bites that just won't quit
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baitconDoes anyone else have mysterious bug bites received at Baitcon that still haven't gone away?
I haven't been scratching them, and most of them have gone away but a few are still around, and one in particular took a turn for the worse today.
I *was* using hydrocortisone or lanacaine or after bite on it (depending on what was handy) and taking benadryl at night, but last night I didn't take any benadryl, and today I discovered that it had grown even larger than before! Not cool.
I can only assume that this one isn't a mosquito bite, since I've never had a mosquito bite that looked or behaved like this. :( What else was biting this summer at Baitcon?
I haven't been scratching them, and most of them have gone away but a few are still around, and one in particular took a turn for the worse today.
I *was* using hydrocortisone or lanacaine or after bite on it (depending on what was handy) and taking benadryl at night, but last night I didn't take any benadryl, and today I discovered that it had grown even larger than before! Not cool.
I can only assume that this one isn't a mosquito bite, since I've never had a mosquito bite that looked or behaved like this. :( What else was biting this summer at Baitcon?
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Date: 2008-07-09 01:57 pm (UTC)Go see a doc and get checked for lymes. NOW!
As someone who's had lymes and deals with the consequences every day, I recommend that you get checked. Remember, the tests aren't 100% accurate. There can be false positives and negatives. Get tested once and then again 6 weeks later and another 6 after that. If the tests suggest lymes, go get antibiotics.