Okay so, it was a little confusing. It started at 7 pm moving red ring, skin blistering and oozing and hardening under my skin so I went to the Urgent Care. That doctor said he didn’t know what kind of bite it was and said I was just severely allergic to bugs. Said he wasn’t sure if I had an infection or if the high temp of my leg was just the histimines my body was producing from the allergic reaction. Sent me home with a antibiotic prescription. By this point my pharmacy was closed and he didn’t stress urgency to fill it. So, I was gonna wait until the morning.
By 2 am it started spreading and getting worse so I went to the Emergency Room this time. That doctor knew it was a black widow bite from 3 feet away. They gave me some antihistimines and told me to fill the scrip for the infection. That was a really fun all-nighter. Anyway, now 12 hours later it hurts and looks really ugly, but all the blistering has stopped and I have my first course of antibiotics down the hatch. Should be on the mend soon.
Of course, I had called my Dad at 2 am to tell him I was going to the ER, so he was a wreck. Called me this afternoon and said after harvest he was sending people to nuke the house, garage and yards for black widows. Maybe I shouldn’t have told him, but hey, I’m 47 but still Daddy’s girl. lol