Along Came A Spider.........

[badger_9]

Now I know why Little Miss Muffet ran away from that damn spider!! :)
The other night I was bitten on my lower back by a spider.
Didn't hurt much at the time, itched a little.
No big deal.

Until the next day...when it got all hard, red,painful,and swollen!!
Went to ER at hospital today. The Doctor believes it was a brown recluse
spider bite. The venom from these critters does real ugly things..
like kills the flesh under the skin, which is why it's turned
into a HUGE ABSCESS so quickly..and the CELLULITIS that goes along
with it adds to the extreme pain.

Ahh..but they put me on antibiotics .. a type that I can easily react
to due to a penicillin sensitivity.. so am being watched closely.

Also on massive dose anti-inflammatory, and good old Hydrocodone for
pain.
Have to see Doctor Tuesday to see if it's ready to be lanced and drained so
it can heal. It wasn't ready to be drained yet.

It gets too much bigger I think I'll have to name it !!!
OK..I find humor in everything...and the pain killers help. :)

Hope everyone else had a great weekend !!