Black Widow Bite!!

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JerseyWendy

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• Sep 25, 2013

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When it rains....it pours!!!

Was doing some gardening a little while ago, entered my shed to get some tools and felt a little but sharp prick in my left pinky finger. Of ALL the spiders, it had to be a Black Widow.

The thing is now nowhere to be found because I flung it off my finger.

This happened 30 minutes ago, and my finger is truly THROBBING. I'm currently alternating hot and ice cold compresses, but if I start getting muscle spasms and stomach cramps, I'll be off to the ER. This truly sucks! Anything else going to go wrong?

 

MikeyTN

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• Sep 25, 2013

• #2

OMG!!!!!! Go to ER quick!!!!!!!!!! I was bitten by a baby one years ago and that was bad enough....When you get better, set a bomb off in your tool shed!!!! I'm about to set one off in mine as the shed I built is full of spiders already.....I hope everything is ok!!!!

 

SoCalWendy

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Ouch Wendy you may want to go to the ER after all. Better safe than sorry. Hope it feels better soon.

 

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I'm keeping a VERY close eye on it right now.

I just took this pic....for comparison (taken in natural light, NO flash)



It's getting a bit bubbly where the fangs penetrated. Finger hurts a LOT. I took some Motrin.

NO muscle spasms yet, and NO stomach cramps.

Called Alex (hubby), who promptly told me I was "full of it", that we don't have Black Widows here. Ya...ok.....

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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I'm not sure I'd wait for medical attention.

 

MikeyTN

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• Sep 25, 2013

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No you need to go to the ER! Get in there Wendy! It's not something you wait around for, you need to have it treated ASAP. You can tell hubby that he's full of it thinking there isn't any in NJ. Green Thumbs: Seal off home, remove clutter to prevent black widow spiders - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Arts & Entertainment

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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That may be a good idea! You will feel better if you go to the ER!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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WENDY!!!!! Don't make all of us come kidnap you and haul you off to the ER!!! Woman!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Yeah, maybe you should just get it checked so you know you don't have to worry. My mom had a brown recluse bite and became extremely ill from it.

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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She better be in the ER right now!!!! She knows I'll slap her silly if she don't....Black widow bite is not something you take lightly. When I found one on my front porch and one on my back porch, I eliminated them quick since it give me reminder of what happened when I was a teenager just working out in the garden and I got bit on my toe by a young one. Where I lived before was near wooded area and we had a huge lot. There was a ton of them around as I found a male in the garage one day. And they were all over the brick boarders surrounding the garden. Later on we had to spray all the boarders after I was bit....Cause you'll find them about every few steps you take along the boarders. I even caught a huge female for my Biology Honors class, my teacher liked me bring that stuffs in....lol

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Wendy if you saw the red dot on her or are sure it was a widow, you need to go to the ER!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Since we haven't heard from her, I am hopeful she went to the ER!

 

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OMG I hope Wendy will be ok!! D:

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Euuurrrghhh! Don't be mucking around with this, Wendy! Not all venoms act instantaneously and you need to get it seen by a professional *before* damage gets done. Sending prayers and healing thoughts - let us know *as soon* as you can that you're feeling better! Hugs!

 

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Omg Wendy!!!!! :| I hope you are at the ER!!! how scary!!!

 

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If you have not gone Wendy, GO!! you don't want the Necrosis to set in!!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Wendy if your not at the ER now then pease please go! I understand not wanting to be a baby about it and go to the Dr. For every little thing but black widows are bad news!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Hmmm well she hasn't been online for 3 hours and usually she even comes on facebook :S

Fingers crossed everything is ok !! <3

As if you weren't in enough pain with your teeth and the spider is like, ahhh might as well make her hand hurt as well!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Wendy, I am thinking that you are in the ER right now. If we are all wrong in assuming this then please, please go. This is something that you should take seriously!

 

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• Sep 25, 2013

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Wishing you the best outcome Wendy ! Prayers going up for you