Bug Bites

wolf · 07-26-2006, 08:18 AM

Given that he went into the first ER, said, I have been bitten by a brown recluse, the doctor said, "We don't have those," he said "Yes we do," doctor said here's some antibiotic cream, have a good day." Two days later, different ER, similar conversation, three days after that, family physician is sending him to a city hospital for debriding the wound and IV antibiotics. So, less than a week.

Incidentally, we've always had brown recluse spiders here (aka Fiddlebacks). The first ER doc was an idiot. The second one was actually confused by the fact that it is wintertime ... but my friend was doing home remodelling and encountered the spiders when he ripped down some drywall.

07-26-2006, 08:18 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Given that he went into the first ER, said, I have been bitten by a brown recluse, the doctor said, "We don't have those," he said "Yes we do," doctor said here's some antibiotic cream, have a good day." Two days later, different ER, similar conversation, three days after that, family physician is sending him to a city hospital for debriding the wound and IV antibiotics. So, less than a week. Incidentally, we've always had brown recluse spiders here (aka Fiddlebacks). The first ER doc was an idiot. The second one was actually confused by the fact that it is wintertime ... but my friend was doing home remodelling and encountered the spiders when he ripped down some drywall. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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