Yeah I had one on the base of my shaft about 6 years ago & thankfully hasn't happened again. My mistake was trying to remove it myself. I botched it & left a little of it in the skin. It got a little infected & I had an itchy lump there for months afterwards. You need fine pointed tweezers to get the tick close to the skin. Grip the tick tight & use a steady but increasing force until the tick lets go. Don't try to rip it out - wait for it to release it's grip.