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 Patti noticed an insect bite on her ankle. This was on Monday and by Tuesday her ankle was swelling, the area had turned red with a small circle around it. At this point we decided that it should be dealt with by a doctor rather than just taking antihistamines.

As we suspected, it was a spider bite and it had become infected. But what kind of spider? Thursday night I found a Black Widow crawling on the floor which I squashed. Since the symptoms of a Black Widow bite are much more extensive than what she was experiencing, we don't think it was from this. Even so this caused us to call our favorite pest control guy who will be coming next week to deal with all of this.

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  1. RonaldAugust 15, 2021 at 4:31 AM

    I had a similar bite years ago at Fort Indiantown Gap in pa. The drs thought it might have been a Brown Recluse and treated it with drugs. Fortunately, I didn't lose any skin. Hoping she feels better soon. Talk to later this morning. I'll give you the latest on my biopsy. 😕

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  2. Far Side of FiftyAugust 15, 2021 at 8:34 AM

    Scary, hope she will be okay!

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