danbo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I can't seem to shake this bug, myself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I want to thank everyone who convinced me to go to the doctor. A good call. I now have a shunt installed in my hand and will be receiving daily intrvenous treatments as well as daily professional changings of my dressing. Hobo spider bite was the diagnosis. I go back in three days and they will decide whether to go to a stronger antibiotic. Regardless it looks like I will have a small scar. Funny thing was all the doctors and nurses in the hospital kept coming in wanting to see the bite because none of them had ever seen one before. So I was like a temporary teaching exhibit for the staff. Kind of embarassing really when the bite is just above your pubis. Glad to hear that you went in and are getting treated. Bly was in to see a Dr after the headaches started....relatively early compared to you by the sounds of it. Those hobos are nasty...she has about a 1" scar left as a reminder. She didn't need the intravenous stuff.... Anyhow....hopefully you'll have a speedy recovery! Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) Kind of embarassing really when the bite is just above your pubis. Holy Hog Snot Batman!!! ... another inch or two in a certain direction and the could treated the cause but left the symptoms (swelling) Eh!!! Time to set off some bug bombs in the house!!! Edited August 14, 2008 by Greencoachdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Bug bombs are on order for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://mrsjosegoldbloom.files.wordpress.co.../hobospider.jpg hobo spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Well I'm glad you went. Keep us updated. Yet another reason why I hate spiders Check out this spider bite link: Spider Bites Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://blogs.chron.com/blog9/gsiposter.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Well I'm glad you went. Keep us updated. Yet another reason why I hate spiders Check out this spider bite link: Spider Bites Joey Mine looked very similar to the one on the guys shoulder blade only twice the size and 3 inches below my belly button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyv Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) PULLED Edited August 14, 2008 by Garyv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyv Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Post pulled one above beat me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Speedy recovery. Good thing you went to the doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyHerc Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 We certainly do have brown recluses here in Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 (edited) Wikipedia doesn't think so, nor does http://www.brownreclusespider.org/, or http://www.healthyontario.com/ConditionDet...?disease_id=297. Edited August 15, 2008 by douG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was bitten by a Hobo spider while sleeping one night. Wasn't sure what it was so like you, treated it at home. The bite area continued to grow and the surrounding tissue only got redder, more tender and more swollen. Treatment was heavy antibiotics and thankfully I only have a small scar, could have been much worse. While I have not been bitten by a Hobo Spider, I have been bitten by an actual Hobo. And I'm here to tell you that that's no picnic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Wikipedia doesn't think so, nor does http://www.brownreclusespider.org/, or http://www.healthyontario.com/ConditionDet...?disease_id=297. The thing to remember about a spiders range is a certain times of the year it is very fluid. They can easily be transported and survive for a season or two in ontario before our winters kill them. My treatment is still ongoing, my rash has subsided but the bite and swelling are still there. Now the thing itches worse then any mosquito bite. I git sent home from work yesrerday because they didnt want me working with a shunt in my wrist so after my IV first thing this morning I removed the shunt and will endure daily IV injection so I can keep on mling the DOH RAY ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybo Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 They can definately be transported. My grandfather worked at a grocery store when he was younger and got bitten by a banana spider while unloading the bananas from the boxes. Nearly killed him! Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 You gotta accept personal testimonials. Hope yer wound heals soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 (edited) Here's a paragraph I found on a page for the Hobo Spider: For years there have been numerous reports of spider bites in the Northwest United States in which the Brown Recluse Spider was blamed, despite the fact that they reside in the Mid-Southern to Southeast United States. Brown Recluse Spiders have bite effects and symptoms that are nearly identical to Hobo Spiders. Because the Brown Recluse Spider is known more throughout the general population, they had been, and still are today, wrongfully accused of the insidious effects of Hobo Spider bites. Our traps are recommended for Brown Recluse Spiders as well. Here's the link to the page for the traps: http://www.hobospider.com/info/index.html Anything that wears it's genetalia on it's face has got to be nasty!!! Edited August 16, 2008 by Greencoachdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattones Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 I worked with a guy at the Construction site in Bronte. One morning he put his sock on something pinched him he said he figured it was just a wood chip so he went to work. around lunch time his foot was killing him so he took it off and his foot was like a balloon. Didn't see him for a few weeks. He came back with a limp. sad. I am glad your doing okay now MOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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