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Well, long story short, I left Randy's late Saturday night (UFC party) feeling a little under the weather and a little pain in my legs which I thought was due to my leg workout a couple of days prior........:eek:

.....NOT......:confused:

...I just got out of outpatient surgery for two brown recluse spider bites on the back of my upper legs that were mimicking some flu symptoms.

I have to say, after never being to a doctor and all of a sudden having to take two shots to numb the areas and then have incisions to drain the inflammation out, I'm not looking forward to Wednesday when they pull two feet of gauze out of my wounds only to stuff them again. :nurse:

Haven't been able to walk for 2 days.......

Not exactly how I wanted to bring in the New Year......:(

Oh well, hope everyone has a safe holiday........:sheep:
 
Ouch!

Well, glad that you got them before they got real bad!! Those little bastards can be very nasty!!

Happy New Year!
 
slow91 said:
...I just got out of outpatient surgery for two brown recluse spider bites on the back of my upper legs that were mimicking some flu symptoms.



Not exactly how I wanted to bring in the New Year......:(

Oh well, hope everyone has a safe holiday........:sheep:
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What part of the country do you live in?

And,,,

Are those little bastards in all parts of the country?:dontknow:



Glad yer OK. Happy New Year! I'll be sure to drink a few for you!:beer:
 
Glad you caught it in time!!!Rest up and get well soon.
 
no bueno, i got bit by black widow about 5 years ago and that was beyond painful, i hear brown recluses are much worse.
 
Damn that hurts just talking about it, get well soon. We won't leave you out when we pass that fatty around tonite...
 
Real bummer:( ,Hope ya get well soon.

The Black Widow that bit me left me on a cane for 8 1/2 months Ouch:mad:
 
Keep an eye on those bites...........Those spider's can be very nasty.
 
You guys are Wusses....little Spider bites :D I eat those for Breakfast....LOL I know Shawno got the creeps reading this Bwahahahahaha:D
 
WIKI is your friend...

It is estimated that 80% of reported brown recluse bites may be misdiagnosed. The misdiagnosis of a wound as a brown recluse bite could delay proper treatment of serious diseases.[3] There is now a ELISA-based test for brown recluse venom that can determine if a wound is a brown recluse bite, although it is not commercially available and not in routine use.[19][3]

There are numerous documented infectious and noninfectious conditions (including pyoderma gangrenosum, bacterial infections by Staphylococcus and Streptococcus, herpes, diabetic ulcer, fungal infections, chemical burns, toxicodendron dermatitis, squamous cell carcinoma, localized vasculitis, syphilis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, sporotrichosis, and Lyme disease) that produce wounds that have been initially misdiagnosed as recluse bites by medical professionals; many of these conditions are far more common and more likely to be the source of mysterious necrotic wounds, even in areas where recluses actually occur.[3]

Reported cases of bites occur primarily in Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma. There have been many reports of brown recluse bites in California (and elsewhere outside the range of the brown recluse); however the brown recluse is not found in California[20] (though a few related species may be found there, none of which has been shown to bite humans). To date, the reports of bites from areas outside of the spider's native range have been either unverified, or - if verified - specimens moved by travelers or commerce. Gertsch and Ennik (1983) report that occasional spiders have been intercepted in various locations where they have no known established populations; Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Wyoming and Tamaulipas (Mexico),[21] which indicates that these spiders may indeed be transported fairly easily, though the lack of established populations well outside the natural range also indicates that such movement does not lead to colonization of new areas. Many arachnologists believe that many bites attributed to the brown recluse in the West Coast are not spider bites at all, or possibly instead the bites of other spider species; for example, the bite of the hobo spider has been reported to produce similar symptoms, and is found in the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia in Canada. However, the toxicity of the hobo spider has been called into question as bites have not been proven to cause necrosis, and the spider is not considered a problem in its native Europe.[22] In addition, published work has shown that tick-induced Lyme disease rashes are often misidentified as brown recluse spider bites.
 
Saw some pics on tv of brown recluse bites and the resulting necrosis of the surrounding flesh was simply horrible.I would rather be bitten by a Black Widow anyday.The flesh rotting thing terrifies me.

I HATE bugs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:
 
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