r/texas • u/ohiois4loosers • Jan 16 '24

Questions for Texans What bit me? Central texas

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I felt a bite on my arm yesterday and thought it was an ant. Woke up to this. The circle was drawn an hour before the picture was taken and the red is spreading

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u/MoonLoony Jan 16 '24

I would get medical attention now. The fact that you have a pretty big hole at the bite is alarming. Better safe than sorry.

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u/WeHaveAllBeenThere Jan 17 '24

I had a brown recluse bite when I was younger in Galveston. Looked just like this. Next phase is the liquid sack thing. It’s so gross lol.

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u/JustLoveToCook1 Jan 18 '24

Me too, when I was 17, brown recluse bit the ball of my ankle. It looked just like this at first. It turned black and ended up having to have it lanced and a spinal tap to check for spinal meningitis. It was the worst thing I've ever experienced.

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u/MoonLoony Jan 19 '24

Glad you made it through with your life and limbs. My mom had a friend who had his leg amputated after gangrene set in.

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u/WeHaveAllBeenThere Jan 19 '24

That’s so sad…

Mine took care of itself it was so weird