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Submitted 168 days ago...

Glint837

Glint837

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Spider bite

I was biten on friday.Saturday it was swollen,hard & red/bue/purple in color & hurt soo bad. I thought it was a ingrown hair as it is in the fold of my leg to my groin area.I put on hydrocortizone cream friday night w/gauze.Saturday it really hurt & had gotten larger(as big as my thumb).After a hot bath saturday night it started pussing brown crap. It didn't stop for 2 1/2 hrs. I put on neosporin antibotic w/gauze & went to bed. Sunday it hrt,but not quite so bad.I changed the gauze but didn't really check it.Monday I check it again & the top layer of skin (like a blister) had come off.it was still red but not swollen or hard anymore.BUT htere was a hole(maybe where the bite was?)QUESTION? IS IT GETTING BETTER OR DO I NEED TO SEE A DR? I am currently out of work & money is tight?PLEASE HELP ME!

 
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Submitted 152 days ago...

Skoolie

Skoolie

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It sounds like a brown recluse bit you.

A small white blister usually initially rises at the bite site surrounded by a swollen area. The affected area enlarges and becomes red, and the tissue is hard to the touch for some time.

you should see a doctor and you could be have gangren or if its badly infected or if the venom is concentrated you may need medical help to stop it from getting worse.

 

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