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I had a spider bite once on the back of my leg and each fang spot was about as big as a dime and had purple lines going up and down my leg from each fang spot. The doctor I went to said it was a spider bite he just didn’t know what spider it came from though. I was wondering if anybody else knew what spider it was that did that. I had no other symptoms if that helps. I would really appreciate if someone could help me.
just a little FYI.
If you think you have a BITE from an insect or bug that injects poison (i.e. spider) and are not concerned enough to go to the doctor, a home remedy I found effective is a baking soda paste (just baking soda and water, make it thick to stay on the bite mark). Mine was an aggressive house spider, and it bit me on the neck when I thought it was my hair and slapped at it.
My glands started swelling and I had redness at the bite and red lines coming out. That little trick saved me from having to drag 2 small children to the ER in the middle of the night. If there is ANY doubt, the SOONER you have a doctor evaluate your bite and the sooner you start treating a bite, the better your healing time! This can be serious people!
i seriously need someone help. 2 dr just brushed it off. and me with the bleep is biting me? its so crazy that if my boy friend wasnt here to witness, i believe people think im crazy or over exaggerating the details. okay here goes…..please help me……
im a inventory specialist. i inventory grocery stores, convenience store and hardware store. okay I live in SD. Every quarter we go out west (which would put us south western SD and north western corner of NE. Were there for 3-4 nights. travel throught the part of the reservation. we stay at 3 seperate hotels. here goes
about 2 1/2 years ago now, after that trip’ on left arm i developed this mosquito like bite and itch like one. Except 1. there were no mosquito around 2. next day it was 3x bigger and it was hard and very red and hot and itched like ive ever itched. I was like the itching spread it out more turning in to little blister type. sorry about this but oozing yellowish clear liquid. last 4/5 days and dry up with a big nasty scab and ending with a faded scar.
3 month later went on that work trip again and after returning from trip on my right wrist developed same thing except i was feeling very fatigued. 3 months later. after returning from same trip on my left upper arm now i’ve received not one but 3 at one time in the same area. not 24 hours later it was bad friends convince me to go to er. they could tell me what bite me and never called it a bite but within 10mins a nurse was in there with a shot. in the rear.
went home and helped it went away. now 3 month later again. same trip but this time on my left leg 3 bites but this time not clustered together but now affecting a larger area. now same situation continues every 3 months. until 6 months ago. i receive one at home on my wrist. it was more like the ones in the beginning. bad but 3 bad feeling. okay 3mos later again now on right upper ankle, one on calf and one on saide of calf. i so refrain front itching them so wouldn’t brake them open. i protected them so they wouldn’t brake open by the 2 day my leg really hurt at work. that night i had to pop the one on side of calf because there was so much pressure it felt like my skin was gonna rip. my mom convinced me to pop it. i did next morning it didn’t feel like ripping any more. but weird thing, my voice was so horse sounding i could barley speaker.
and that last for a total of 42 days. but after 29 days i went to er and chest was fine and throat cultures were fine. sent me home. they thought it could be viral due to my symptoms, they said it will work its self out. almost 2 weeks after going to er. I got kind of a cold. when cold went away, my voice came back. now in last 2 months. since September 2011. now i’m getting these at home now. they are not as intense as the ones i get on the work trip but started out one next time a couple at once in same area of body. next time i was cleaning all day and part of night at home get ready for fall. i was all over apartment. that night i took shower. i had 2 on one leg near each other and 2 on my other except one on upper leg and other on lower. every week. now several times a week. last week i fell on couch for a few hours well next day at work upper back between shoulders.
it itched across there. when i got home i looked i had 9. a line cluster of 7 on upper shoulder across the other 2 upper middle back. right now there almost gone. they leave scars. Please Please help me. i’ve researched every from bite to immune system problems. please help me. if i had money i be going to drs till i found out about these. but i don’t have money and the ones ive to don’t know. no explanations.
I was antique shopping when suddenly it felt like something crawling on the inside of my pants. I took my hand to scratch the area of my pants where it felt like something moving and then I felt the bite. It hurt and immediately started itching. I scratched the area and felt it bite again. I found the nearest bathroom to pull my pants down so that I could see what had just bitten me and a dead white house spider was stuck to my leg. I had obviously killed it when scratching my leg. I removed the spider and cleansed the area of the bite with soap and water. I continued with my antique shopping. Within 30 minutes I started sneezing and had nasal congestion.
I left for home, thinking I was developing a cold virus. The next day, I noticed the site of the bite was raised and red. I applied rubbing alcohol, Neosporin and a bandaid. My ‘cold virus’ lasted 2 days of intense sneezing and feeling lethargic where all I wanted to do is sleep. By the third day my cold symptoms had disappeared but the spider bite was now the size of a dime, raised, swollen with blood and bruised around the site. No pain unless I accidentally brushed against it. On the forth day I made an appointment to see the doctor. Just before my appointment I took a hot shower and the raised blood filled bite ruptured and bleed.
When I got to the doctor it was confirmed to be a spider bite. I was told the cold-like symptom was from my bodies reaction to the bite. I was given a tetanus shot and sent on my way. I was told the site would heal in approximately 8 weeks.
i have a red bump with a small yellow point, almost looking like a huge pimple, under my arm just behind my arm pit, its been there for the past 2 days. can you help me and tell me what it is?
Well,
All I have to say is stay away from dry and unknown places where you know spiders will be.
I had gotten bit on my ankle. I didn’t realize it until my friend noticed my itching it constantly. i though it was just a bug bite til he saw the two holes . I’m not too sure the symptoms i should be getting but my whole foot is bruising up and it hurts really bad to walk on it. anybody know what’s going on???
I have a bump that i think is a spider bit and its like half the size of a dime and it looks like a dark red color around the bump. and the bump is like a bruise color purple and i didn’t even notice it until just 30 mins ago and it doesn’t hurt unless you touch it. if you know what it is could you please tell me?
Hi,
Yesterday, 11/10/11, I pulled out my daughters little carrier, that I put on like a bookbag. It had been sitting in the closet for 2 weeks, when I went outside to talk to my fiance, something bit me right below my underarm. It was the most painful bite I have ever experienced my whole life. It almost felt as if someone was taking 10 needles and stabbing that spot over and over again. I ran inside and put my daughter down, went to see what the bite looked like, and all there was, was a dark spot, it was circle and the size of a needle. When I put an ice pack on it, the spot felt better, but as soon as I took it off, it would throb, and I couldn’t stand the pain. This morning when I woke up, I looked in the mirror, and it was swollen (looked like a HUGE mosquito bite) and it itched. The swelling was about the size of a penny.
Tonight when I looked at it, the swelling had grew to the size of a quarter. It still throbs today, but not as bad, I can feel the pain but it’s not to the point where I am noticing it. It also itches…. I had no idea if this could be a spider bite, and maybe the spider could have come off the carrier. My fiance said he didn’t see anything, but he also said it could be a horse fly, but from what I have heard, horse flies bite and make you bleed.
If anyone could PLEASE help me, that would very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Sarah
A spider has bitten me on my hand. The rash is quite small, circular and very sore. The skin has dried up and is peeling constantly. There is a white “rim” on the outside of the rash. I was bitten 3 weeks ago. Any suggestions?
i’m not sure if mine is a spider bite or not, but i just noticed a red/purplish small bump on the right side of my breast, the reason i think it could possibly be a bite is because i can see a small area in which it looks like a fang or a stinger would have been [and to the left of it it almost looks like another but i can’t tell] and all day today [before i noticed this]
i thought i was having a caffeine overdose or something because i took 3 exederings [for a headache] and quite a few vitamins [which include green tea]..all with meals though. but ive been going to the bathroom frequently, shaky, and have been sort of feeling out of my body. when i went to work out it helped a little, but now i feel the same way. help please?? advice?? i don’t want to go to the doctor/emergency room and have them look at me like i’m some kind of lunatic. thanks so much!!
I have a bite I noticed at work this afternoon, but I didn’t have it this morning. It’s a bump on my finger with a brown spot in the middle. It doesn’t hurt, but its freaking me out! Can anyone tell me what bit me, or if its dangerous?
PLEASE HELP!!!
I’m not sure if what i’ve got is a spider bite but my wife is convinced. It started about a week ago on my left index finger. It felt like maybe a pimple or some sort of acne but a strange ache in the knuckle when ever I bent or bumped the affected area. Soon after it swelled up and produced a white head just like facial or body acne. So I popped it in the shower but could not get the core out. I left it alone and the redness and swelling increased.
So two days later I popped and squeezed and squeezed until all the pimple like pus was out. (I’m sorry this is so gross!) A day later the hole from which the pus came out had a little black ring on the top layer of skin and the swollen area around was red, purple and sensitive. I really would like to know what in the world, if anything at all, bit me
OK, i keep seeing something flying around my house that looks like a misquote but it buzz’s. I keep getting bites on my feet and hands. Yesterday i had two bites on my foot, one that looked like a line straight across the other was just a bite both were white when i scratched them. I also had two on my hand that night, (one on my wrist and one on the top of my hand sorta in the middle). Today i have a bite in the middle of my big toe and pointer toe. My dad put itch cream on the ones from last night but the two on my hands are there again! And now while i am writing this i just got a bite on my pinkie finger! I live in Florida, so we have lots of bugs. The only time i was out was yesterday at the library and i was sitting on top off my grandmothers car waiting for my mother to pick me up. I am wondering what these are!
If you guys have any answers for what might have bit me please respond ASP!! I have seen all these pictures of spider bites but none mach what i think is mine. I also read almost every comment but none still do not say anything about the white bumps that are on mine. I have seen people say that red spreads on the place where the bite is, that’s true but mine is not everywhere like my hole foot or something. There are no fang marks,but i find spiders n my wall a lot they are little and brown about as small as a pencil eraser. So please find out what could have bit me! You have all my info now please HELP ASP! P.S i live in Jacksonville Florida.
Amanda, GO TO THE DR.!
Vicky, GO TO THE DR.!
Samantha, GO TO THE DR.!
The answer always will be….
GO TO THE DR.!
If the rash is progressing and it’s interfering with your everyday life it’s not a bad idea to visit the ER if you can’t get into your doctor’s office. You could also call your doctor’s office and ask for their opinion, but my guess is that they would probably tell you to go to the ER. If you go to the ER you can get a proper diagnosis, it’s always best to do that than trying to figure out what the problem is yourself or using the Internet.
I got bitten by something 3 weeks ago resulting in a bad rash under my armpit. Have been on anti-biotics for 2 weeks. The rash has come and gone but has now broke out in other areas including my throat which keeps swelling up and making it hard to swallow at times. Not sure what to do and can’t get into doctors. Should I go to hospital?
Mines is the same as –>I woke up Monday morning with an itch on my thigh. and at first I thought it was a mosquito bite, but it looked pretty big. It was really swollen and red. I saw a little opening in the middle. I put rubbing alcohol on it, triple antibiotic ointment and put a band-aid over it. After a few hours, I took the band-aid off and looked at the bite again. The little opening in the middle was tiny, but the bite really hurt and it was really big under my skin. I could feel it in my leg and when I walked, it was pretty huge and it was like a bruise under my skin. My thigh looked abnormal because it was so swollen.
I did the same thing, put rubbing alcohol, ointment and a band-aid. After I took a shower that evening, I cleaned the bite, looked at it a little more and realized the center had gotten bigger. The next morning, whatever was hurting underneath my skin shrank. But the middle had gotten bigger and its white now. It’s like an odd shaped crater, but I don’t see any pus. It’s just white. And its got a red ring surrounding it. And its weird because these little bumps showed up and are now around it. I have no idea what this is… I’m scared it might be a brown recluse spider bite, but from what I’ve researched those get bigger very quickly. This one is getting bigger slowly. Its been a little over 2 days now and it went from a microscopic hole to a 1/2 a centimeter wide with a few bumps surrounding it. I don’t know what to do.
Clarissa M says:
The bite is small with a white center and surrounded with red, but this has been in a recent 12 hours. what kind of spider could this be?
I have a spider biting me at night. His name is V, because he seems to have a vendetta against me. He has bitten me over 20 times, mostly June and Sept/Oct. He only bites exposed skin, my left arm and right leg. I haven’t seen him but I know he is there. I am allergic to it so its a horrible time.
The Dr decided to treat me for scabies in case it was but V must like the medication because he bite through it :(, I’m going to have to move before V kills me. Whenever he bites I wake up with the itches. It starts small but some have ended up being the size of a walnut. They itch like no tomorrow. They will stay swollen for two weeks and when they go down, they leave a black mark.
The bites from June start itching again whenever I get bite. Big sigh I wish I could figure out how to stop him. Oh and the little a-hole bite me on the boob which I wouldn’t wish on my worse enemy.
I was bitten by a black widow 4 days ago. Within 24 hrs had the following symptoms: painful joints and muscle stiffness, elevated blood pressure, sharp pain in my chest and in the kidney area, nausea with a lack of appetite, and when I did eat, stomach cramping. Dizziness, if i got up too fast I thought I would pass out. Wicked headache, so alternating Ibuprofen and Tylenol every 4 hrs. General overall weakness and feeling crummy (flu-like symptoms).
Developed a 2 inch red bulls-eye pattern at bite site, where I can see the puncture marks. Slowly turning into a purple bruise color as the days progress. I feel best if I keep very hydrated (craving Coco-Vitas) and getting plenty of rest. Ice pack to bite site and keeping it elevated. Bulls-eye feels hot to the touch and sore. I drew a circle around it immediately to make sure the swelling wasn’t progressing. Using triple anti-biotic ointment and a First aid cream containing Lidocaine so it doesn’t get infected. Also taking Benadryl to help me sleep and to help with some of the symptoms.
I was bitten on the upper part of my thigh. I sat on the spider. I think there will be less complications as there is large muscle mass to absorb the toxins. Last time I felt this way was when I was bit by a Copperhead Snake. When I saw my doctor he said to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and there wasn’t much more he could do, unless symptoms get worse or an infection starts at the bite site. Hope this helps anyone out there.
My 2 year old told me a spider bit her, She has a red swelling with a white spot in the middle and then about 1/4-1/2 inch below it there is 2 tiny marks, almost like a needle prick.
I have to say a lot of you are I’m sorry, are stupid. Why would you wait until your bites get that bad, if it is a spider bite. It could also be staph infections; Mrsa… I’ve read that spider bites are often mistaken for that. You should go to the doctor right away. Don’t be posting, “I don’t know what to do” or “should I go to the doctor?” Those have obvious answers. I can understand if you’re posting to want to know what kind of spider bit you, but seriously, go see a doctor before it gets infected and you get sick. It could become more serious than that. It’s plan and simple common sense. Sorry if this seems harsh, but seriously people?!
My friend Brittany was recently by a spider on her him. The venom has proceeded to go up her side and you can see all these red lines. Do you know what kind of spider would do that?
HI..my name is tina.I woke up last night to this red small bump on my stomach. It itched a bit. Now tonight, it has gotten redder with a dot center that seems to look hollow.. when I squeeze it nothing comes out, and it scabs over.the bump is raised and hard. what bit me?
this is for Karen ………try changing your deodorant type that could be it, I had the same problem for awhile try and see good luck
this note is for Kelly………..I dot know if what you have is the same thing my son has to what you’re describing, but he has all kinds of tiny bump’s and some are big like pimples, when he scratched it then it would turn white and crusty like u said I tried different things like you’re doing, but I end up putting Vaseline to moisture his back and took some Tylenol it seems to work I hope it works for you good luck
Got these spider bites ( I’m thinking due to the very very very very itchy nature ), each morning I awake with more, haven’t figured out where they are coming from. They start as red bumps (pimple type but larger) then a small red dot appears in the middle , some bruise, and they are crusty like pus has oozed then hardened after I scratch them, and cause the area around it to become hard. I have tried cortizone, anti itch cream containing dyphenhydramine, Ivyrest with calamine lotion, benzyl alcohol, and dypenhydramine in it. STILL ITCHES LIKE…..bleep. About to go crazy. Oh, I also feel kinda feverish and chills at site. HELP! need treatment advice & what is this?
To Jo , from February, who was told she is the only one bitten: Hope you see this. Maybe you have ‘hives’? I have this–itches like crazy, not like a rash. They look like bug bites but appear in the same place. Mine are from stress. Take care Jo :)
my underarm is so itchy and it has wound and its getting black with wound.. it so itchy to the point you can not control to scratch my underarm.. please i need a solution for my worst underarm.. what would I do? please help me please thank you so much
I was bitten by something two nights ago… day 1, it started out as a small blister looking bump, was hard and very itchy.. day 2, the blister has flatten out with some fluid inside and is the size of a penny, the middle still has liquid substance/water inside the rest is flat very red and VERY very itchy. I’ve sprayed insect bite solution and applied alcohol.
What do you think bite me? Thanks
So I was at work and I was working the drive thru when my leg started to itch. I scratched it a little but knew scratching it wouldn’t help. I didn’t think anything of it. I went home and got changed and that’s when i saw two bite marks? They’re really small, smaller than a dime. One has a bruise around it sort of and the other doesn’t They’re both open wounds I guess you could say. I’ve had a really bad headache since this and my knees are hurting.
do you know what this may be?
my nephew just recently got out of the hospital for redness on front part of his leg, he woke up last Monday morning with a high fever, break in sweat really bad the leg was swollen and all red there was no bite mark or anything was just red hot, hard and in pain.
the doctor didn’t know what it was they was guessing up anything,when he got out they still didn’t know what it was,but because of my experience with a spider bite I told everyone that was around including the Dr and Rn’s in the hospital it was a spider bite.
my nephew is home 5 days later he see’s two eye on the hard part of his leg he tells me it looks like a spider the best part of him being in the hospital was they gave him some antibiotic and Motrin kept him inn for 3 1/2 day running up the hospital bill,when he got home still had a high fever which we use home remedy’s for it and it works,the antibiotic helps take out the poison out that cause the white puss inside,but if the bite causes anything else than the redness all around,fever,and sourness then please seek Dr attention it can cause allergies for some people.there is enough LOVE to go around and your HELP will make a difference.
Thanks.
In 2002 working as a security you bound to catch yourself getting bit by anything,but that time I wasn’t thinking of anything biting me because I always ware pants, but I guess was like the day after the bite that my leg was hurting I barely can stand on it, it was right below my knee on the inner part of my leg.
I had all the symptoms like sweating, fever, getting gold my leg was hard and reddish all around the front,before the eye appear on it the quarter size of it was really hard and itchy I just kept scratching then the little watery bump appear on the hard part,about the 4th day the bump bust and that’s when you see the 2 white eye ,I call it eye cause it looks just like it, what I’m trying to say is we will never know what is biting us but we can put 2 and 2 together and make something out of it, even with me as a strong person can take just about anything that bite last me about a month it goes down really slow.
The quarter size stays hard and gets really ugly with all the white stuff in it,I advice anyone with anything like that you need to take antibiotic for it or see the Dr I still end up going to the Dr after 4weeks of waiting it out cause it needs to clean out all of the white puss from inside and the Dr gave me for it the wound whet down after that and my leg is better………………..IF ANYTHING JUST TAKE SOME ANTIBIOTIC for anything poison,TAKE MOTRIN FOR PAIN AND FOR THE FEVER PART PUT A COLD WET TOWEL RIGHT OVER THE HARD PART, TAKE CARE
I’ve recently come back from 3 week trip to new york. we went to a baseball game and that night I vomited for no reason, I felt a bit sick but that’s about it. that morning, I found a huge bruise and lump on the side of my left leg just under my knee and to the right.
after a few days it start to disappear but the lump got itchier. after a while, I noticed a dark line coming from the lumping bruise reaching down half of my leg. my aunty works at a hospital and says it looks like a spider bite and the venom was trying to reach a main artery.
could you please tell what happened or what type of insect or spider did this? help!
Please help me I didn’t notice the bite until I went to gym class and I didn’t see anything on my leg yesterday and I’m scared if it’s poisonous. Can someone tell me if it is! It’s a bump that is my skin color and pinkish and has two holes on the middle and is the size of a pinky. It kind of looks like a pig nose.
i have same symptoms as Ali (posted 9-19-2011 3:26pm) and Tatum H (posted 4-18-2011 1:49pm) with large red circle area swollen and very painful to the touch- i don’t have health insurance and would like to know how common it is and if a doctor is necessarily or if home remedies might be an option or if i can simply let it wait out (how long to expect)? please let me know-thanks.
Clarissa M. – im pretty sure I have the something. I woke up a week ago and saw a patch of red skin on my forearm but just above the elbow. In this patch there are little white bumps. I usually have small white bumps on my upper arms, dermatitis I believe. I didn’t really think anything of it so I decided to pick at them and clear substance came out (pus maybe?).
Now, the white bumps are scabbed but my skin is still red. I never thought it could be a spider bite until I googled pictures and saw one like mine on this website. Needless to say, my arm is really restless, with pins and needles, as I’ve been trying to sleep tonight. Can my GP do anything for this? Does anyone know what type of spider this could be? I live on Long Island in NY. Thanks.
I was bitten two days ago. I think it’s a spider bite because I saw and killed a large spider that was in my family room about two feet from where I was sitting. I didn’t feel the bite & didn’t notice it until about an hour later when I went for blood work. When the lab tech. asked to see my veins and I displayed the under side of both arms, we saw the bite and bruising on my L. arm. There was a single penny sized bite about 2″ from the elbow with a single red center and redness and then bluish bruising around the bite.
What was really strange, was a series of three distinct dark round bruises in a single row going down my arm to the wrist. The middle bruise was smaller than the others and dark purple. Later another U-shaped marking came out above the first bruise and additional redness with what looked like two tiny round marks (almost as if it had been fangs) near the bite site. That day i went to an Urgie Care Center where they treated the site with some antibiotic cream and covered with a bandaid. The next day the bruises had begun to subside but I had an acute onset of sore throat. Called 911 & was taken to ER. My blood pressure was 180/75. The some throat is now gone (third day) and the bruises are continuing to fade. What bit me???? Thanks.
so I woke up this morning and i had two small but very red things that looked like bites on my butt…i don’t know how they got there…my stepmother works in a hotel and she looked over my bed and said she couldn’t find anything that looked like bed bugs…i have no idea what it is and i’m kind of scared…
I have a bite on my leg, just above my left knee and it’s swollen about 2cm of my skin. It’s an flat oval with a raised circle. So itchy and I am putting eurax on. Anyone know what to do?!
i don’t know if this is a spider bite or not but it looks like a wart and it right near my ankle and it sticks out like a wart and it has like a white thing on top of it and it hurts really bad like i cant feel my leg really and it making me sick to my stomach i don’t know what it is, please help me and i’ve had it for like almost two weeks.
I live in MN and have a bite I’m pretty sure is from a spider, it started out as a quarter sized red swollen spot with a little darker spot in the middle, the next day i woke up and its on the entire back of my hand is red and swollen, its itchy but if you touch it it feels like a extremely painful bruise, and later in the day the pain was moving up my wrist to my elbow as a throbbing stabbing pain. Should I see a doctor?
Hello,
I’ve been reading up on these posts only because my daughter went into the woods with her dad, and she came back home with two small raised bumps (very close together), and they are red. I treated the area with disinfectant, ointment etc….but I have to say that I think some of these posts are CRAZY!!! Why on earth would you wait until your symptoms are that bad off before going to your GP (general physician) or the ER? The pictures I’ve seen are (in my opinion) just from laziness or just plain stupidity — your bite became such a problem BECAUSE you waited so long!!
I’ll keep an eye on my daughter’s leg — and the second anything changes (such as severe swelling, red streaks, or if it looks like it’s puss-filled), and we will be going to the GP and/or the ER.
It’s just crazy to me that some people wait until their leg or arm or whatever is about to fall off before they say “Should I go see the doctor???” — Ummm a resounding DUHHHHHH comes to mind!!!
Just my humble opinion! Good luck to all!
Sherie
I am wondering what kind of spider bit me because of the last couple of days there was a little bump then over the past couple of days it continued to get bigger the bump turned into a something that looked like a goose egg and around it, it didn’t swell out it swelled all around it then i decided to pinch it and a bunch of puss came squirting out and has been squirting puss ever since it seems to be getting a bit better but do i need to see a doctor?
just a few hours ago i got bite by something.
at first it was a little itchy. then all of a sudden it was a stabbing pain. then i lifted my pants leg to see what it was, then it was a huge bump on my leg , all red and swollen… it has two red dots in the middle of it, and its red all around it.
what could this be?
I woke up this morning with my pinkie having a small (but growing) red bump. It looks like what Michelle posted. I just saw a brown spider that was about two inches. Could this be it? It kinda hurts to bend my pinkie, not too much.
couple months… ago i woke up with 7 large….massive red itchy bumps all on my arm and 1 on my lower back i still…have a lil bump where they were and they still.. itch and id get 1 or 2 new ones here or there and i’ve even caught spiders crawling on me and this was at my grandmas house and i just moved out 2wks ago i have the same bed but brand new bedding and i’ve gotten 2 more and the 1 has a little..bit of puss coming out and now it scabbed over and yet my boyfriend doesn’t having any… bites and nobody at my grandmas did either. i don’t know if they’re in my box spring or something ewwwww. i didn’t know if i should be worried?
I woke up Monday morning with an itch on my thigh. and at first I thought it was a mosquito bite, but it looked pretty big. It was really swollen and red. I saw a little opening in the middle. I put rubbing alcohol on it, triple antibiotic ointment and put a band-aid over it. After a few hours, I took the band-aid off and looked at the bite again. The little opening in the middle was tiny, but the bite really hurt and it was really big under my skin. I could feel it in my leg and when I walked, it was pretty huge and it was like a bruise under my skin. My thigh looked abnormal because it was so swollen.
I did the same thing, put rubbing alcohol, ointment and a band-aid. After I took a shower that evening, I cleaned the bite, looked at it a little more and realized the center had gotten bigger. The next morning, whatever was hurting underneath my skin shrank. But the middle had gotten bigger and its white now. It’s like an odd shaped crater, but I don’t see any pus. It’s just white. And its got a red ring surrounding it. And its weird because these little bumps showed up and are now around it. I have no idea what this is… I’m scared it might be a brown recluse spider bite, but from what I’ve researched those get bigger very quickly. This one is getting bigger slowly. Its been a little over 2 days now and it went from a microscopic hole to a 1/2 a centimeter wide with a few bumps surrounding it. I don’t know what to do.
I woke up with a almost rash looking red circle on my arm. It kinda itches and it looks like it has tiny dots in the circle…
Can anyone help me figure out if its a spider bite or something?