I was bitten by a spider in my sleep while visiting friends in Omaha. Thought it was a bee sting at first, but a nurse friend confirmed it was a spider bite. The bite puncture was very small, but the area around it turned red immediately, a little bigger than a size of a old silver dollar. It remained red and raised for three weeks, itched like crazy as it healed, then disappeared, only to reappear when I got really warm, usually when working out. Its now completely gone. It took over a month for it to go away. No clue what kind of spider it was.
Black Widow would be extreme pain.
Brown Recluse would not even be noticed untill
you get a blister that will cave in to look like a volcano.
Other then that, I dunno.
I've been bit by recluse spiders but that never hurt. You usually don't realize you've been bit until the area swells up and the center of the bite starts to darken, dissolve and expand much later.
Do you have those little 1 inch scorpions in your area? They don't leave much of a welt, if any but you sure know it when they sting you and you do get numb. Sometimes you can carry them in on your shoes and find them later as they look for cover.
What state do you live in? Any pets? Could it be a tick? The numbness makes me think it’s some sort of spider unless you have Scorpions. But I think a Scorpion would have awakened you if you were sleeping.
I’ve been stung by a Scorpion and it made my finger numb. Also Fire Coral, Carpet Anemone’s and those green fuzzy Caterpillars. Most likely it was a spider of some sort, but the wooziness is odd. How long have you been woozy from it? If it was me, I would call my doctor, explain the symptoms, see what he says.
MIllipedes and centipedes can also bite and cause problems, especially to people who are more sensitive to insect bites and venoms to begin with.
Also could be a bedbug kind of bite.
Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222
Watch it closely. It may be nothing, but don't ignore it if it gets worse.
I’m not much help, got what appeared to have been a mystery bite on the inside of my left elbow in my sleep myself. Pain deep into the elbow joint, to the point that I wondered if it wasn’t some sort of puncture wound that left debris inside, instead of a bite. But, there were clearly two red marks, close together, one far more severe than the other. Took a month to heal, and left a slightly raised, depigmented whitish scar about the size of a vaccination scar.
No idea what it was.
I have been bitten by brown recluse and they are dangerous.
There is a simple cure for the bite though. If you have access to nitro patch, like heart patients use, cut it to the size of the bite and place directly over. It will open the infected area for white corpuscels to clean up. It will work on “old” brown recluse bites, even months after bit. Do that once a day until it appears to be healing. It will not take as long as you think. Might get headache from nitro, depending on size of patch when cut down.
It really sped the haling of mine.
One once bit my sister.
Sometimes elephants can leave bites like the one you’ve described. Are there any holes in your door or window screens?
Listen, Lefty, get thee to a hospital so they can stop the spread of venom.
You are an idiot for not seeking medical help. I say this with greatest respect for you as a human, and Freeper.
My mother’s husband was bit by a Brown Recluse and let the bite slide for two days.
Now has one ugly ass, scar where the venom killed all the flesh within an area of about 4 inches.
GO TO THE HOSPITAL and GET SOME HELP.
You are obviously not qualified to fix this yourself and do not possess the tools to relieve the problem.
In fact, none of has those tools.
Do your best and take a an anticoagulant with benadryl.
But, for Christ’s sake, go to the doctor.
I had a tick 20 years ago and felt weird. They gave me some “tick fever” medicine and I slept for a week but, I am fine.
Skip that concern over money.
Your life is more important.
Call your doc right away. Woozy always ought to be an attention getter. Brains don’t fix so good.
Don’t mess around with this bite. My nephew was bit 3 times on his shin just below his knee by some kind of spider - we’re not sure what type. He said it was like a bee sting - it felt like it was burning. He treated it with alcohol and neosporin and didn’t go to the doctor for 3 full days. On the third day the venom started moving up his leg towards his groin area. He was in terrible pain. The ER doc got him on a gurney immediately and they started treating him with IV antibiotics and something to counteract the venom. The doctor said in another day he might have been close to death. My nephew told the doctor he was unemployed and had no insurance. Mike has a hole in his leg the size of a quarter and it was deep, very deep you could see muscle and what looked like bone. The flesh is slowly growing back.
Go to a doctor.
Some doctors believe that Brown Recluse venom can affect you for very long periods of time. My experience bears this out.
A good friend of ours was just treated for Lyme’s disease.
It was pretty nasty. Had her in the hospital a couple different times over a month. It was originally misdiagnosed as meningitis.
This is usually contracted after being bitten by a deer tick.
These are common in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Judging by your homepage I’m assuming you were bitten in Tennesee. But I would guess they have ticks there also.