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TexasBushwhacker

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21. GO TO THE DOCTOR!

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #19)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:33 PM

Oct 2016

If you can't get an appointment today, go to the ER. This is not negotiable. You must have it looked at today. Until you get there, take a pen and draw a border around the edge of the affected area and write the time. When you get to the doctor, they will be able to tell if it's still speading and how fast. The bite has most likely become infected with staph, possibly MRSA. Do not mess around with this. TODAY!!!

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~ whine ~ a spider thought I might taste good and bit me [View all] In_The_Wind Oct 2016 OP

Mentholated vapo rub takes the sting out of a lot of insect bites. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #1

So does witch hazel Lochloosa Oct 2016 #2

I almost bought that today. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #4

I just buy Tucks. The are handy and flushable. Lochloosa Oct 2016 #5

Well. I did a search for photos of spider bites. Also researched local varieties. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #3

See a physician if you have health care Boxerfan Oct 2016 #6

If it doesn't look any better by Monday morning I'll talk to my doctor's office about seeing me. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #8

I would at least get a tetanus shot. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #7

Sounds like good advice. I haven't had one since can't remember when. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #9

I am temped to lance the raised pockets of spider venom. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #10

Good grief. That sounds awful. femmocrat Oct 2016 #11

I didn't lance it. Nature finally started removing it from my body. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #12

This was a missed opportunity. Wolf Frankula Oct 2016 #13

It isn't over ... yet. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #15

you want I should kick some biting octo-legged ass, In_The_Wind? Skittles Oct 2016 #14

yes, please In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #16

Well, you can't accuse it of bad taste..... :) lastlib Oct 2016 #17

I had one last spring that was so big and ugly I went to the doc mnhtnbb Oct 2016 #18

I can't believe how sick I am! Ran a fever off and on since Friday. Sleeping lots more than normal. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #19

Did you go to the doc? If not, you need to go. NOW! mnhtnbb Oct 2016 #20

GO TO THE DOCTOR! TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #21

I at least hope you got your revenge killing... Blue_Tires Oct 2016 #22

Nah. It bit and ran. I never knew what happened until hours later. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #25

yeah how are you doing? irisblue Oct 2016 #23

Starting to feel better. The bite is still draining but I'll survive. In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #24