I believe I was bit by a spider in Long Island, NY. Unsure which spiders are common and indigenous to the area. I have a swollen red bump the size of a baseball on my back. Thank God my mother is a nurse of 30 years and know's a thing or two about treatment. However, I would like to know what was a common treatment, antibiotic, and what spider(s) it could have possibly been. My mother has released some of the blood and pus however the skin is still tough, shiny, hard but not dead. If someone know's something then please offer your kind words.
Thank You!
2006-07-08 13:35:59 · 10 answers · asked by Truth 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
My mother recommends I go to the hospital as well. I'm just honestly the type that tries to exhaust all options before resorting to a hospital but that is a fear I'll just get over. Thanks alot everyone again!
2006-07-08 13:49:41 · update #1
Being from long island in my younger years (W.ISLIP) it just might be a black widdow..If your moms trying to cure this herself, shame on her she should know better as a nurse.. Run down to south side and get looked after...ROB
2006-07-08 13:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it seems that you must of got bitten awile ago. And knowing that if you were bitten by a poisonous spider you would of been dead right now, it only takes minutes it'll the poison is injected into the blood stream and then into your whole body, and then of course it reaches the heart then when it gets there your dead. So I'm pretty sure you weren't bitten by a poisonous spider. But to make sure you are best off going to a doctor or hospital. Its better to be all right then sorry.
2006-07-08 14:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brown recluse spider maybe? Usually they say to try to capture the spider for identification. You'll be alright!
2006-07-08 13:39:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its definately a brown recluse spider. they can get very swolen (the bites) and should be taken to be seen by a doctor, or just go straight to the hospital. hope u r better, and tell ur mom i said hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol good luck, from-me
2006-07-08 13:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by beatleslover650 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a Doctor! If it was a Brown Recluse it can get very BAD! Go to a Doctor, I repeat Go to a Doctor!!!
2006-07-08 13:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by LN has3 zjc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A genetically modified spider.
2006-07-08 13:42:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a black widow or a brown recluse,also called a fiddle back.
2006-07-14 19:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by luther 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to go to the rooftop and see if you can squirt webs from your hands
2006-07-08 13:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by maja-maja 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be a brown recluse.
2006-07-08 13:37:21 · answer #9 · answered by LOOPYLUNG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black widows
2006-07-08 13:36:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋