Dammit... something bit the hell outta me.

[redqueen]

I thought it was mosquitos so I just brushed at the area when I felt the bites... this is last Wed or so... but the bumps are still there and do they ever hurt! They didn't start hurting until about 4 hours after I got the bites, but they haven't stopped hurting since!

ow ow ow ow OW!

:(

[Yit]

1. Sorry.

[Moochy]

2. Can you shoot webs out of your writsts yet?

Any sign of spidey sense? or supernatural strength?

I hope you work for the good guys, and don't become some vigilante.

[redqueen]

3. I'm wondering if they're spider bites...

There's 9 of 'em... would a spider be that persistent? I guess maybe if he was stuck in my clothes...

:(

[ihaveaquestion]

12. It sounds bad, but he may have been feeding.

I've had multiple spider bites in the same place and made that assumption. 9 bites seems excessive though.

[Moochy]

16. Spider bites suck!

No pun intended. I have a spider bite right now that is about 4 days old. :( You can get a reaction to the venom that gets a secondary infection, thats usually what happens with me.

... of course we could both just be imagining things...

http://spiders.ucr.edu/necrotic.html

Given all the hypocondriac type stuff on that page, best bet is to see a doctor :) google, the hypocondriac's friend.

If there are multiple wounds in one person at once, or multiple wounds over a period of time, or multiple victims in a house, it is probably not a recluse bite. Multiple wounds are more likely the work of insects (fleas, kissing bugs) or arachnids (mites, ticks) that are seeking you for a blood meal or it is some underlying dermatologic condition (Staphylococcus infection, pyoderma gangrenosum). Please don’t ask me what insects it might be, I don’t know much about them. It will be best to ask your local entomologists or public health officials what biting insects are in the area. They vary greatly by region.

[arcane1]

4. it wasn't me!!!!

:P


I know the feeling though.... last week I slept with the window open, and awoke with 3 HUGE bites, on my ass of all places. Looks like a mosquito had all the leisurely time she could ask for :(

[Zuni]

5. those aren't my misquitoes!

I keep mine on a leash so sue someone else :D

[Taverner]

6. Scorpion?

They do have them in Texas....

[redqueen]

9. Nah...

I woulda felt that... I kept brushing my hand against my waist, thinking I was shooing away mosquitos.

One of my more brilliant moments, to be sure.

:eyes:

[ihaveaquestion]

7. I was going to say Fire ants, but ...

they would have hurt right away - lots. My best guess is spider. Try a paste of meat tenderizer on them. Also benadryl (creme, spray or pill) can help if there is a histamine reaction going on.

[redqueen]

11. Thanks!

Yeah, fire ants you pretty much notice right away.

I've tried benadryl, will try some tenderizer tonight... THANKS!

[caty]

8. Call your doctor.

[RPM]

24. or your faith healer

if you don't believe in those quacks...

[Moochy]

27. Accupuncturist?

If you want a very well established placebo effect.. :)

[Q3JR4]

10. That was YOU? I wondered what that strange taste in my mouth was. n/t

[ulysses]

13. lucky something.

;-)

[redqueen]

21. Rowr!

:evilgrin:

[Shell Beau]

14. That sounds kind of like spider bites!!

:( But I really don't know! I hope it goes away!

[plcdude]

15. sounds like spider bites

are they hot to the touch as well as painful?

[redqueen]

23. No ... just painful

And now today they're kind of itchy.

I thought they seemed warm to the touch over the weekend, but then I felt the other side of my waist and it was warm, too.

:crazy:

[SoCalDem]

17. If they are where clothing binds the skin, they could be chigger bites

Good luck to you if they are.. They itch/burn/sting for DAYS..

If you got them at dusk, in a grassy area that could be the cuplrit..

[SoCalDem]

19. Get some Rhilu-gel...that's miraculous stuff

:)

[redqueen]

25. Thank you!

You people are the BEST!

Didn't get them in a grassy area... I know about chiggers... oh yes.

[CottonBear]

18. Ouch! I got 12 bites from something that got under the back of my shirt

I've got 7 bites right at the waistband of my jeans and 5 bites further up my back. I could feel something biting me when I was at the barn with my horse. By the time I got whatever it was off it had had a feast. This happened on Friday and it itches more each day!
:(
Fire ant bites form little blisters. I think that I was bitten by a spider.
:(
I hope that you feel better. Try some allergy cream with antihistamine, topical analgesic and skin protectant. It helps.

[plcdude]

20. you need to be careful

about this if it was a spider or a tick it wouldn't hurt to get an antibiotic shot just to cover all your bases.

[Lost4words]

22. Sounds like Black Flys to me, also known as buffalo gnats.

biting the hell out of me this year, you dont feel the bites right away, if you scratch then, and they itch like hell, the bumbs get huge and will last about 1 week. Where we live was very wet during the winter and spring. their larve need fresh running water as the larve feed via filtering. Repoprts say they can fly 4 to 7 miles for food only the females byte they inject an anticolagulent and the blood pools under the byte for their dining pleasure. I have been afraid to go out. Its been in the mid 90's and i wont go out without long sleves, long pants and a bandana for my neck sprayed down with off.

Around these parts people call them NO-SEE-EMS also known as turkey gnats and they can be small enough to get through window and door screens! AAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Do a google search for Black Flys and good luck

[redqueen]

26. Thanks...

that doesn't sound like this culprit... I knew when it was biting... kept trying to shoo it away.

[Lost4words]

31. maybe my skin is less sensitive than yours.

anyway I hope you get it figured out!

[Lost4words]

28. I am putting my money on Black Fly Bites.

I have two on my ear some on my neck and about 2 dozen on my legs. My wife had some cortozone cream that helped with the itching. if I get one bite on my leg the whole leg will itch and burn but mostly itch. Then I scratch unitil I bleed. If you are being bitten by these I share your pain, literally! Good Luck!

[RetroLounge]

29. Have you seen the movie Alien?

Just saying...

RL

[redqueen]

30. You're mean!

:scared:

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of The Manitou. :P

[MiniMandaRuth]

32. Maybe something didn't bite you...

Maybe it was posion ivy or stinging nettles...

Get well soon!