diagnosed with Alpha Gal Syndrome a couple years ago. My main symptom was severe GI pain (with other side effects including extreme fatigue, brain fog, constant diarrhea, and several unexplained bouts of hives), but after my diagnosis and a lot of research, I learned that it can cause any inflammation in the body to become much worse- like arthritis in joints. My husband had severe joint pain that had gotten so bad he couldn't lift a glass of water off the table in front of him. His doctor had referred him to a specialist to get surgery on his shoulder, until I had him go back to his regular doctor and get the blood test for Alpha Gal. Sure as the sun is in the sky, he was positive. Once he completely changed his diet with me, his joint pain went back to a manageable level and he can fully function WITHOUT surgery! My Gyno wanted me to have surgery for pelvic congestion syndrome- but after changing my diet and avoiding all mammal meats, dairy and other by-products, I was able to cancel my next appointment with the vein specialist. I may still have pelvic congestion syndrome, but the symptoms of it have dang near gone away completely. Oh, and my anxiety level has dropped tremendously, because I'm no longer constantly wondering when I'm going to have a bout of pain that would make any normal person rush to the ER. AGS is a life changer, but at the same time, we are both eating much healthier and feeling better than we have in a long time!
@@kcfamilyfarm939 I was tested for Alpha Gal, which I had never heard of until the allergist tested me for every thing. Since moving, 12 years ago to Oklahoma, I have all kinds of allergies. After testing, I've found out I'm extremely allergic to penicillian, egg whites, steroids (found out after taking steroids), shell fish, all kinds of outdoor stuff (here where I live) which in turn affects my sinus' severely. On top of dairy and sulfate allergies I carry epi pens with me at all times. I'm taking 5 different meds for my sinus'. Got the Alpha Gal results back, they were negative. Since we live in the country, on 20 acres, and have tons of wildlife. I need to spray myself with natural oils or deet (a prevenrative) for ticks. When working outside, or feeding the animals, I check my clothing before going in the house. I also take my clothes off, do a mirror check, and have my husband check me for ticks, and take a hot shower. So far with spraying myself with geranium oil (mixed with water) the ticks have left me alone. I'm sorry to hear you, and your husband have Alpha Gal. I'm happy you're addressing the issue, and have changed your diet which has helped. Inflammation is a hard thing to deal with when dealing with injuries and pain. You're right about changing your diet. By doing this it can resolve many issues. Good luck, and thank you for responding to me.
I also have psoriatic arthritis (and psoriasis) and know how debilitating it can be. Completely understandable that you could think you were having a flare. Praying for all to make a quick and full recovery!
God bless you both as you battle this tick borne infection. I’m sorry to hear about your pain Kevin and glad you’re improving. Rest is important and staying out of the heat and sun. I know Sarah is taking good care of you. Sarah….you take care also! Love and prayers to and for you both! 🙏💕🙏
Prayers for all. Thank you for this video reminding us to be aware of all the diseases that can be carried by things like ticks and mosquitoes; and mindful that Covid is still with us. And Kevin, I hope you continue to heal and feel better each day.
Kevin and Sarah we will pray that you get to feeling better real soon and also prayers for your parents. Our son was biten by a Lone Star Tick here in NC and he now has Alpha Gal Syndrome from that tick bite. He is now 41 and this happend 15 years ago. From this it has caused him not to to be able to eat ANY kind of beef or pork products and some types of seafood also cause a reaction. If he does eat them, even a small amout, he will break out with burning hives all over his skin and will be in intense pain for hours and hours. I so hate this has happened to you. God bless and thanks for sharing your story. Get some rest dear friend in Christ. Debbie from NC
Dr. Ken Berry has 800+ videos on RU-vid and has talked about alpha gal and the good news is it's not usually permanent. I think he said most people tend to have to adjust their diet for a year to 18 months whike their system heals and then can often reintroduce the red meats, etc.!
U can tell ur son to use Castor oil, put it on his kidneys, belly button, abdomen area, anywhere else in pain. Before sleep, put it on hands & feet, put socks on , & gloves.
Thinking of you both and Kevin's parents as well and praying for a quick recovery for everybody. I will admit when I saw the title and remembered Kevin's father was in the hospital, I presumed the worst had come to pass. I'm glad that wasn't the case, of course, but sorry to hear that Kevin's been dealing with so much pain. What a great public service announcement you guys created here though, educating us all on the perils of tick bites and reminding us to practice vigilance. Thank you for that and best wishes to everybody for improved health quickly!
Glad your healing and feeling better. Agreeing with everyone praying for your and your parents complete recovery. We found that tri tech flyspray worked on keeping ticks off us while out riding in the forest. We sprayed top of our hats, our boots, covered our horses from tip of ears, manes, tails, to literally their hooves. Never got ticks on us or horses. Yet our friends would find dozens on themselves, their horses and some brought them to the ranch. Ranch was sprayed by agriculture department after a friend was quarantined along with his entire barn of horses. Maybe your county ag could help you out too.
I seem to recall that you had guinea fouls a few years ago. I know they are very noisy, but they are very efficient at controlling tick and other bothersome insects while free ranging. I’m so glad that Kevin’s parents are on the mend as well as you. Sarah, a lot is on your shoulders now, but you are definitely up to the task. Prayers from your friend in Florida!
I will definitely agree with this. This was our primary reason for having guineas. Our Great Pyrenees never had ticks or fleas on them with having guineas.
I'm so sorry you've been in such pain. I'm glad that the doctor was able to help you and that the issue was caught it in time. It sounds just terrible. Prayers for you and your parents are being sent. Get better soon.
I had RMSF - I too have psoriasis and eczema and some times my stomach 'acts up' ...when I finally went to doc is was because I felt I had some kind of strange flu with low grade fever and tired all the time (I had a bunch of ticks from being out in the woods but didn't remember any of them with 'bullseye' and didn't put 2 + 2 together )... Doc spotted the rash on my arms and asked about my legs (showed him) and he put me on doxy for 20 days .... I felt like a new person after about 3 days! Pray you all recover quickly!
Thank you for this message. I am praying for you all. As an RA warrior, I know all to well how other factors (tick bites, sugar, nightshades) can cause a flare. Doxy and prednisone are the 2 drugs I hate to love. They alone can cause havoc, but they work so well. Again, prayers 🙏 for fast and full recovery.
We live in Indiana and a few years ago my husband came down with rocky mountain spotted fever. Never have i seen him so sick. It took him quite a while to recover. Please rest and don't push yourself. Its great you did a video on this subject. Take care and God bless your recovery.
Wow!! Thank you for sharing these sobering details on tick bites and how vigilant you should be to avoid them. My husband and I are shocked at how debilitating it has been for Kevin! We will for sure keep the family in our prayers for strength to get through all of this as God sees fit. Happy to hear the parents are on the mend. I hope you can feel the love from us all!! You take as much time as you need to recover!! Blessings!! 🙏💓
Sending abundant prayers to your family. Please take your time to get back in the saddle again. You for sure do not want to relaps. I recently had covid and and I am praying for your mom and Dad too. Big hugs to you all .Julia Moore ❤
Kevin, I only know you both through your channel, and enjoy your content. With that said you and Sara are truly in our prayers and asking the Lord to heal you so you may continue the work you both do. Your channel is definitely a ministry to so many. God bless!
