[OT] PING - The Poster formerly known as Wafflycathcs - re bites gone ugly

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an inch or so
across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled with clear liquid. The
surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red and painful. The swelling was in all
of my foot and going up towards my knee, redness fading the further from the
location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a couple of
weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days. Left a nasty red scar
where the blister had been - the skin gradually came off, but now there's no
sign of it ever being there.

Cheers. helen s


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Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an inch or so
across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled with clear liquid. The
surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red and painful. The swelling was in all
of my foot and going up towards my knee, redness fading the further from the
location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a couple of
weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days. Left a nasty red scar
where the blister had been - the skin gradually came off, but now there's no
sign of it ever being there.

Cheers. helen s


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Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an inch or so
across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled with clear liquid. The
surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red and painful. The swelling was in all
of my foot and going up towards my knee, redness fading the further from the
location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a couple of
weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days. Left a nasty red scar
where the blister had been - the skin gradually came off, but now there's no
sign of it ever being there.

Cheers. helen s


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"Lorraine" wrote in message
...

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine


Lorraine,

What a frightening set of pictures. I'm so glad to see the wound is
healing. I don't have any knowledge for you, but I do have a couple of
suggestions: First, do you have access to the alt.consumers.pest-control
newsgroup? If so, I would suggest that you post your questions there, with
a link to those excellent pictures. This newsgroup deals with pest
extermination, but some of the people might recognize the pictures. Be sure
to *include your location,* thought, because that could help to narrow down
the possibilities. Second, are you close to a university? If so, ask to
speak to an entymologist in their biology/zoology department. Take a set of
photos with you, or arrange to e-mail them. Finally, what about a zoo?
There could be someone on staff who might recognize the damage shown in the
pictures. They would have have a more routine connection to damage caused
by specific insects (or whatever it was) than most doctors have.

MaryL

"Lorraine" wrote in message
...

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine


Lorraine,

What a frightening set of pictures. I'm so glad to see the wound is
healing. I don't have any knowledge for you, but I do have a couple of
suggestions: First, do you have access to the alt.consumers.pest-control
newsgroup? If so, I would suggest that you post your questions there, with
a link to those excellent pictures. This newsgroup deals with pest
extermination, but some of the people might recognize the pictures. Be sure
to *include your location,* thought, because that could help to narrow down
the possibilities. Second, are you close to a university? If so, ask to
speak to an entymologist in their biology/zoology department. Take a set of
photos with you, or arrange to e-mail them. Finally, what about a zoo?
There could be someone on staff who might recognize the damage shown in the
pictures. They would have have a more routine connection to damage caused
by specific insects (or whatever it was) than most doctors have.

MaryL

"Lorraine" wrote in message
...

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately, in
this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or other
unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back in 2001 that
sounds similar to what has happened to my granddaughter, Madison. I was
just wondering if you ever found out what caused the blister on your
foot, and how did it heal. We don't know for certain that Madison's
bite is from a spider as she didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the squeamish. I
don't think they're that bad, but proceed with caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox dot
com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine


Lorraine,

What a frightening set of pictures. I'm so glad to see the wound is
healing. I don't have any knowledge for you, but I do have a couple of
suggestions: First, do you have access to the alt.consumers.pest-control
newsgroup? If so, I would suggest that you post your questions there, with
a link to those excellent pictures. This newsgroup deals with pest
extermination, but some of the people might recognize the pictures. Be sure
to *include your location,* thought, because that could help to narrow down
the possibilities. Second, are you close to a university? If so, ask to
speak to an entymologist in their biology/zoology department. Take a set of
photos with you, or arrange to e-mail them. Finally, what about a zoo?
There could be someone on staff who might recognize the damage shown in the
pictures. They would have have a more routine connection to damage caused
by specific insects (or whatever it was) than most doctors have.

MaryL

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On 26 May 2004 16:02:18 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately,
in this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or
other unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back
in 2001 that sounds similar to what has happened to my
granddaughter, Madison. I was just wondering if you ever found out
what caused the blister on your foot, and how did it heal. We
don't know for certain that Madison's bite is from a spider as she
didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the
squeamish. I don't think they're that bad, but proceed with
caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox
dot com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an
inch or so across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled
with clear liquid. The surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red
and painful. The swelling was in all of my foot and going up towards
my knee, redness fading the further from the location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a
couple of weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days.
Left a nasty red scar where the blister had been - the skin
gradually came off, but now there's no sign of it ever being there.

I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse spider last July 4th. As
is characteristic for this type of spider bite, I initially had a
painless welt that looked like a mosquito bite. About an hour later,
it started to itch and burn. By the next morning, I had a circular
scab about 1/4 inch across, medium red with a dark red perimeter. I
checked on the web, and found that what I had matched the photos of
brown recluse bites. Such bites cause local tissue death and can
lead to anaerobic infections such as gangrene, so I went to a medical
clinic and was prescribed a ten-day dose of antibiotics. I ended up
with a scar, but no deeper tissue damage.

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On 26 May 2004 16:02:18 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately,
in this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or
other unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back
in 2001 that sounds similar to what has happened to my
granddaughter, Madison. I was just wondering if you ever found out
what caused the blister on your foot, and how did it heal. We
don't know for certain that Madison's bite is from a spider as she
didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the
squeamish. I don't think they're that bad, but proceed with
caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox
dot com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an
inch or so across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled
with clear liquid. The surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red
and painful. The swelling was in all of my foot and going up towards
my knee, redness fading the further from the location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a
couple of weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days.
Left a nasty red scar where the blister had been - the skin
gradually came off, but now there's no sign of it ever being there.

I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse spider last July 4th. As
is characteristic for this type of spider bite, I initially had a
painless welt that looked like a mosquito bite. About an hour later,
it started to itch and burn. By the next morning, I had a circular
scab about 1/4 inch across, medium red with a dark red perimeter. I
checked on the web, and found that what I had matched the photos of
brown recluse bites. Such bites cause local tissue death and can
lead to anaerobic infections such as gangrene, so I went to a medical
clinic and was prescribed a ten-day dose of antibiotics. I ended up
with a scar, but no deeper tissue damage.

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PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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On 26 May 2004 16:02:18 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

Hi Helen, I'm a part-time lurker, although not much at all lately,
in this group and I've been searching for information on spider (or
other unknown creature) bites. I ran across a post from you back
in 2001 that sounds similar to what has happened to my
granddaughter, Madison. I was just wondering if you ever found out
what caused the blister on your foot, and how did it heal. We
don't know for certain that Madison's bite is from a spider as she
didn't see it happen.

I have pics up of Madison's hand at
http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/madbite
I'll warn everyone though, they might be a bit much for the
squeamish. I don't think they're that bad, but proceed with
caution.

I'll be checking back for replies, or my email is Lsquared at pobox
dot com if you prefer to take it to email.

Thanks for any kind of info.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

I'm trying this both newsgroup and attempted email.

It looks a bit like what I had. Mine was a clear blister about an
inch or so across, in a circle and about the same in height, filled
with clear liquid. The surrounding area was inflamed,swollen, red
and painful. The swelling was in all of my foot and going up towards
my knee, redness fading the further from the location of the bite.

Never did find the exact cause.

Doc gave me antihistamines. Didn't do much good - the thing took a
couple of weeks to go down - the blister burst after a few days.
Left a nasty red scar where the blister had been - the skin
gradually came off, but now there's no sign of it ever being there.

I was bitten on the hand by a brown recluse spider last July 4th. As
is characteristic for this type of spider bite, I initially had a
painless welt that looked like a mosquito bite. About an hour later,
it started to itch and burn. By the next morning, I had a circular
scab about 1/4 inch across, medium red with a dark red perimeter. I
checked on the web, and found that what I had matched the photos of
brown recluse bites. Such bites cause local tissue death and can
lead to anaerobic infections such as gangrene, so I went to a medical
clinic and was prescribed a ten-day dose of antibiotics. I ended up
with a scar, but no deeper tissue damage.

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--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria