OC walk casualty

[Brown]

Figured this is the only location for a topic like this.
As we attended the downtown Indy OC walk this past Saturday my wife and kids came along for support and for the kids to learn about some of their rights.

Anyway,just as we get ready to walk out of the meeting spot my wife gets a bug bite of some sort on her left upper thigh on the inner side that bit hard enough she teared up (no pictures forthcoming!). Short inspection and it is a red spot about the size of a dime. We finish the walk and by this time it is really irritated and hurting. over the time frame of Saturday afternoon to Monday morning it expands out to roughly the size of a sheet of paper!Very red,raised app 1/8",white bit spot in the center,Itches like crazy,hot to the touch,also feels like pins pricking into skin.

She goes to the doc and is told it is not a allergic reaction but she now has a skin infection caused by this bug from h***.Puts her on anti-biotic,prednizone,anti-histimine,low dose pain killer!

Looks like she will be just fine in a couple days but I am racking my brain to figure out what kind of bug could have done this. Bit her through the jeans and she found no culprit or stinger of any sort.

So what is the thought of the population. Bee,ant,wasp,new super bug,or did the govt do an implant on one of us for tracking!HAHAHA!

 

[IDCC]

I got a bite exactly like that on my right upper arm almost 2 years ago. It got so badly infected that the doctor had to drain it. I still have a lump there. We never did figure out what caused it.

 

[MoparMan]

Thats what happens when you go to the inner city. Might have been one of those Zombie Bugs. Watch out.

 

[JustGone]

White in the center and red around is signature for spider bites.

 

[Bigum1969]

It was the good lord trying to tell you to cover up that firearm!!!!


I'm kidding!!!
Wonder what bug it was?

 

[wtfd661]

Prayers that your wife will recover easily from her bite wound. Sorry to hear about that, hope all is well.

 

[jd3772000]

Brown Reculse?

 

[hawkhavn]

Yep, sounds like a Brown Recluse, they like to hang out in clothing. Wife got bit by one years ago, not an experience I would want to repeat. Do you live in an old house? HH

 

[Brown]

Not an "old house" 15 years new. Brown recluse huh? off to google to search!

 

[JetGirl]

Brown recluse huh? off to google to search!

You're gonna regret that.
*shudders*

 

[techres]

+1. If it was a recluse, you got off lucky. Evil incarnate.

 

[Mgderf]

+1. If it was a recluse, you got off lucky. Evil incarnate.

VERY, VERY, lucky!

Prayers for a FULL and speedy recovery.

 

[Feign]

Not an "old house" 15 years new. Brown recluse huh? off to google to search!

Yikes. Internet education ahead of you, that's for sure!

You're gonna regret that.
*shudders*

Wonder if the poor guy's still reeling...

 

[CombatVet]

Aren't brown recluses deadly? Maybe it was something else?

 

[hawkhavn]

Not normally deadly, but tissue necrosis is a serious issue. The wife had a 'hole' in the top of her thigh for several years that was about the size of a halved golf ball....

HH

 

[kevinj110]

My buddy has been bitten somewhere around 6 times by one. Everytime it was when they went out in the field for training, looks like he's been shot where they are. Kinda creepy

 

[kingnereli]

Really keep an eye on it if you suspect a recluse. You've already seen the doctor. That's good. If it starts to get dark get back to the doctor.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Thankfully, the odds are against it being a recluse. He's in Brownsburg. Those critters are fairly rare at these latitudes. However, they ARE becoming more common as natural territory expands.

But it still does sound like a spider bite to me; as if something was trapped in the pants as she put them on/wore them.

Or, in all honesty, it could be an infected follicle / boil.

-J-

 

[SavageEagle]

Wow. I wouldn't think if it was a BR it would have spread out like that. Usually their bites contain themselves within an area the size of a softball or so and it would be a little worse pain.

Most likely a spider bite of some kind but I'm not sure either. You might call an insect bite-ologist as I'm sure there's one down at IUMed. I don't know their official title but insect bite-ologist sounded good to me!

Sorry this happened on the walk. Hope she gets beter with the meds. Prayers for your wife!

 

[kingnereli]

I've been thinking about this. What are the chances that a brown recluse could have stowed away in here clothing and only bite after a few hours of being stuck there. I still vote spider bite, but probably not a stow away recluse. I hope she feels better. Keep us posted.