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Wow. Thanks much for posting that. I'm fascinated by venoms effects. Sounds like a nightmare but not many people can say they've had that experience. I think y

Wow. Thanks much for posting that. I'm fascinated by venoms effects. Sounds like a nightmare but not many people can say they've had that experience. I think you're kind of badass for just powering through like that. It sounds exactly like another experience I read from a doctor who purposefully allowed himself to get bitten by a black widow to see what it was like. He said it was the worst pain he had ever experienced and would never do it again. Because of the chills and abdominal issues it sounds like a black widow and not a brown recluse. I'm really glad you're feeling better. I hope the recovery is going well. Did you ever have any luck finding the spider?

tunap 10y ago
I have been back to the two work sites I worked at the day the lumps appeared. Dusty & cobwebs, but did not see any spiders. Dismantled mattresses & box springs to find only dust bunnies. Couch cushions' sole inhabitants were coins & food crumbs. I had been spending inordinate hours diagnosing a "gremlin" in my jet ski over the previous 8 weeks; it is sitting on a trailer I often lean my shins against the frame just above the affected sites. I have knocked many webs off it over the last rainy weeks in Phoenix. That is all I know so far, and admittedly, it could still not even be BW bites. Other than that, my stamina is back, minor crmps are gone and I trimmed off 10lbs(4.5kg) of excess weight, which is nice. Coincidentally, I had a blood infection 17 years ago to the day recent symptoms started, Aug 11, 1999. It was misdiagnosed(sans blood tests) as mono-nucleosis and I suffered similar intensity of pain and kidney/liver damage for weeks before identifying the genuine problem. I was young & most lingering issues have abated but system is still compromised and a hit by a strong enough hemotoxin(recluse or a rattle snake) will likely be permanently debilitating, if not terminal. So, no, not courageous, just at peace w/ mortality & very grateful for every new day. Edit: A correction to original post, as well, the site on my left leg did also open up, didn't see it under all the leg hair[0]. http://i.imgur.com/l0KZWhT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/l0KZWhT.jpg Edit 2: original right leg pic moved, link broken. new url: http://i.imgur.com/dX6N39V.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dX6N39V.jpg

tunap 10y ago

I have been back to the two work sites I worked at the day the lumps appeared. Dusty & cobwebs, but did not see any spiders. Dismantled mattresses & box springs to find only dust bunnies. Couch cushions' sole inhabitants were coins & food crumbs. I had been spending inordinate hours diagnosing a "gremlin" in my jet ski over the previous 8 weeks; it is sitting on a trailer I often lean my shins against the frame just above the affected sites. I have knocked many webs off it over the last rainy weeks in Phoenix. That is all I know so far, and admittedly, it could still not even be BW bites. Other than that, my stamina is back, minor crmps are gone and I trimmed off 10lbs(4.5kg) of excess weight, which is nice. Coincidentally, I had a blood infection 17 years ago to the day recent symptoms started, Aug 11, 1999. It was misdiagnosed(sans blood tests) as mono-nucleosis and I suffered similar intensity of pain and kidney/liver damage for weeks before identifying the genuine problem. I was young & most lingering issues have abated but system is still compromised and a hit by a strong enough hemotoxin(recluse or a rattle snake) will likely be permanently debilitating, if not terminal. So, no, not courageous, just at peace w/ mortality & very grateful for every new day. Edit: A correction to original post, as well, the site on my left leg did also open up, didn't see it under all the leg hair[0]. http://i.imgur.com/l0KZWhT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/l0KZWhT.jpg Edit 2: original right leg pic moved, link broken. new url: http://i.imgur.com/dX6N39V.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dX6N39V.jpg