Don't worry about leaving the house. They will come and get you! :)


>Many more of these accounts and I'm going to be afraid to leave the house.
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>>My wife was lucky........
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>>While we were dating she was bitten. It also started small and got worse. The good news is that when she did finally get to an emergency room they diagnosed it correctly the first time. They told her that one more day's delay would probably, and two days certainly, would have been fatal. Fortunately, other than the memory there was no long term effect.
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>>I was also lucky........
>>I'm allergic to fire ants. I had one episode in Orlando that wasn't too bad (other than collapsing and being taken to the hospital). Another in Texas was worse. FL fire ants are red while in TX they are black. I wasn't worried because I didn't see any red ants. I didn't feel the bites and was driving when the attack hit. I knew what it was and was able to get off the road. As I was walking to phone for help I fainted and woke up once while the cop was trying to talk to me, once in the ambulance, and finally in the emergency room. I, too, was lucky in the sense that these were common enough occurances that the medical staff knew exactly how to treat it.
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>>>It was totally bizarre. I noticed a small red circle on my leg around Christmas of 2005. It started itching and swelling. Within a week the area had started to turn black and I couldn't walk. They misdiagnosed it - common with the brown recluse - and they gave me a moderate dose of antibiotics. Had to go back a day later because of the pain and it was, well, not looking good. They upped the antibiotics big time and the swelling started to subside to the point I could walk. It wasn't until 3 months later when I had a hole the size of a tennis ball in my calf that wouldn't heal that the decided it was the spider bite. Too late though. It is now the size of a golf ball and doesn't hurt as much, but from what I can tell online, I was extremely lucky not to have lost my leg. Anyone lurking with a strong stomach, just type "brown recluse bite" into Google images and you will have an idea. I have the most odd health things happen to me, but I've lived a hard health life (but really fun!) so
>>>it doesn't surprise me a whole bunch.
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>>>>A friend of mine got bit by a brown recluse on the back while he was sleeping. It was years ago and he still has a hole in his back where the tissue died.
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>>>>>>"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Fight Night at the UT! On the undercard, Jay vs. Peter, and in the main event, Kevin vs. John. Let's get ready to rummmmmmmble!"
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>>>>>I'm old, have diabetes, have nerve pain in my legs most of the time, can't see well anymore, can't breathe normally because of heart issues, have two arterial stents, lost a portion of my leg to a brown recluse spider almost two years ago that still hasn't healed, and nerve damage in my face. I can't beat-up a sick 7 year-old school girl!
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>>>>>UPDATE: Um, if anyone from my health care provider is reading this... Just kidding! Ha ha...