Just wanted to share some information about a spider known as brown recluse.
I was bitten by this literally "itsy bitsy spider" that i didn't even know/feel on my left arm. And after a day, i started feeling chills like a regular flu, then the next day, i had this tennis ball size lump, bulging up around 1-2 cm from my arm

Went to the ER. Could even hardly walk and basically, i stayed in the hospital for 6 days with morphine & Vicodine., and had to take home some anti biotics which was conducted thru an IV (PICC LINE) for another 8 days. Such a hassle.

watch out for those small spiders. According to the doctor, probably got bitten when i was sleeping. So have a good practice on shaking your pillows/sheets/beds before going to sleep. and just check your socks/shoes, and try to shake your clothes before wearing them.

i just hope no one would have the same experience...

Share this information to everybody. I used to ignore those spiders knowing they are too small and can not do any harm.

My doctor told me that this is not fatal, but for some kids and some elderly people, it may cause some big problems.

 

did you get necrosis?

For such a harmless looking spider, these things pack a wallop.

 

6 days with morphine and vicodin FTW

 

Necrosis... yes i did, but the good part is i got the anti biotics early so i didn't have to go thru any surgery on those hard tissues. I'm taking 2 different kind of anti biotics in the hospital and it did help.
that tennis ball size lump got bigger by the time i woke up the following day, it went up almost to my arm pit and stretched to my wrist. and when it was healing, it turned into a dark colored, (looks like a huge bruise on my left arm).

Harmless looking spider? I could not even see them. Their size is like the tip of a 0.7 lead pen.

 

They like to hide in dark damp places, like shoes. Always a good idea to shake out your shoes if you haven't worn them in a few days.

 

They are nocturnal spiders. And won't bother you unless they feel threatened or bothered.

 

brown recluses are indigenous to our area? shows you how much i know about these buggers.

 

Well, surprisingly, they are here in california as well.. specifically in fremont. My nurse told me that she had 2 different patients that had the same problem and they are all from fremont, ca.

And as far as what "google" in telling me. They do not reside in california at all. Not even close. They are mostly on mid states...

I think they should start updating that info.

 

were you in the bay when you were bitten by it? I don't know jack about spiders, but seems like they are not in the bay area...

 

I'm from Fremont, CA... 2 cities away from San Jose ( i think ).
And if ever i was not bitten at home, it may be at the gym (fremont) or at work in Hayward, which i doubt. Basically, its in the bay area.

 

****, i feel the same way right now. but i was bitten by a spider two weeks ago.....

 

what spider bit you? and what happened? effect? medications?

 

well.......

my bed is right next to the window i leave open for four months ( its summer, duh ), and i had this tiny little spiderweb in it. i left it alone, but noticed a little dark colored spider chillin in the center. that was about 11.

around 1am, i had to wake up to go to the bathroom, and my left arm was itching something fierce.... i looked down and saw 3 welts, roughly twice the size of a mosquito bite. i looked over to where the spider was, and hes gone.....

so i put 2+2 together.....

did the X trick ( where you use your fingernails and press an X into the bite ) and went back to bed....

two days later, i woke up swetaing, and i ached all over, but contributed it to the cold/flu i was already developing. took some dayquil/nyquil, and felt fine.

now, im sick again, but im contributing this one to stress......

 

ahhh ****! I have few spiders at home but none look like a reclusa. I kill them whenever I see one... I have yet been bitten by a spider and pray that I don't. Not after some of the photos that I have seen! !

 

what does that do?