Date: 2/18/2001 8:24:00 PM
From Authorid: 12709
I've never been bit by one. Why? Did a brown recluse just bite you? I hope not!!!! They are REALLY poisonous!  |
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Date: 2/18/2001 8:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 12709
Try this! http://members.tripod.com/brownreclusespider
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Date: 2/18/2001 8:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 25390
i was bitten by a baby one when i was 14, so it wasn't as serious, but my leg got really infected and i had to take steroids and other stuff to heal it. my dance instructor was bitten by one and it ate away some of her skin.  |
Date: 2/18/2001 8:35:00 PM
From Authorid: 15033
My brother "Danny O" was bitten by one. It swelled up immedietely and soon became infected. The venom started eating away his flesh and the doctors could not stop it from spreading. He had to go to emergency twice for help. Eventually, it healed but it left a small hole about the size of a quarter there...Love,  |
Date: 2/18/2001 8:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 11348
Well I've never been bitten by one but my step dad has and he had to be admitted to the hospital. It bit his finger and the poison moved up his arm and almost got to his heart. It was very scary. Sorry I don't know more deatails. Hope you're not having problems with one.  |
Date: 2/18/2001 8:49:00 PM
From Authorid: 12103
ewwwwww i hate spiders..sorry havent been bitten by it..not that i know of anywase....  |
Date: 2/18/2001 8:53:00 PM
From Authorid: 18201
Were you bitten??? Go to a hospital immediately! A dear friend of mine was bitten. Within 24 hours it swelled up and several months later he still had a gaping wound in his arm. The skin will begin to rot away and emerge into an open wound. My friend almost lost his arm because of it. it is VERY important to be sure that it was a recluse, and if possible, take the spider with you to the hospital. if they give you the wrong antivenom, it can be even worse.  |
Date: 2/18/2001 9:47:00 PM
From Authorid: 15527
My son was bitten by one when he was just a baby. I took him to the Doctor because his finger had swollen very badly. The Doctor gave him some ointment to put on it. I nor the Doctor suspected it was a spider bite. That night, his finger had swelled up so badly that it actually split open. I rushed him to the hospital, he was admitted right away. They said if I had waited any longer my son would have died. If you have been bitten do not hesitate to go immediatly to the hospital.  |
Date: 2/19/2001 2:08:00 AM
From Authorid: 10657
I have a friend that was bitten by one. He experienced pain followed by intense swelling. They gave him a shot and some pills to take but, he stayed swelled up for about a week and it was really red around the bite mark itself.  |
Date: 2/19/2001 3:46:00 AM
From Authorid: 160
All that I know is that a recluse spider bite can be very serious and if bitten you need to seek medical attention a.s.a.p. The venom acts like an acid and eats away at surrounding tissue. As far as it being serious enough to cause a fatality I dont know but I would definately seek attention.  |
Date: 2/19/2001 9:48:00 AM
From Authorid: 15232
Oh man, I am getting goosebumps all over. Just talking about spiders gives me the willies. I live in Illinois...do you know if there have been BRS in that state?? I hope not!!!!!!!! :-/  |
Date: 2/19/2001 10:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 16845
I hope this isn't a case of you or someone you know being bit...if that is the case get to the hospital asap!! But my friends dad did get bit by one years ago, he spent some time in the er because of it.  |
Date: 2/20/2001 12:55:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8941
I was outside in the dark when this happened, and it had me concerned for a couple of days, it did act like I may have been at first, but it hasn't progressed. My cousin was bitten on the face, and she didn't realize it for a couple of days, because at first she thought she had a pimple, and then that she was getting the flu. Thank you all for your replies and concern.  |
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Date: 2/20/2001 12:58:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8941
Yes, we do have brown recluse spiders in Texas, Karen...(that is what you meant by BRS, isn't it?) along with black widows, rattlesnakes... a lovely place to live...lol... j/k...I love Texas. |
Date: 2/20/2001 4:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 18169
i was nearly bitten by one. if my cousin had not yelled for me to get up from the rot-iron chair i was sitting in, i would have been. *shudders*  |
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Date: 2/21/2001 10:04:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8941
Now, I'm told that I was, because of the way that it looked, but that I didn't get enought venom for it to be serious. |
Date: 2/24/2001 2:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 998
Wow, this is a timely subject. I was just going to look up info on this today. On the news I saw a story of a poor man who got bit by one of these spiders in central Washington state. He had to undergo open heart surgery due to the poisoning of his blood by the venom. Plus, both legs had to be amputated as well. This spider sounds much worse than the black widows that used to be everywhere in Arizona when I lived there.  |
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Date: 2/24/2001 2:51:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 8941
wow...I didn't know that the bites could be that serious |
