Too hard to tell from a picture. I'd draw an outline around the

Feb 1, 2015
7:31:51am

goose

red, swollen/inflamed area. If the redness and or swelling advances too much beyond where you outlined then I'd consider seeing a doctor. If it doesn't you're probably fine and it'll go away

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Spider bite help

Duke Silver

2/1/15 7:24am

Too hard to tell from a picture. I'd draw an outline around the

goose

2/1/15 7:31am

Doesn't matter what it was, it's infected

SJS

2/1/15 7:34am

^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^

PharmCoug

2/1/15 10:20am

One other free tip Ginger

SJS

2/1/15 7:43am

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Flyingdolphin

2/1/15 7:44am

Feel free to reach out to the owner of that leg and give him the message.

Duke Silver

2/1/15 7:45am

Either way he knows what he's saying Id go w his advice

Flyingdolphin

2/1/15 7:47am

Sorry, I was distracted

SJS

2/1/15 7:50am

Where do you live?

Mufasa

2/1/15 7:45am

Orem

Duke Silver

2/1/15 7:46am

Can you see a red line going from the bite up your arm?

Mufasa

2/1/15 7:47am

What if he lived in Houston and can see a red line going from bite up his arm?

LiveCoug

2/1/15 7:54am

Different spiders are more prevalent in certain parts of the country.

Mufasa

2/1/15 8:05am

It's on my leg, and no I can't see a red line.

Duke Silver

2/1/15 7:55am

I hope you're posting from the free wifi of your ER's lobby

SJS

2/1/15 8:00am

I was treated for a brown recluse bite on my mission and it looked much worse

Mufasa

2/1/15 8:12am

It's worth the money for the Shot of Antibiotics. I had something similar

crimedog

2/1/15 7:48am

I was bit by a brown recluse (arana rincon my mission in Chile, started similar

Heisenberg

2/1/15 8:00am

RE: I was bit by a brown recluse (arana rincon my mission in Chile, started

SJS

2/1/15 8:04am

RE: I was bit by a brown recluse (arana rincon my mission in Chile, started

Heisenberg

2/1/15 8:16am

Most "spider bites" are not actually spider bites but staph infections.

Slim

2/1/15 8:08am

This^^^^ unless you actually remember seeing the spider bite you. Go to instacar

kotacoug

2/1/15 9:02am

follow this^^ I had bactrim DS, the results almost killed me because I got sick

1984coug

2/1/15 10:52am

You're much more likely to get c-diff after clindamycin than Bactrim.

PharmCoug

2/1/15 11:07am

Yeah. Like pharm says clinda is kind of known for this.

Slim

2/1/15 11:18am

Ever seen anyone with TENS from Bactrim?

SJS

2/1/15 11:40am

Thankfully no.

PharmCoug

2/1/15 12:22pm

The path slide emblazed in my mind from dental school was

kotacoug

2/1/15 10:52pm

"How did my daughter get the MRSA?"

SJS

2/1/15 9:34am

Got MRSA on my mission- thought it was a spider bite... had the same symptoms

1984coug

2/1/15 10:49am

Are you sure it's a spider bite? Could be a boil - can also be serious.

Downtown

2/1/15 8:51am

Did you feel the bit? Or just notice it later?

scott715

2/1/15 9:22am

If that's what your leg looks like it's infected. Go get it taken care of.

scottpete

2/1/15 10:19am

Must've a zit. Just squeeze it... But turn your head away first.

Cougarclaw

2/1/15 10:26am

Definite infection of whatever it is.

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