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I was bitten this past monday, visited my NP early wednesday morning and was given a prescription of anti-biotics. Am now waiting to see if necrosis sets in. I understand this may take a week or more. Anyone else ever been bitten? If so how did if affect you and what else should I do?
It is in the crook of my elbow so I don't have a lot of flesh there to be removed if surgery is required.
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I got bitten by one on my left heel in my sleep, and it sucked. I went to the doctor and got anti-biotics and it cleared up. Couldn't put a shoe on for about 1-1/2 weeks and it was quite painful. I had about a quarter size area the rotted away a bit, but it healed back fine. Good luck.
Last edited by graffex; 05-05-11 at 21:21.
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I got bit twice. Both times stuff Doc gave me worked just fine.
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I saw a horrid scar on someone that decided to go against his doctors orders, so my suggestion would be to follow them to a tee! They are really common around here, and the two people I know that got bit and did what Doc said were fine. The other guy, not so much...
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Me or the spider?
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I had a bite on my calf from one a few years ago. Left a black rotten spot about the size of a half-dollar that oozed orange puss. Nasty stuff, but not too painful. Lasted for about 2 weeks.
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Bitten twice. First time in 1998, on my right lower back just above the belt line. Didn't know what it was at first and it went untreated for nearly 6 days before I went to a clinic. When I saw the look in the doctor's eyes I knew I had a problem. They couldn't do much due to infection and swelling but they did inject antibiotics at 4 locations around the wound and referred me to a specialist. I didn't have insurance at the time and couldn't afford surgery so the doctor agreed to try and cut out all the necrosis under local though he recommended against it. It was the most intense, concentrated pain I have ever endured in my life. The doctor said I was lucky to have been bitten where I was and that if I had been bitten closer to my head or heart I would have been in serious trouble. Must have been a pretty good dose. I don't know if it was in my bed or in my clothes but it got me good. Today, nearly 13 years later I still have a divot and a rough, scaly patch of skin that itches and drives me crazy several times a day, every day.
The second bite happened about 2 years ago and I think I crushed the little bastard when I put both of my arms up on my desk. It bit me on the inside of my left arm right above the elbow. I felt a little something at the time but didn't realize it was a bite until the next day when the red spot appeared. I think I killed the spider before it could get off a good shot because while the bite was scary and painful for a week and almost made me go to the hospital, I was able to watch it carefully and deal with it myself. I do not recommend this approach to anyone. In retrospect both bites were accompanied by intense headaches and joint pain, and those were the first indications that I should have picked up on but missed.
If the doctor has seen it and you're on antibiotics, then keep a close eye on it and keep it clean and dry and you should be okay. Best of luck and I hope you crushed the little bastard before he was able to give you much of a dose.
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Got bit at least once if not twice(once on the ass). Both times antibiotics with steroid cream. Both had some black nasty-ness that healed up eventually. have little scars where both bites occured.
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Biten by a Brown Recluse (but turned out to be a hobo spider)
and like others said... follow doc's orders to a T and the skin around
it still turned black and pitted pretty bad and took a few months to heal
into yet another scar with a not very interesting story behind it.
Mine was small of the back to the right.
I had some script steroid cream but as i said still took months to heal.
Good Luck!!!
(like Dr House M.D. says... if it's wet, Keep it DRY... If it's dry, keep it wet.)
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