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Bug bites to be concerned about?

supermom262 avatar
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I might have to take a picture of this to get an opinion but I have a half-dollar size brown circle that appeared on my leg about 10 minutes ago and is itchy and feels like its burning a little. It almost looks like a bruise although I don't remember hitting it on anything. I did run 3 miles this morning but didn't notice any bruise earlier. I sat in the sun for about 10 minutes on my balcony too.

Just wondering if I should get it looked at or wait it out? Is there a bite that would leave that size of a discoloration?

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pgurney avatar
Beach Fanatic
#2
I might have to take a picture of this to get an opinion but I have a half-dollar size brown circle that appeared on my leg about 10 minutes ago and is itchy and feels like its burning a little. It almost looks like a bruise although I don't remember hitting it on anything. I did run 3 miles this morning but didn't notice any bruise earlier. I sat in the sun for about 10 minutes on my balcony too.

Just wondering if I should get it looked at or wait it out? Is there a bite that would leave that size of a discoloration?

Keep an eye on it. The only thing I've heard of that reminds me of this is the brown recluse spider. From what I've read, the bite can be painless, but the after effects can be pretty serious. One of our employees suffered a bite and it was pretty bad.
Beach Lover
#4
bite

If it is painless and not enlarging it is probably not serious. It is becomes painful or is rapidly expanding, get it examined before Monday.
Smiling JOe avatar
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#6
I've had a few spider bites which have varied a bit in my physical reactions. They only one I felt was a case when I was walking barefoot and stepped on the spider which bit me on the tender recess of my pinky toe. That sucker felt like I was stepping on a sandspur. My pinky toe quickly grew as large as my big toe. That was probably the worst. My other bites were all silent bites, with me never feeling the actual bites. I would notice the itching first, later came the bruising and soreness, like you get when you receive a tetanus shot. Sometimes, I could see the two fang marks and other times I could not. I never knew what type of spiders bit me, and I never received medical treatment. Depending on the location of the bite on your body, it may or may not bother you, other than the itchy sore pain which last a few days, if your bite is indeed a spider bite. Break out a magnifying glass and see if you can find two tiny fang marks near the center of your wound.
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beats on hood
#7
Hope you're okay today, supermom. :wave:
supermom262 avatar
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#8
I think I determined they are bruises. When my husband got home, he noticed there was a matching one on my other leg. I had been at the ball park the day before cheering on my son's team. I must have got a little excited when they won the championship but I don't remember hitting them against the back of the bleachers but I must have. Being out in the sun later on must have made my skin itchy? Bruises I can deal with!

Thanks for everyone's concern and advice. I don't want to get bit by a brown recluse after viewing Kurt's pictures!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#9
I think I determined they are bruises. When my husband got home, he noticed there was a matching one on my other leg. I had been at the ball park the day before cheering on my son's team. I must have got a little excited when they won the championship but I don't remember hitting them against the back of the bleachers but I must have. Being out in the sun later on must have made my skin itchy? Bruises I can deal with!

Thanks for everyone's concern and advice. I don't want to get bit by a brown recluse after viewing Kurt's pictures![/quote]


No kiddin'! I'm calling the exterminator tomorrow!:eek:
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#10
Eat more red meat and spinach. Sounds like you have low iron levels.
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#12
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