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Hello, my name is Bethany and I have been bitten by a spider. I’ve seen a lot of spiders off and on in my new house but I don’t know for sure what kind they are. The bite kinda felt like a mosquito bite at first, itched a bit and I of course scratched it a little. Next day it looked like a zit, day after that it was swelled up, red full of fluid and burned so badly I could barely walk without feeling pain.
As gross as it is the fluid that came out of it had a look to it much like cooking oil in water. Parts of it were clear compared to the blood and the pus. I went to my doctor and took one of the spiders I see in my room all the time with me. He said it was a wolf spider.
Though I’m wondering if its not considering they don’t tend to bite, more or less they run. He’s put me on an antibiotic to stop any infection, however I have another bite that’s starting to be extremely similar to the one on my lower back. It itched, and now looks like like a zit as well, but it is beginning to swell. The one on my back looks like a giant bruise. No rings of any sort. However it is highly swollen and tender to the slightest touch.
I have a picture of it, however after 20 minutes of a warm compress it looks far more bruised than in the photo I took before hand. I wonder if it is in fact a Wolf Spider bite or if this is something from a different spider. As I live in Colorado I know there are a lot of spiders out here, and the basement where my room is is constantly being a scurrying ground for them. I don’t know if its a recluse bite, or what. Hopefully its not a recluse though…
I need to know a few things:
1. is it okay for me to cover the bite mark while I sleep so that it doesn’t get more irritated by my blankets or sheets rubbing on it while I sleep?
2. The Doctor told me that when it does finally break free from my skin it’ll probably spray out a lot. I was told to instantly get some warm water and thoroughly clean the open wound once the fluid is drained in full. Is there anything I shouldn’t use before or after it breaks while showering like body wash? And should I take care not to let shampoo or the like run over it as well for the time being till the skin has healed?
3. The bite is extremely sore, I tried taking aspirin to help ease it at work before I was able to get to the Doctor. Only worked for an hour and a half. What can I do outside of the idea of a pill to help ease the swelling as well as the burning pain it keeps giving off?
I know this is kinda long and drawn out and sounds like things I could have asked my Doctor. But he’s an ass to say the least who didn’t even bother to ask me questions, just looked over the bite, squeezed it till I cried, then started on a rant about all the wonderfully horrid possibilities this could bring up if not taken care of. He looked briefly at the spider I brought it, compared it to some picture outside of the room I was waiting in, came back then started yammering. I didn’t get to ask him jack diddly… >> Like I said he’s an ass. Point is if he wont answer me it would be nice if someone else would.
Treatment and solution found on my comment on the spider bite treatment page.
I just noticed this tonight, I have this ink pen size sore spot in side of a white spot inside of a red spot inside of a bruise. A no I didnt hit it it was itching earlier today and I was scratching it through my long pants I didn’t notice anything the past couple of days except that I had something had biten me in 3 spots on one of my toes and they were itching really bad.
Also, when I was changing my clothes tonight and seen this spot I remembered we have been cleaning a house out that has a bunch of small spiders in it so I don’t know if I was bitten by a spider or not. How do I tell and yes the spot on my toe is getting bigger but I just thought it was because i had scratched them. HELP!
I live in San Diego, California and i woke up this morning with a red dot in the middle of a rectangular/square shaped bump.
if it is a spider bite i am not in the mood to die so lemme know.
Hi,
I live in maryland and i have what appears to be a spider bite on the back of my right leg. It itches fairly bad, is swollen, hurts and there are two tiny holes (which i think are fang marks) while around them is a circle about a centimeter in length. Around that is a big purple bruise, about an inch wide which itches really bad and hurts when i touch it.
The bite looks like a light brown line that goes straight through the middle of the circles and bite mark. I have no idea what it is, but I recently have gotten tiny bumps that itch on my right foot and upper right thigh, but nowhere else.
I was wondering if they had anything to do with this spider bite but I was not sure if they were relevant. Also, my back has started to hurt fairly bad, whenever I bend it sends a sharp pain straight up through my spine, I am not sure if this has anything to do with the bite either.
I am not exactly sure what to do about this bite and I am hoping someone may be able to help me. My boyfriend and I are both a bit worried as neither of us know anything about this, or what to do.
Thank you,
kirsten.
The pictures of the spider bites are just awful. I can’t believe how gross they appear and the amount of damage such a little spider can do! I feel sorry for those of you going through this.
I got bit last night in the middle of my chest. I was on a floating dock that had recently been pushed out from shore. I felt a little pin-prick which I first thought was either a bee sting or just a pinch, but today I have a little blister and a relatively large area of my chest is very sore. I’m worried about it being a brown recluse bit and having necrosis in my chest. I have no way of knowing what kind of spider it was because it was dark when I was bit. It happened in upstate New York, and I know there aren’t many brown recluse spiders here, but there is a possibility.
I awoke Thursday morning with a bite on my breast, what at the time I thought was a insect bite. however now I think it may be a spider bite. It is about the size of an inkpen head with yellowish color insde it. I tried to squeeze it out but was unable to get anything out of it but clear fluid, it has a red hive about the size of a my hand, feels hot at touch. I’m open to ANY advise.
HI,
I don’t know what i was bitten by but I assume it’s a spider. When I first noticed my wound it was a small bump that hurt but was the same color as my skin. Then next day it was pink and had tiny blister like bumps all over it. Then next day it was a darker pink with white dots all over it. Today, it’s blood red and the white dots are gone but it hurts really bad and where the white dots were it looks like the skin is being disolved layer at a time. Any ideas what is could be? oh and did I mention it’s about the size of a dime maybe a hair larger.
I am guessing that what I got several days ago was a spider bite because it didn’t look like any mosquito bite I ever had. I woke up with it on me, resembling 2 raised dots side by side. They are not very large, they are not even close to the size of a dime.
Since then, this area has really bubbled up and the dots are spreading all over my arm. I would say I now have about 5 more of these than I started with. Yesterday all around my wrist and up my arm was going numb and I wondered if this was the cause as the supposed bite is right near my wrist. The area seems to be getting redder while the other raised dot marks are pink little bubble like things.
This area was itchy at first, but not currently. I am getting pretty scared here, and I can’t afford a doctor so I’m hoping there is some other way to get rid of this.
hi, i first felt pain in the lymphnode area of my right groin, when i checked it out i noticed a bite about 3 inches away. the bite had a surrounding raised, red circle about the size of a dime. around that was a slightly red area about 3-4 inches in width. the slightly red area went from the bite to the lymphnodes, the bite is not centered in the reddish area, it is on the far side. it seems like my blood flow took the venom straight to the lymphnodes. i dont know.
What a fascinating discussion. I guess I’ll join the “spider bite” club. I woke up this morning with a nickel-sized area of hard tissue at the center of a (roughly) tennis-ball sized light red area on the bottom of my right forearm. It is slightly painful to the touch, and the itching is the worst part of it. No other symptoms.
I suspected immediately that it was a spider bite, although I wonder if it might be two mosquito bites very near to each other. I looked at the area in the mirror and saw what are two obvious puncture marks, but they are far enough apart that it they were caused by a spider’s fangs, then it was one big honkin spider!
No bright red area, no black, gray, green, or yellow, just a light red rash looking thing. No pus or other nasty secretions. Just itches like mad. I am putting calamine lotion on it at hoping for the best.
Has anyone else noticed that the longer you sit here and read these posts, the more you feel like you have things crawling all over you?
Well, I have two bites on my ankle. About a month earlier, I noticed another one on the back part of my ankle. These are on the front. I have no idea what type of insect bit me so I was wondering if anyone could help. The last time, it also itched like it does (just found them) now but hurts to scratch then turned into just hurting. However, it is not an ant bite. Nor is it a mosquito. I do not see any bite marks on the bumps.
It has been raining a lot the past few days so it very well could be spider bites. I just am not sure.
I woke up one morning to 2 bites on my back calf. They were red but didn’t bother me to much. A few hours later I noticed what looked like bruising around the two bites in an erratic form. There are white rings around the bites separating the bite and the “bruise” Not sure if it is a spider bite or not…
I got a huge hard lump on my legs from a spider bite it hurts, is swollen and has gotten worse and makes walking painful. It is only red and I am not sure if I should see a doctor or just leave the bite alone? help…
help me. my story is similar to #7 amd #161. Every night for the past 4 nights i have woken to find a anywhere from 1 – 3 faint red spots on my leg. within half an hour of being awake the spots grow bigger and hot and red. if i itch them — they start to weep. they are ichy but do not stay itchy all the time.
they are ugly! i have sprayed and washed and vacummed and still the condition remains the same. my husband sleeps beside me and he is uneffected by whatever this is…..can anyone helpme?
I got bit by a spider…there are 2 puncture marks. It did swell and is still itching 2 days later. I live in North Eastern Ohio so I’m not sure what all types of spiders could do such work. The bite marks were visible immediately. It looks like it may be getting infected now. If anyone knows what types of spiders leave actual bite marks the info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
B
I was recently bit by a spider in my home in Atlanta. After 2 days my bite seemed a little irritating so I squeezed it and a little blood came out, nothing major. Two days later I was on the James river canoeing for 3 days and my bite became extremley infected.
I traveled to Houston on business and the second day I went to the doctor and I was told I had the second worst infection that would almost put me in the hospital with a staff infection. The infection was cut out one and half inches deep and a diameterof a half dollar.
It was scary. I am recovering with two antibiotics and pain pills. When I get back home to Atlanta I intend on fumigating my home. I have seven children and I want to protect them against spider bites like this.
Do you hava any suggestions?
Painfully,
Bruce
We live in South Texas, near the border and the gulf. My daughter was bitten by something on the back of her leg Sunday afternoon (I think it was a spider, but I’m not sure). It started out looking like a spider bite – a small puncture wound (on the edge of the swelling, not in the middle) with the swelling to about 3x the size of a mosquito bite, and was itchy and slightly painful to her.
By yesterday (Wednesday evening), the swelling was gone, but it had turned red and is bumpy – no longer itchy or painful. She did have a low-mid grade fever (not sure if it’s related to the bug bite though) on Tuesday.
Here is the picture – not the greatest, but at least there’s a visual…
Any ideas? Do I need to take her to the pediatrician? The fever is gone, the swelling is gone, and the itching/pain is gone, but it did change colors and that concerns me.
Thanks.
I live in Florida and the spider bites are located next to the crease of my elbow. The pucture marks are only about a few mm away and the bite isn’t very noticable unless you were actually trying to look for it. It feels fine apart from the fact that whenever I or something else touches it, it feels as though a needle is poking at it.
Yesterday i was mowing the lawn and when i was in my room, i noticed that i had several small bumps in small groups on my forearm. right now (7- 18- 07) i have more. i need to know what type of spider bit me
i live in southern nv. i didn’t notice anything until 9 am monday that there was a bump on my lower left arm it got larger about the size of a half dollar. it got very hard red and warm to the touch. it’s a little tender to the touch. i haven’t been able to see any puncture mark or any type dots. i haven’t had type of symtoms. anyone have any idea what it could have been
yes i think there should be more pics on here because i have been biten by a spider on my left side about a week ago and i can barely move around it hurts so bad, its so big you can easily see where the teeth went in, i thought it would get better but it seems to not be improving so i wanted to see what kind of spider would have done that.
Hello — this is not about a bite – but I am looking for information and haven’t been able to find what I want to know and thought maybe you can help me – it is about something I found in the garden – never saw them before – a tan-colored marble-sized ball on top of what might have been a spider web.
No one I knew could tell me anything about it except that they had heard of “spider balls“. Is this part of a spider’s life cycle – maybe filled with eggs – or whatever – I would like to read about this since it is something new in the garden…perhaps you know a site. I would really appreciate it if you answer. Thank you.
Mine is on my arm. The bite is a dark red area about the size of a dime with the surrounding area kinda swollen (just a bit larger that a silver dollar) if anyone could help it would be great. i got the bite about a day and a half ago and i also see other bites on my body that look very similar to the one on my arm
Is it possible to get bit by a spider in your ear? I can’t really tell if its a bite, and I’d really like to know! I’m so afraid to lay down anywhere, and mind you, I like sleeping in my bed!!!! I also have a bite on the side of my face, I THINK ITS A BITE, but it is just two bumps, no discoloring, but it really does HURT. PLEASE HELP ME!
Hi
I was bitten on wednsday, put meat tenderizer on it, thought it went away. Thursday swelling began, friday much worse, saturday to the MD, cortisone cream, seems to be a bit better, but still there on the following Monday.. Also had two tiny fang marks.
For persons #71, #41, and #7. Sounds like rat mites. They are very selective about whom they bite. Look for possible locations where the rats have set up housekeeping.
Thanks for this web site.
Im from Jackson, Tennessee and I am 18 hours into my frist spider bite. I woke up from bed went to make coffee and when i bent over I felt a pain in my hip. I went to the bedroom and laid down beside my boyfriend and ask him to feel it. There was a mass growth under the skin in the crease of leg and abdomen. Its red in color but no bite mark appeared, there was no itching.
Almost an hour later i felt a burning sensation, the growth was expanding quickly so we went to hospital, I was given antiobotics and pain pills. Later that night i was rushed to another hospital it was worse. I was given shots due to the antibotic given was not strong enough the bite developed to cellulitius.
Please be carreful that you recieve the right medical treatment. My spider bite is now going thru the normal stages of healing and I am now at 18 hours, still in alot of pain, no itching thou.
Doctor said spider is still unknown.
I was just last week camping in western Ohio, and I was bitten by something. I have plenty of experience with bites (insects love me), but I’ve never had one so severe. The bite is on the back of my right calf, and produced a 4-5″ diameter area of swelling and soreness. It wasn’t until two days later that the swelling went down enough for me to see that there were two pinprick marks in the center, roughly 1/4″ apart.
It’s been a week and the marks are scabbing. There are also a few smaller marks very near the area. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
If any of you suspect you have been biten by a spider, do not hesitate go to the emergency room or your doctor. I was biten on Wednesday evening while sitting on my back porch very sharp needle like pain started at the site of the bite. A small whelp appeared that I immediately treated with iodine and hydrogen peroxide. A few hours after the initial bite a large dark blister appeared, I pierced the blister and applied more hydrogen peroxide. By the next morning, I was on the phone with my doctor who had me to come in immediately.
Treatment consists of an antibiotic (Sulfamethoxazole) twice a day for 10 days and to use a triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin). Must go to the doctor again tomorrow and this is after two visits already. Was informed shots do not work on spider bites. I urge anyone who thinks they have been biten by a spider to seek treatment immediately.
By the way if treatment doesn’t work, strong possibility surgery will have to be done to remove all damaged skin and then plastic surgery. Good Luck!!!
I was bitten by who knows what…I don’t even remember being bit, but it’s on my right wrist like where a watch would go…The area around the bite is red and swollen and the bite is a greenish color. Since this bite I’m been having shooting pain in my hand, wrist, and arm where it’s like the shooting pain on top of dull pain. I live in the UP of Michigan and so far those I’ve showed never seen anything like the bite I have.
Ouch!
I have a spider bite it is on the tender part on my arm at first it itched like a bug bite then it started throbbing when I scratched it, then, I looked down and it looked like a big huge pimple, So of course what did I do? I popped it and a lot of pus cam out of it.
It then became swollen and red around the bite with a red line is going down the whole bite when I squeezed it. The bite has like two puncture holes in it and it is really tender to the touch.
Kentucky girl
Hello! I have been bit by 7 spiders in the last 2 months; I live in Montgomery, Alabama in some fairly new apartments. The first time was on the back of my thigh, all I felt was a itch until a couple of days later it started to sting real bad at work; I had got real dizzy and felt sick like I have never felt before.
I went to the doctor and had a fever of a little over 100. I sat for 5 hours to see a doctor then left, I called a friend to tell her about it and her sister looked in a medical book, and believe it or not (I sure didn’t) until I tried it. You use seasonsalt, tobacco, or fatback meat you put in collard greens.
I was in so much pain, I got the season salt poured it on, let it set for about 15 min. You will feel the pain but once you rinse it, it will start to drain pus and take that pain away. The next time was a couple of days later, I tried the tobacco, you have to put a little water on, you want the juice from the tobacco and the season salt, the tobacco made it look a whole lot better too.
I wish I new this site was here to send pictures but I’m all healed up now, how I know it was spiders is because I have been killing a lot of them lately. It is the black ones and light brown ones I’m very cautious now and I see them a lot.
Be careful, hope to help someone just like it help me. Also for internal the liquid benadryl goes right to the bloodstream to knock out the infection, also use the triple antibiotic neosporin….
I know this sounds crazy and although it worked for me, you should ask your doctor before trying these suggestions.
This afternoon I noticed a round spot on the back of my daughter’s leg just above her ankle. At first I thought it was a bruise until I felt it. The mark was hard and in the center of the bruised area are a patch of small bumps. I am not sure if she has been bitten by a spider or not. If anyone knows if this is a possible spider bite could you please let me know.Thanks
Hi. I live in Seattle Washington and about 3 days ago I felt something bite me and I flung a spider off of my arm. I desperately tried to find the spider afterwards (so I could take my revenge upon it) but no luck. Now, the two bites I have are spreading outward in a red ring. The ring around the smaller bite is about 1 inch in diameter and the larger one is about 2 inches in diameter.
They itch, but not much. The larger bite hurts when you touch it, and the outer red ring is slightly raised. They look similar to bullseye rashes I have seen associated with Lyme disease, but I am sure I was not bit by a tick. I have been scouring the internet for clues, as I don’t have medical insurance and can’t really afford to have the bites checked out by a doctor.
Anyone have any ideas?
I have at least 30 bites on my feet, ankles, and shins. At first I thought they were bed bugs (might be) because every morning, I’d wake up with more. I have absolutely none on any other part of my body, weird? They are little red bumps, not filled with anything, and itch uncontrollably and an unbearable stinging sensation when you itch them.
I have accumulated so many, because they last so long. The old ones from 4 weeks ago still itch as though they first did, and now I have the addition of new ones. My feet are so itchy! I tried to clean and use benadryl cream, nothing helped stop the itch.
Help!
I have a bite just above my belly button which is still bothering me after 5 days. It started out at an inch diameter, angry red, with a small whitish dot in the lower center. The area is like a lump under the skin which hurts when I touch it, but also bothers me as it’s right where my waistbands hit.
I’ve had spider bites before, but none with such a dramatic reaction or such staying power.
I live in Northern California – Mill Valley
My name is Mike I live in Somerset Ohio, about 3 weeks ago I felt really weird at work? I was light headed couldn’t seem to focus on anything, felt sick and started having really bad stomach cramps I couldn’t almost bend over when I was working?
I didn’t have a clue why I felt this way until I was sitting down and I stated to rub my left calf with my right foot and I felt this large bump – I pulled up my pant leg and there was this bite probably quarter size, it got worse looking the next few hours turning black n blue.
It’s 7/10/07 and I believe I got bit again this time on my left side above my hip, again I felt not focused at all, as if i’m on a pain pill? I was breathing heavy but that stopped, I can feel it in my side and my left arm is sort of numb feeling.
I don’t know much about spiders but this sucks I feel weak and like I’ve not slept for ever? If anyone has any ideas or similar symptoms could you please post, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks, Mike
One day I was cleaning my house and opened up the curtains where I found 10-12 spiders. I was freaked out. I live in Californa so there are a lot of black widow spiders and because the window was left open during our weekend vacation, the spiders found their way in. One had got on my leg and bit me.
The bite turned bright purple and the next day it turned brown, then red. I went to the doctor and they gave me a whole bunch of stuff to take care of my leg.
In about a month it was gone and I moved to Idaho afterwards.
Thank you for posting.
cheyenne,
The Spider Fearer
I’m from Sacramento, California and was bitten by a little white spider while gardening yesterday. It hurt like heck at the time … and a for a few hours afterwards. Today, there is a small blood blister type thing on the top of my hand … and my knuckle is dark colored too … but there is no pain at all whatsoever. However, today, I have had an unusual headache and inexplicable vision blurriness … and after reading all of these testimonies, I’m thinking they might be releated to the little spider bite.
Thank you all for having this wonderful comment venue! Melissa
I got bit nine days ago. It was at night, ’cause I didn’t feel the bite. I figure it’s a spider bite. I woke up to what appeared to be somewhat of mosquito bites, 2 in my right side of my stomach and one on my back. The bites themselves don’t itch as much and the area around them do and the area feels very numb. What worries me, because I don’t know if it’s normal, is that I have little pimple-looking like blisters inside the red circles. They seem to be pop-able, but I’m not going to pop them, I’m scared they’ll get infected. The look gross just because it’s a lot of them in a little circle….is this normal for spider bites?
Ryan….GO TO THE DOCTOR….especially with a bite that close to you brain!!!
Hey All…wanted to share a story. I live in Massachusetts (just south of Boston) in a heavily wooded and swampy area….about a week ago I was in the shower and noticed a pain on my left calf when I was washing it. I looked closer and it seemed to be a pimple of some sort (I run alot and get many zits because of all the sweating).
I “popped” the zit but didn’t get anything out of it but pain. I didn’t think twice about it but it started getting painful and bigger. I just figured it was an infected zit and treated it with soap and water and triple antibiotic cream. I continued to run hard and sweat on the sore. It got much worse and swelled up to the size of a small pancake with a red/purple center. I took my buddies leftover penecillin (yes I know you’re not supposed to self treat), but after two days it didn’t get better so I went to the emergency room. Turns out I have a sever cellulitis due to a spider bite of some sort.
The doctor said if I would have waited a couple more days, I would have been in sepsis and would have spent weeks in the hospital if I was lucky. Moral of the story….don’t mess around with bites…it the bite starts getting worse or has signs of infection (soreness, redness, swelling, red “traveler” lines, changing colors), see your doctor IMMEDIATELY!
I wouldn’t wish this kind of pain on anyone…anyone have any idea what kind of spider could cause a bite like this if it isn’t a black widow or brown recluse?
hey, I live Georgia like south part. I visited Arkansas last week with family and my mom’s mom lives up there. My mom’s mom said that she has all kinds of spiders and one day we were shooting fireworks and i was sitting in the grass. I was just sitting there watching and the next moment im like ouch!
The spider bit then i look to see what it was and i saw it was a spider just not what kind. It bit me on the hand it’s like a red bump small with red and white around the area.
Please let me know back what kind that was.
thanks=)
kelley
Hi,
I got some bites 2-3 nights ago while I was sleeping. What was weird was that I had dreams of many many spiders all over the place that night, woke up and my feet itched. That morning, I saw a big black spider next to my bed. Later that evening, I saw a tiny tiny spider around the same area. I have no idea if it was one of those spiders or a different one.
Our house has always had lots of spiders and this room had not been slept in for some time. I didn’t know that I was bit until later that day when the areas 4 on one foot and 2 on the other became very red with the scratching. It looked like a rash, and I’ve never experienced such extreme itching before, not even with chicken pox. The more I scratched the more it was aggravated rather than relieved.
Sticking my foot into a tub of water/epsom salt seemed to first make it itch a lot, then relieve it, at least while my foot was in the tub. The pain and swelling or whatever it is makes it uncomfortable to walk. I’m not sure how much of an emergency it is and so don’t know if I should wait, go to emergency, or make a doctors appointment for tomorrow.
The bites areas are red with a lightly raised wide flattish bump.
Thank you, and good luck to everyone.
Hello,
I woke up the other morning with about 10 or so spider bites, or some other insect bites- I’m not sure which.
However, I have about six or so that are really painful and are keeping me awake at night. I did find a small brown spider in my bed and killed it right away.
Anyway, the first bite that is the most irritating is on my ear. My ear hurts, is very itchy, and hot to the touch- more hot than usual.
The second bite is below my left cheek and is also very painful and itchy.
The third bite is on my right index finger and it by far the most painful. The bite is in the metacarpal part of my finger and it has swollen to the size of roughly a little bigger than my thumb.
The fourth bite is on my right forearm and is in the same state as bite number three. The bite is very swollen and it looks as if I have a small ball protruding out of my arm. The swollen area is about two inches in diameter.
The fifth and sixth bites are on my left leg just below the knee, these bites are only about an inch and a half apart.
Both bites are very sore and swollen a little.
Please anyone who can offer information would be greatly appreciated! These bites hurt very badly and are keeping me awake at night!
Thank You!
i think i was bit by a spider 4 days ago,the spot is red on the outside and has a black center, i went to pop and nothing came out there is just a hole now and it really hurts..What kind of spider could this be??
My 2 1/2 yr old son was bitten twice this morning by spiders. The first was right before he woke up, and the second was around 11am. The first spider bite is now surrounded by a half-dollar size vivid red area. The bite itself is white. It is quite swollen and hot to the touch.
The second bite is on the inside of the wrist. It swelled immediately and dramatically. My son complained it itched and hurt. Put Dermoplast & hydrocortisone on it, and gave him 1 tsp of Benedryl. Two and a half hours later a white streak extended out from the bite. 15 minutes later it looked like a flat burn. 15 minutes later it was puffy with pus. 15 minutes after that we were at the doctor, and it looked like a small long yellow balloon of pus. The area around it continued to be red and swollen. 10 minutes later the blister burst. It was covered in gauze and he got more benedryl and oral prednisone.
5 hours later we noticed the redness and swelling were far worse, with a little hole or indentation in the meat under where the blister was. Just before bed it began to turn a bit purple near the top part of the swelling. My son says it doesn’t hurt.
He’s currently asleep, but we will be checking with a flashlight later to see how it is.
The doctor believes it is a brown recluse. I have brown recluse & yellow sac spiders about in the yard, so I guess it could be either.
I live in Augusta/Georgia and several weeks ago i got bitten by a spider, i don´t know which kind.
The bite was very small a little red, over a couple of days the surounding started to swell up and became very red. I had to go to the doctor, who gave me some medicine. Over the next two days it kept on swelling up, became more and more hard at the outside and also more and more red.
It also started randomly to bleed, till i was finally able to drain it. (it was nasty!!). After that i went to the doctor again (I had like a little hole in my stomach) and he told me to clean the bite everyday, because there was a lot more stuff which had to come out. So i did that till he said it looked already much better and i didn´t hat to come back to see him every other day.
I kept on cleaning it, but the hole closed, the bite felt way better and i was happy. Two weeks after that (actually today) i found a red spot, a little below and a little to the right of the spider bite. The red spot hurts the same way the spider bite did, before i was able to drain it.
And it is also all hard around it. And i tried to drain it a bit and all of the same nasty stuff came out, like with the spider bite.
So now i´m wondering (besides which spider was it) if these two thing have any connection or if the stuff that came out today, is left over from the actual bite??
4 days ago I woke up with a small itchy blister on my finger. I had slept in my mom’s dining room floor on an airbed. She thought the blister might have been poison ivy-although I hadn’t been exposed. Oh, yes and I live in Oklahoma. The blister kept itching. 2 days later my other arm was itching so I thought it was poison ivy and put hydrocortisone (which I read you should not do to spider bites)(does any one know why?)
My arm kept itching and finally I got a good look and it looked like 5 bites, but I don’t see any fang marks. I asked my mom if she had seen any spiders and she said “all the time” so I searched her dining room where I found several dead brown recluse spiders (unless there is another spider with identical markings) I took the spiders and myself to the ER where they said spiders did look like brown recluse and use benadryl, neosporin, and ice packs.
They said to come back if it turned black or brown. Do spiders usually bite so many times? I have 5 on one arm and my finger that had the blisters knuckle is very swollen and radiating the back of that hand. On the other arm, it is very tender, swollen, and red covering about 3 X 5 inches. That arms wrist and elbow are also sore.
Does anyone find the ER/s advice to be adequate or should I get a 2nd opinion. It has been 5 days now since the original bite was noticed.
I live in Alaska and have been bitten by ‘something’ for the past 4 years in a row. It’s always at night when I’m sleeping, it is initially small but grows to about a nickel-sized red spot with individual pus pockets which each seem to contain a small, white, solid of some kind and it’s always on my rear. It takes quite a while for this bite to clear up.
After about a week I will forget and scratch it and I swear something that looked like it was white and had tiny little legs popped out. I sometimes feel a bit nauseaus and have a headache initially but those symptoms don’t last. What could this be?