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I apparently was bitten by a Hobo spider on Tues, as of today my thumb is now swollen red and purple and hurts like hell.
Had to go home from work today after 5.5 hours because the pain was so bad I was in tears, I went straight from work to the hospital emergency, where they pumped me full of IV antibiotics and sent me home with orals and pain meds.
My original plan was to work my shift, then go to the emergency, but the longer I worked the more it hurt and the more swollen it got, my manager is a wonderful lady and she got really worried as she noticed my glove on that hand kept getting tighter and tighter, and it is usually loose.
She had also aided me in continuing to work by letting me work at the end of the line rather than trying to load. Unfortunately as the hours passed, i couldn’t even fo that.
No worky for me tomorrow, and I am not entirely sure about Monday either, just depends on how it is by then. Right now despite everything, including the vicodan, it still hurts alot and is so swollen it feels like the skin is going to split.
At this moment any spider that comes near me is toast.
Anyway, tomorrow I see my doctor to make sure it doesn’t abcess, I hope not on one hand, and kinda hope it does on the other, since that would relieve the pressure on the skin, and it is realy painful.
I just hope the pain goes away soon…I could live with a swollen thumb that I can’t really move if it didn’t hurt so much.
Wish me luck.
Kyrin
I’m not sure if by “hobo spider” you mean the name of it or that you don’t like the spider… I have never heard of a Hobo spider before.. 😛 Anyway I hope it stops hurting soon so you can get on with life… Update us..
Yes, please do toast the fuzzy little monsters. 😡 The only good spider is the spider that stays far, far away and eats other bugs; any that come close enough to get splattered to the compass points deserve what they get.
I hope your hand heals quickly!
tc_cat333 wrote:I’m not sure if by “hobo spider” you mean the name of it or that you don’t like the spider… I have never heard of a Hobo spider before.. 😛 Anyway I hope it stops hurting soon so you can get on with life… Update us..
See here for some info. There’s pics of the spider and what some bites can look like.
Hope you’re better soon, Kyrin!
Ack! That’s the spider that I just killed in my apartment last night! I was wondering what kind of spider it was since I’d never seen one quite like it. The way it moved, I didn’t know it was a spider until I had killed it.
OW. Kyrin, I am so sorry to hear about your hand! I really hope you start feeling better soon. What a horrible experience! 🙁
Now I am going to have to take a more careful look at the spiders that have been running around this house. I thought they were just wolf spiders, but maybe not all of them are. Brr. I don’t like spiders anyway–nothing personal, it’s just they creep me out–and I’d rather leave them alone, but I may break that rule if I spot something that looks like a hobo spider. Nasty!
Spider bites can be nasty, especially if you have a slight “allergy” to them. Some people react worse than others to spider bites. But this one seems nasty in general.
Take it easy, Kirin!
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmUpdate: Whole hand is now swollen, likehood of no puss development slim at this point. Skipping doctor appt. and going straight to hospital at this point.
Pain is intense, took Vicodan at 5am, so far it didn’t do a damn thing. Can’t take more, it would prevent them from giving me something stronger, and I definately want something stronger.
Will let you guys know how things are in a few hours.
I really hate spiders at them moment.
Kyrin
After I took a look at the website link provided for a picture, I realize that the “hobo” spider is what I almost grabbed up in my fallen items at the door and accidentally let into the apartment yesterday. Oh boy. I’ll keep my eyes open for that bad boy, he’s going to meet Mr. Rubber Shoe as soon as I find him.
Yuck!I hope you feel better soon, Kyrin. Those spiders look really creepy. I hate spiders. I’m kinda scared of the big ones too. 😳
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