Comments on: Necrotic Arachnidism Syndrome

By: The Arachnidude

The Arachnidude — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:58:45 +0000

Freaky “spider bite cycle” pictures. I have my own tarantula named Henry who I love and handle…
He’s never bitten me, heck I’ve never been bitten by ANY spider. I love spiders, and I have a hypothesis that spiders have a psychic power telling the arachnids whether or not the 4-foot-tall giant in front of them likes spiders and won’t kill them or they hate spiders and will kill them. Oh well. Today’s my 10′th birthday, and I want to hold Henry.

By: kenneltech

kenneltech — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:31:11 +0000

I got bit about 3 days ago on the hand, and it was slightly swollen and red, now you can barely even see it. But, my hand keeps going so numb I can’t use it. And then it starts to hurt starting in my thumb and going up to my elbow. My middle finger won’t bend all the way like a fist. I don’t know what to tell a doctor or even what kind of doctor to go to, but I think I should get it checked out. Can anyone help? I live in Colorado, if that helps any.

By: beverly osborn

beverly osborn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:59:38 +0000

Want to add to my first comment after reading some of these–YES the toxins do return and can cause significant damage both to the site and to internal organs-How you can tell if its a brown recluse–usually it really hurts either when bitten or not long after-but also there is a very strange feeling like an internal”burning” at the site–

that is the best way I can describe it–it is a horrible feeling.Everyone of course, will respond differently–there can be fever, blurred vision, feeling like the flu, vomiting, tiredness, headaches–

I have been bitten at least four times now and am luckily becoming immune sort of. Use the activated charcoal and the pain is instantly gone and the healing starts.Doctors wont tell you about that.Of course it never hurts to take some antibiotics too.

By: beverly osborn

beverly osborn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:41:41 +0000

HAVE BEEN BITTEN SEVERAL TIMES-IGNORED THE FIRST ONE AND THEN NEEDED SURGERY AND GOT A LARGE HUNK OF MUSCLE REMOVED FROM LOWER LEFT LEG,WAS ON ANTIBIOTICS AND IN THE HOSP 6 DAYS. THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD THAT SEEMS TO WORK UNIVERSALLY IS ACTIVATED CHARCOAL(POWDERED CHARCOAL)MIX IT WITH HONEY AND SMEAR IT ON THE SITE AND COVER IT WITH LARGE BANDAGE.

IT MAKES A MESS BUT PULLS THE TOXINS OUT–IF YOU DON’T GET THE TOXINS THEY CAN DAMAGE YOUR KIDNEYS OR OTHER ORGANS-EVEN YEARS LATER . WHEN THE WOUND STARTS TO PAIN AGAIN,YOU WILL NEED TO WASH IT OFF AND APPLY FRESH CHARCOAL.

ALSO, TAKE
THE CHARCOAL INTERNALLY-YOU CAN BUY CAPSULES OF IT AT HEALTH FOOD STORES.

By: ibby nddaat

ibby nddaat — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:48:48 +0000

To all you people commenting I have got bit by a white tail spider 3 months ago. My reaction was vomiting headache swelling I went to the hospital they have told me it’s all good just take antibiotics a month later leg swelled up even worse went back to hospital for 3 weeks and till now my leg is swollen I have had multiple bone scans xrays mri’s and they have all came out good but for some people it can take up to 6 months to swell down.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:20:50 +0000

To M.E. DePalma, did you figure out what spider bit you? Because I have a bite that looks just like that. Did yours get worse?

By: Karson

Karson — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:06:52 +0000

A couple of days ago I saw 3 little brown dots on the side of my left knee. I looked at them closely and it looked as if the skin on the small dots turned brown. I never really refrain from picking at things like that and scraped the skin away. One day later, the dots looked like very tiny craters, and the dots haven’t got bigger but I’m just a little worried. Any suggestions on what possibly bit me???

By: kaylee baker

kaylee baker — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:45:46 +0000

Please help!! my 5 year old daughter got bitten by i think it was a brown recluse (but people say we don’t have them in pa) but hats what it looked like to the t. but she got bit in June 2009 and ever since then she gets severe headaches (migraines) vomiting and very tired every month for about 3-5 days at a time. she also has a vp shunt due to an arachnoid cysts. we have had several CT scans and they all come back okay.

Should i tell the doc. about the bite? i feel so bad for her shes in so much pain. the day before we noticed she got bit she had flu like symposium and a severe headache we took her to er they said she had the flu. (no one else in home got the flu) please help us email me ay kay121909 [at] yahoo.com do it for my baby please!!!!!!!!

By: deborah

deborah — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:03:38 +0000

I am concerned about my friend who has a bite on the back of neck. It is rock hard, dark red, with two openings that look like fang marks. She’s been dizzy and fatigued since first noticing the bite about a week ago. I realize you can’t give medical advice but what sort of doctor would be able to identify the bite? The first physician she saw at her HMO pooh poohed her symptoms and the bite itself.

By: R Mirecki

R Mirecki — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:27:06 +0000

I’m concerned that many of the affected individuals posting comments want to exclusively self-treat.
Some have stated they were bitten several days prior.
Bites in sensitive areas such as the face, near an eye, fingers, etc, and those showing necrosis, need to be properly treated quickly to avoid scarring or even amputation (especially fingers). Also, think about bites to children and infants.
I think the advice on this site is best utilized by sharing the info with a health-care provider that will incorporate it into your treatment. Without having previously gone through the experience of of successfully treating a bite in the past, a novice is likely to miss important medical signs, and may endanger their health, lose vision, or lose a limb. In some cases, there is no time for mistakes.