medical help, please

[squeek12]

all you need is a 6" by 6" patch of spandex, a snorkel, and a jar of pepperment jelly.

[meep_42]

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I would go to the emergency right now. It could be a brown recluse bite, ie; it will kill you if left untreated. Unlikely yes, but not worth the risk.

-SmileyEH

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"Deaths from brown recluse spiders have been reported only in children younger than 7 years."
Source

-d

[bugstud]

having lived in IL I seem to recall one man dying. From pekin, maybe? anyway, I know a lot of amputations and the like occur from these guys.

[Benal]

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the most prevelant insects around here are horseflies

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I doubt a horsefly would cause this, unless you're somehow seriously alergic to them..

[DireWolf]

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the most prevelant insects around here are horseflies

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I doubt a horsefly would cause this, unless you're somehow seriously alergic to them..

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yea, i didn't think it was really a horsefly, unless it was carrying some sort of disease or something

[nothumb]

Probably a nasty spider bite or you cut it on something and that something was pretty infectious. You have a big infection in your leg. Antibiotics and medical treatment will make it go away faster and less painfully.

Don't scratch it.

NT

[DireWolf]

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Don't scratch it.

NT

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[coffeecrazy1]

Why are you still at home in front of the computer? Go to the hospital or call an ambulance...unless you'd like to lose your leg.

[x2ski]

Post-op update, please.

[bd8802]

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For the record, as I was clicking on the link to this thread, I was thinking "this ought to be good". Thank you, OOT, for not letting me down.

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