shit...i think i got bit by a brown recluse...
i have a purple circle on my leg and it looks like there are two tiny tiny fangs still stuck in my ski...
i am feeling a little feverish and shit too...
do i need to go to the hospital or anything?
fuck
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10-10-2005, 12:07 AM #1
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Brown Recluse bite!
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10-10-2005, 12:14 AM #2
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Absolutely. Don't dick around with a brown.
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10-10-2005, 12:16 AM #3
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get to a hospital, NOW.
that venom will cause your skin to melt away, like the acid on ALIENS or something. Just a lot more slowly (over the span of several days).
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10-10-2005, 12:22 AM #4
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Yeah go right now.
If you have ever seen a picture of an untreated bite you would go as fast as you can.
Seriously...right now. go. now...
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10-10-2005, 12:28 AM #5
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Go to the hospital. Do not fuck around.
Last edited by slim; 10-10-2005 at 12:44 AM. Reason: I couldn't look at that fucking photo any longer.
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10-10-2005, 12:28 AM #6
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i just called poison control...she said that i dont have to go right now unless i have a high fever (but i dont have a thermometer, so i cant tell)....
Originally Posted by iggyskier
she said I have to go to the doc in the morning though....
fuck...this fucking sucks, i feel all jiterry and weird right now...chills and shit...
fuck fuck fuck...i have an exam tomorowe too
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10-10-2005, 12:29 AM #7
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i meant fangs in my skin... Originally Posted by machschnell
Sorry, Are you joking or serious? I apologize if you really were bit. You did say fangs in your 'ski' though...
i was in the woods all day cutting deadwood for firewood with a chainsaw plowing through piles of dead logs and brush...
fuck
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10-10-2005, 12:32 AM #8
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heres a pic i just took
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10-10-2005, 12:32 AM #9
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Holy Fack!!!
Brown Recluse Info
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10-10-2005, 12:32 AM #10
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Dude. Ignore that poison control lady. You need treatment within 24hrs of the bite for your best hope of avoiding necrosis. GO TO THE ER NOW.
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10-10-2005, 12:33 AM #11
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learn to google bitch
...sorry, had to
sounds as though there's no getting around the fact that you were bit by one, which totally sucks. I hope your body doesn't react to it too badly. Good luck, and get well.
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10-10-2005, 12:35 AM #12
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Go to the ER. Call a friend for a ride. Don't fuck around.If the wound is becoming necrotic, it will often begin to turn purple within 24 hours. If the skin does turn purple, it is likely that necrosis is on the way and will then turn black as the cells die.
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10-10-2005, 12:35 AM #13
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What slim said. Get to the fucking hospital now. Why take any chances.
"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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10-10-2005, 12:36 AM #14
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Be extremely prepared to get to the hospital ASAP if things get worse. Did you smash the spider or can you identify it to a doctor? Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
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10-10-2005, 12:39 AM #15
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Originally Posted by machschnell
well i found and killed a weird spider when i got out of the shower this afternoon...
it was brownish and had long legs...
fuck fuck fuck...
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10-10-2005, 12:41 AM #16
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Seriously, get off the internet and go to the hospital.
"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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10-10-2005, 12:46 AM #17
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Agreed. Dont' fuck around with Wardenburg either. I'd go to Boulder right now. You'll sleep better tonight knowing you did. Originally Posted by slim
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10-10-2005, 12:52 AM #18
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Brown Recluse Bites Rock!
I hope for you that it isn't that.
¡Ahora vea a doctor!Last edited by Summit; 10-10-2005 at 12:56 AM.
Originally Posted by blurred
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10-10-2005, 12:57 AM #19
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Get to an ER Phishshow.
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10-10-2005, 01:02 AM #20
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like everyone else is saying.... Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
Why wait?! Go right now.
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10-10-2005, 01:08 AM #21
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go to the right place, maybe call ahead... wrong er at the wrong time will get you a 3-4 hours of sitting on your ass before someone sees you... i think tonight is withdrawl night in the city though.
or maybe i'm jaded about certain frontrange EDs hehe Originally Posted by blurred
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10-10-2005, 01:20 AM #22
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Originally Posted by Summit
fastest ER trip in history...
place was totally dead at foothills ER....doc looked at it from 5 feet away and said "go home"
fucking prick....
i dont bruise ever....and i never have bruises where i can see fangs!
lets hope its ok....i still feel weird, no fever, but i feel like i am on a light dose of acid...
strange strange
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10-10-2005, 01:26 AM #23
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Calling ahead helps sometimes... if you get the "brown recluse? i saw that on tv once" reaction you might try the next facility.
Phish: "I got bit!"
MD: "Lay off the acid, hippie!"
Phish: "There's pointy fangs under my skin!"
MD: "Lay off the crack pipe, BIATCH!"
Phish: "C'mon man! Gimme some drugs! I suck yo dick!"
MD: "I have nurses for that. They are way hotter than you."
Phish: "Then check out my shit ya prick! That's what I'm paying you for!"
MD: "Here. Read this HIPPA document. It will make you feel better... or die of boredom... or something."
So didn't you tell the doc that the thing itches and burns etc? (I would expect a recluse bite would be doing that by now). I thought you said you had swelling around the site. Do you have a blister or ulcer forming on the site?Last edited by Summit; 10-10-2005 at 01:33 AM.
Originally Posted by blurred
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10-10-2005, 05:59 AM #24
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are you dead yet?
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10-10-2005, 06:29 AM #25
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Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
The doctors response to your injury is pretty standard. Insect bites are VERY common on an ER setting, and are frequently not treated at the first visit. Not to downplay your possible situation, but it is uncommon to receive an antibiotic prescription at first visit.
When I lived in Arizona we would get scorpion, black widow, recluse, rattle snake, and all sorts of other nasty vermon bites in the ER on a daily basis. Black widow bites seemed to be the worst of the crop, with the patients usually being admitted overnight for pain control.
Keep an eye on it, if you get red streaking, increase swelling, large areas that are red and warm to the touch compared to surrounding skin, then go back. Those would be signs of cellulitis (infection).
If it were to get infected, they would do one of a couple of things.
1. Oral antibiotics, such as Keflex.
2. Intramuscular injection of antibiotics such as Ancef, followed by oral antibiotics.
3. IV antibiotics of Ancef every 8 hours until improvement, then oral antibiotics.
Hope that helps.
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