RhondaLea 3 #26 February 23, 2006 Quoteand that one isnt even infected. eeewwwww... There's a database on that site with lots of pictures and stories, including the fatalities. The picture you see when you go to the link is nothing compared to some of the rest. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #27 February 23, 2006 QuoteI picked at it with a tweezer to get the icky stuff out of the middle and the black dot or potential stinger out of both spots..regardless I'll make a stop by the ED in the morning and report back. You know this could really ruin your night. You've asked everybody what they think you should do and every last one of them is pleading with you to go to the ER immediately. Are you feeling embarrassed that you might be some kind of a nuisance, or that they might think you're a hypochondriac ? I can understand why you might feel that way, but that's the wrong way to look at these things. Call a good friend who's tough enough to come over and DRAG you to the ER. Bring a good book if it helps you feel better. Now get goin' ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #28 February 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteI picked at it with a tweezer to get the icky stuff out of the middle and the black dot or potential stinger out of both spots..regardless I'll make a stop by the ED in the morning and report back. You know this could really ruin your night. You've asked everybody what they think you should do and every last one of them is pleading with you to go to the ER immediately. Are you feeling embarrassed that you might be some kind of a nuisance, or that they might think you're a hypochondriac ? I can understand why you might feel that way, but that's the wrong way to look at these things. Call a good friend who's tough enough to come over and DRAG you to the ER. Bring a good book if it helps you feel better. Now get goin' ! I completely agree... go now, don't wait for tomorrow.The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #29 February 23, 2006 she wont be a burden on them because she will be seing the doc before she even fills out paperwork.. paper work is for after something like this is taken care of. you will be out of there in 30 minutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #30 February 23, 2006 You're right. I am afraid of going to the ED and being the nuisance hypochondriac. Unfortunately I hear about those cases all the time and don't want to be one of them...especially if it ends up being that I'm just having an allergic reaction to fire ants. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #31 February 23, 2006 You are much less of a nuisance going in now with an allergic reaction to fire ants than you would be going in tomorrow with a badly infected recluse bite. As someone who has works in ed's a lot in the past, that's what they are there for, go ahead and go give them a visit now.Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #32 February 23, 2006 QuoteYou're right. I am afraid of going to the ED and being the nuisance hypochondriac. Unfortunately I hear about those cases all the time and don't want to be one of them...especially if it ends up being that I'm just having an allergic reaction to fire ants. So? Go now. They'll be able to tell you very quickly if it's not a brown recluse. Then you can come back in the morning when they're not busy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #33 February 23, 2006 QuoteYou're right. I am afraid of going to the ED and being the nuisance hypochondriac. Unfortunately I hear about those cases all the time and don't want to be one of them...especially if it ends up being that I'm just having an allergic reaction to fire ants. Fire ant bites don't turn black in the middle, they develop a white 'pimple'. It's definitely a spider bite and odds are it's a brown recluse. You aren't being a nuisance hypochondriac, if you were you wouldn't have everyone here telling you the same thing. The longer you wait the worse it could get....The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #34 February 23, 2006 just curious. where is the bite? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #35 February 23, 2006 QuoteYou're right. I am afraid of going to the ED and being the nuisance hypochondriac. Unfortunately I hear about those cases all the time and don't want to be one of them...especially if it ends up being that I'm just having an allergic reaction to fire ants. look, Im the same way. when I finally got to the ER they freaked. and the doc made it a point to pull me aside and explain how serious this was. and what his options were if the shots didnt do anything for me. and that was amputation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #36 February 23, 2006 calamine to stop the itching in extreme cases steroids this assumes that it was not a poison spider bite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #37 February 23, 2006 Quotejust curious. where is the bite? There are two of them but the one I'm concerned about is directly on my ankle bone. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #38 February 23, 2006 so how big is your ankle right now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #39 February 23, 2006 Quoteso how big is your ankle right now? I can always see my ankle bone, but it sorta looks like a "cankle" (remember the movie "shallow hal"?)...looks like I sprained it and swollen. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #40 February 23, 2006 it is 4 days later. that is not an allergic reaction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #41 February 23, 2006 Hey kid. It's .... DON!!!!! Go to the the doc. Not to be fuckin around.. remember.. I'm old. Listen to me . I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #42 February 23, 2006 My husband was bit on the inner thigh by a Hobo Spider, relative of the brown recluse...it became so painful within 2 days that he could barely walk. That sounds like what his looked like. It can do permanent damage and scarring if not treated immediately. The venom kills all of the flesh and works deeper. It's naty sh*t. You need to get seen as soon as you can.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #43 February 23, 2006 Damn this has taught me to avoid playing "hero" or a game of Survivor trying to retrieve someone else's cutway. I suppose you just never know what's out there in the woods...and when bitten, it happens so quick. hmmm... _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #44 February 23, 2006 Are you going to see a Doc ??I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #45 February 23, 2006 QuoteAre you going to see a Doc ?? Yep...first thing tomorrow morning. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #46 February 23, 2006 Cool. See ya in Dublin. I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #47 February 23, 2006 QuoteCool. See ya in Dublin. ya, see ya in dublin. hopefully with all your legs. make sure you say hi again, especially if im not so busy next time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #48 February 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteCool. See ya in Dublin. ya, see ya in dublin. hopefully with all your legs. make sure you say hi again, especially if im not so busy next time. I'll be there whole body and all _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #49 February 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteAre you going to see a Doc ?? Yep...first thing tomorrow morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #50 February 23, 2006 last time I went to ED, I waited from 9 am til 2pm and I had pseudomonis, a fever of 102, and couldn't walk on my own. So for this one..yep, I'm waiting til manana. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
