I think I might have a spider bite, not sure, REALLY worried,HELP someone please!
Question: I have dry skin that always flares up every winter ESPECIALLY on my lower left leg in the front (aroung the shin bone area) it is finally healing from the winter but the skin where I scratched SO much (because it drives me nuts) still looks a little pink. Anyways, I woke up around 6 ish this morning scratching that area, then thought "Wait a minute that leg is better so I flipped on the light and saw a red bump (best I can recall, sleepy) went back to sleep woke up around 10:00am to a red bump and swollen a little, course I have "anxiety and panic attacks" real bad. I am terrified of spiders, and I can FEEL the swelling around the bump and the area is a "little" pink But, I have noticed off and on throughout the day that there has been heat in the area,like it has fever. I am terrified that it is a spider bite and I think it is, thing is I don't know what kind. It has been a little over 12 hours,no other symtoms have kept ice on it lately and some of the swelling has went down. ADVICE!
Answers: I have dry skin that always flares up every winter ESPECIALLY on my lower left leg in the front (aroung the shin bone area) it is finally healing from the winter but the skin where I scratched SO much (because it drives me nuts) still looks a little pink. Anyways, I woke up around 6 ish this morning scratching that area, then thought "Wait a minute that leg is better so I flipped on the light and saw a red bump (best I can recall, sleepy) went back to sleep woke up around 10:00am to a red bump and swollen a little, course I have "anxiety and panic attacks" real bad. I am terrified of spiders, and I can FEEL the swelling around the bump and the area is a "little" pink But, I have noticed off and on throughout the day that there has been heat in the area,like it has fever. I am terrified that it is a spider bite and I think it is, thing is I don't know what kind. It has been a little over 12 hours,no other symtoms have kept ice on it lately and some of the swelling has went down. ADVICE!
might just be a rash & spider bites are not serious so peroxide it and dont mess with it
keep it clean and dry. go to an urgent care.
Spiderbites aren't a big deal really. I live in Australia and I have been bitten a few times, once by a wolf spider, one time just a huntsman and one time an Andrews Cross - (I was young, they look cool, they make cool webs, I wanted to touch it). My old house was once infested by redbacks which are very venomous and dangerous but I gave them the respect they deserve. But the rest of it you know it hurts but like it's not gonna kill you, although something like a wolf spider can make you quite sick and you should seek medical attention. Normally spiders won't bite you or even come near you unless you do something to them first, that's what got me bit. Anyway, if your really concerned go see your doctor.