Venomous Spider Bites
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Funny, I'm sitting with my etymologist friend, and we're discussing the difference between who's and whose.
It's unlikely that I will ever determine what kind of spider it was, but at this point it hardly matters.
Due to the exceptionally poor medical advice I got on my first walk-in clinic visit, I have been to emerg twice, am now on a daily antibiotic IV drip in addition to oral antibiotics, daily wound debridement, morphine for the pain. Consequently it is going to be a while before I'm 100% again! And EVERY spider I see is fair game to be stomped into goo.
Due to the exceptionally poor medical advice I got on my first walk-in clinic visit, I have been to emerg twice, am now on a daily antibiotic IV drip in addition to oral antibiotics, daily wound debridement, morphine for the pain. Consequently it is going to be a while before I'm 100% again! And EVERY spider I see is fair game to be stomped into goo.
The explanation is a beach, at night, a can of coke in the sand, and reach down for a drink and I quess Mr Spidey had been attracted by the sweetness. He didn't want an internal tour of me so hung onto the inside of my lip with his little pincers. I didn't want him hanging on and he got ejected somewhere onto the beach. Luckily, not a venomous type.
1. Clean and Protect
Clean area with gentle soap and water.
Apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
2. Control Swelling
Ice the area.
Elevate area if it is on an arm or leg.
3. Save the Spider, if Possible
Kill and save the spider for identification purposes.
4. Call a Health Care Provider
Prompt treatment is important, especially for children. Venom from a brown recluse spider bite can cause tissue damage that can lead to scarring, as well as more serious complications.
Bring the spider to the health care provider's office if you can.
Clean area with gentle soap and water.
Apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
2. Control Swelling
Ice the area.
Elevate area if it is on an arm or leg.
3. Save the Spider, if Possible
Kill and save the spider for identification purposes.
4. Call a Health Care Provider
Prompt treatment is important, especially for children. Venom from a brown recluse spider bite can cause tissue damage that can lead to scarring, as well as more serious complications.
Bring the spider to the health care provider's office if you can.
UPDATE: After a month, I am completely recovered, except that I am now allergic to most antibiotics and need to order a Medic-Alert bracelet to that effect. I dropped 22 pounds in 8 days (since a diet of morphine, sulfa drugs and gingerale will do that!) There was no necrosis and the original mass that was nearly the size of my fist is gone. There is some lasting redness at the spot, but no scarring. Live and learn! Most importantly, remember what your mom said; don't pick it, don't squeeze it, or you will make it worse when it gets infected. Mom knows!
Truthfully? Maybe...Do you think it was the Spider who made you want to take a time out from Perb?
I think that I've done some self-evaluation about how I want to live and who I want in my life since going through the past 2 months of crazy and near-death. The spiderbite didn't kill me, but the drama and infection just about did.
Exactly! As happy as I was to be able to zip up my skinny jeans again, I really could have done without the constant nausea and vomiting, to say nothing of the six weeks of :crazy:The spider bite diet!
Well, I must admit; I think I HAVE developed a super power. There's only one small problem...
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I have to be naked to use it! :eyebrows:
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