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Got bit by a spider, hand and arm is all swollen. They don’t seem to think it is a big deal. Jumping people ahead of me in the queue, here in the waiting room.
Hand and wrist are bright red, hurts like the dickens
Otony
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by Mike P 
, Friday, February 16, 2018, 14:18 (2473 days ago) @ Otony
Sorry to hear this. Good luck. MY wife and dog get serious reactions to bees and the like so I keep the Benadryl hands. Hope it doesn't get worse.
My son got bit twice in 3 weeks behind the knee while splitting volumes of firewood. He took good care of the site with antibiotic ointment. After 3-4 weeks of serious itching, ice, etc, a piece of flesh turned black and fell out, larger than a BB. He had a pair of tan-proof white dots there.
Mike
Done
by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Friday, February 16, 2018, 15:50 (2473 days ago) @ Otony
Prayers for healing.
Done Sir.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, February 16, 2018, 15:53 (2473 days ago) @ Otony
Hurry up and get better.
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by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Friday, February 16, 2018, 18:06 (2473 days ago) @ Otony
Nasty thing those spider bites...pray you are back home and healing.
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by Paul 
, Saturday, February 17, 2018, 06:57 (2472 days ago) @ Otony
Just got to the office and see this. Also see you're home. Sure hope you rested well and are on the way to full recovery. ER is much the same anywhere - if you're not bleeding on the rug or thrashing around in pain you're going to wait until someone determines they can't put you off anymore. Take care, my friend. Obey the doc's orders. Tell Natasha you need an extra dose of babying today. 
I just saw this (Sat. 7:30 am). Glad you got this figured...
...out and are on the way to wholeness again. Well, as much as can be hoped for at your advanced age. Do you know what kind of spider it was that bit you?
I just saw this (Sat. 7:30 am). Glad you got this figured...
It was a stealth spider, the worst kind, meaning I don't know. Bit me while I slept, the bastage.
Years ago I was bitten by a brown recluse. Made me terribly ill, the doctor said it must have been either a very young spider, or one that was unable to deliver the full load of venom. Bit me while I was sitting on a very old wooden deck, but I thought at the time I had sat on a small splinter. Yeah, bit me there.
Since then, whenever I'm bit by any insect, even a mosquito, I have a bad reaction, swelling and itching for days. Usually treat the area with calamine lotion or absorbine, but in this case it became infected. Sorta scary to watch the redness crawl up your arm!
Otony
Tony, have you tried....
...using 1% hydrocortisone cream? Works like a champ for relieving inflammation, swelling, itch, etc. Available over the counter, in generic (i.e. relatively cheap) form.
Oh yeah.....
.....it is staple in our first aid kit. Helps with the itching, but very little relief from the actual bite area and where the skin is distended (which is still most of my hand).
Making a fist hurts like crazy, because it pulls skin that is already taut, tighter. At least the swelling in the arm has subsided, but the wrist and elbow are still achy.
Have I ever mentioned that I don't like spiders?
Otony