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re: OT doctors- How serious is a Brown Recluse update Pg-5 Spider Bite?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:18 pm to Lokistale
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:18 pm to Lokistale
Just had it looked at. It is a bite of some kind. They stopped short of calling it a spider bite. They want to see it again tomorrow. I am waiting to see what kind of treatment they want me to do tonite
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:19 pm to bencoleman
They gonna milk you for dollars son
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:20 pm to Lokistale
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Most spider bites itself are actually not harmful, most spider lacked the amount of venom that could actually harm you. Also most spider's fangs are not sharp enough to penetrate through the skin to inject sufficient venom to cause tissue injury.
Thus, most common complications from a spider bite or any bug bite is secondary bacterial infections, usually it is the staph bacteria living on your skin that followed the bite or sting. Signs of a bacterial infection include swelling, tenderness, warmth, redness, and hardness (induration) around the site. If you have those symptoms, then you would need to see the doctor before the infection spread to deep.
A brown recluse spider does have enough venom to cause tissue damage, brown recluse venom is corrosive, that is how they eat. The spider catches it's prey, injected the venom, and wait for to venom to kill and dissolve the bug, then suck the bug like a milk shake. When the brown recluse injects its venom into us, the venom cause localized tissue destruction, the necrosis people are talking about.... the bigger the spider, the more potent the venom, the greater the necrosis. Symptoms include, tender, swelling, redness, induration, and at the bite site, the tissue/skin will start to die, turning black. The treatment is debridement, packing the wound site, and antibiotics.
tl;dr
bottom line, it could eventually kill you, go see a Doc, I almost died a few years ago because of being a macho he-man, thought I had the flu, diagnosis was sepsis, probable cause: spider bite
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:21 pm to 777Tiger
Would an optometrist be able to handle this?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:22 pm to Traffic Circle
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Would an optometrist be able to handle this?
best bet would be an English prof
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:26 pm to bencoleman
I would strongly consider going to an emergent care center and letting them take a look. Insurance will cover the visit. Err on the side of caution.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:28 pm to damnedoldtigah
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going to an emergent care center and letting them take a look. Insurance will cover the visit
i have BCBS and still paid out about $400 to get a bite/staph infection checked out.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:30 pm to Traffic Circle
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Would an optometrist be able to handle this?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:30 pm to Displaced
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i have BCBS and still paid out about $400 to get a bite/staph infection checked out.
Is that insurance?
Maybe you just got the premium collection plan?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:31 pm to Traffic Circle
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Is that insurance?
Blue Cross Blue Shield.
yes, it is insurance.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:32 pm to Displaced
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paid out about $400 to get a bite/staph infection checked out.
wow, had to take the old lady to the er last weekend, decided to check out a walk in place, because of the inevitable wait at conventional er, got her in as soon as I gave them my ins. and debit cards, well-equipped place, they followed up the next day, $80, and I think I'll get some of that back
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:49 pm to Displaced
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Blue Shield
There's your problem...poor people
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:50 pm to Aspercel
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I'm usually a spider saver
I'm not sure you and I can be friends anymore.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:50 pm to bencoleman
Don't mess around with that...seriously
Posted on 5/14/14 at 5:50 pm to oilmanNO
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They gonna milk you for dollars son
That's ok, I feel better now that I had it looked at.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:02 pm to bencoleman
They won't start pumping you full of antibiotics unless they know for sure it was a brown recluse.
I've know three people that have been bitten and all required surgery and brief hospitalization.
I've know three people that have been bitten and all required surgery and brief hospitalization.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:08 pm to JombieZombie
They said they would know for sure tomorrow, how I don't know.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:13 pm to bencoleman
If you have pain and it intensifies or start to run a fever, I wouldn't wait until tomorrow.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:15 pm to bencoleman
Ben try to keep an eye on it tonight. If redness continues to spread, pain or swelling increases go directly to an ER . Do not mess with this. As an RN, I have taken care of more than one spider bite that was just horrible (included multiple surgeries to remove dead tissue).
Please post back what meds you were given by urgent care. Am quite worried. Thanks
Please post back what meds you were given by urgent care. Am quite worried. Thanks
This post was edited on 5/14/14 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 5/14/14 at 6:18 pm to bencoleman
I've been bitten by one. They will know because a ring of inflammation will grow around the bite.It will be red and swollen and tender to the touch. The center will die. I had a nice chunk of meat cut out my leg to get rid of the dead tissue.
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