The woman wakes up to tick her eye after spending hours doing yard work (exclusive)

Alexis Christine spent time at her second home in Kansas when an ordinary day took an unexpected turn.

The 34-year-old tells people that she and her husband had spent the day clearing their garden, which had not yet been treated for insects, such as ticks, which are particularly abundant in the Midwest.

“In Kansas, ticks are quite normal outdoors … Wild animals such as deer and fox are often detected in our farm, which means more ticks,” says Christine. “You really can’t avoid them if you plan to spend time in nature and I’m very outdoors!”

After unpacking her work, Christine discovered and removed almost 20 seeds from her body and realized too late that she had not used any bug spray that day.

“This is the” baby “stage in a tick so that they are about the size of a fortress and difficult to notice, usually less than a normal freckle,” she explains. “I made the mistake of not wearing long pants that day because it was so hot.”

A few days later, however, Christine woke up and removed her sleepworm, just to feel something strange along her lower left eyelid.

Upon closer examination, she discovered a seed attachment embedded between her eyelashes and led immediate panic.

“I have had many ticks over the years that grew up in the Midwest, but never anywhere near my eye,” Christine reveals. “I almost didn’t record it, but the decision came out of not really being able to think that a tick found its way to my French line.”

Unlike typical places where ticks block on, this one was more difficult to reach, which made the removal more challenging. During the process, Christine accidentally pulled out a little bit of her eyelashes.

“Normally, when we get a tick with tweezers, it still crawls. We try to take them as close to the skin as possible and pull them firmly without pressing them too hard. I always try to make sure I get my head out,” she says. “With this tick and the difficulty with the place, I accidentally killed it before I got it out with the tweezers.”

After removing the tick, she flushed it down to the toilet and carefully cleaned the area around the eye.

“In the Midwest, I do not go to the doctor for fasteners unless I have a reaction to it,” Christine reveals. “The reason is that it is that it is so Usually I would end up with the doctor for a few weeks. ”

Instead, she carefully monitors signs of infection or irritation. If she noticed a bullseye rash, pain, fever or felt bad, she would immediately seek a doctor.

“Every time we have done farm work or go on track hikes we do at home” attachment checks “where every inch of your body is checked for ticks,” says Christine.

“When they are so small and out of abundance it is easy to miss them and you find them days later when they have fed and become bigger.”

She and her husband also test annually for lyme disease after a few fasteners, even without symptoms. After testing negatively in early 2025, she plans to test again in early 2026.

While Christine is not a doctor or specialist, she advises caution when she removes ticks, as incorrect methods can increase the risk of disease.

“It’s been a week and fortunately I haven’t found anymore,” shares Christine. “However, I have had the creepy creeps ever since, and feel that I have something that crawls in my hair every now and then, but I know it’s just my imagination.”