Bug Bites

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

probably should ice it and elevate it too.

I have been fruitlessly calling dr's but there is no way I can get a same day appt since I am not an established patient. I showed it to a woman who has been here her entire life and seems to think that the above course of action is the best for now and that it doesn't look bad. I an currently sitting with my leg on a CPU tower, pants rolled up, and a grocery bag with ice sitting on my knee. I must say that it is about 10 times better now. I tried to ice it last night, but my spongebob pack was not doing anything.

Re: Happy Monkey

Brown recluse spider bites often go unnoticed initially because they are usually painless bites. Occasionally, some minor burning that feels like a bee is noticed at the time of the bite. Symptoms usually develop 2-8 hours after a bite. Keep in mind that most bites cause little tissue destruction.

Victims may experience these symptoms:


Severe pain at bite site after about 4 hours
Severe itching
Nausea
Vomiting
Fever
Myalgias (muscle pain)

Initially the bite site is mildly red and upon close inspection may reveal fang marks. Within a few hours, the redness gives way to pallor with a red ring surrounding the area, or a "bull's-eye" appearance. The lesion will often appear to flow downhill over the course of many hours. The center area will then often blister, which over 12-48 hours can sink, turning bluish then black as this area of tissue dies. The wound can appear like the following:

Bull's-eye appearance (common) (Note: If you live in an area where Lyme disease is common (Northeastern states), then this type of lesion is more likely caused by tick-borne Lyme disease than a brown recluse spider bite.)

Blistering (common)

Necrosis (death) of skin and subcutaneous fat (less common)

Severe destructive necrotic lesions with deep wide borders (rare)

From here http://www.emedicinehealth.com/spide...e/page3_em.htm