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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.


2 posted on 10/11/2009 9:33:49 PM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: rintense; TASMANIANRED

PINGING a friend that may be able to help you.


5 posted on 10/11/2009 9:42:24 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: rintense

“No clue what kind of spider it was.”

Maybe Brown Recluse.. See my previous post.
With that, the skin will rot and the area will continue to grow. When first diagnosed, treatment is with large doses of cortisone. Untreated, anything can happen, up to requiring skin grafts.
Brown Recluse is an indoor spider and hides in old papers , gloves, and piles of clothes.
Black Widows live in cool, damp and dark areas, like underground water cutoff valves, or damp tool sheds. Their bite is very painful.
I know of no other poisonous spiders in the US, other then in the southwest.


8 posted on 10/11/2009 9:46:00 PM PDT by AlexW (Now in the Philippines . Happy not to be back in the USA for now.)
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To: rintense

Bed bug possibly aka cone nose, asassin bug, kissing bug. Can carry Chaggas disease. If so it’s probably still in your bedding. Check between mattresses, under covers. If u find one, take it down to poison control. Watch out for symptoms of allergic reaction.


27 posted on 10/11/2009 10:52:49 PM PDT by Grim
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