What's bitten me? Am I going to die?

Feek · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:04

I noticed an itch on my legs towards the end of Wednesday and then yesterday I noticed swellings on my leg. Last night was terrible, I could hardly sleep because the itching was so bad and they hurt. I managed to avoid scratching them and ended up sitting in bed building a VPN server to take my mind off the pain and the itchyness.

There are six bites here over four places, all on my right leg.

Now I'm obviously not asking for medical advice as I don't want to know how to treat them but of course, I had to ask GD the obvious question.

Am I going to die?

More seriously, has anyone got any idea what could have bitten me here. On Wednesday I was at home all day apart from about half an hour when I drove my lad into town to sign on.

If I do die, who's claiming my stuff?

Raikiri · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:05

We're all going to die Feek. You a lot sooner than most though after those bites.

Chris1712 · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:06

Goodnight, sweet prince.

BDEE · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:10

The answer is yes, of course.

Mynight · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:11

Is your stuff good quality?

2StepSteve · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:15

No medical threads.....

(PS... you're gonna die)

Grandmaster Fap! · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:18

You sir have been bitten by the lesser spotted letterbox pooper, expect droppings soon and amputation thereafter.

On a serious note it could be a garden spider, nasty buggers.

EDIT: On second thoughts it looks like a harvest mite bite, itchy as hell!

ThestigGT999 · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:18

put an ice pack on it

hornetstinger · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:20

Chop your left leg off.

Minstadave · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:21

hornetstinger said:
Chop your left leg off.

Only way to be sure.

2StepSteve · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:22

Minstadave said:
Only way to be sure.

I thought the only way to be sure was to nuke it from orbit?

Malevolence · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:23

Feek said:
I could hardly sleep because the itching was so bad and they hurt.

Now imagine having that, complete with lesions, over 70%-80% of your body. Welcome to my world. :mad:

hornetstinger · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:24

Minstadave said:
Only way to be sure.

Read which leg he's been bitten on.

dymetrie · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:25

Pretty sure I claimed your stuff 10 years ago...

Feek · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:27

dymetrie said:
Pretty sure I claimed your stuff 10 years ago...

Why isn't your location "Lonetrek with a laser"?

dymetrie · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:29

Feek said:
Why isn't your location "Lonetrek with a laser"?

Because I run missile boats....

Duh!

Minstadave · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:32

hornetstinger said:
Read which leg he's been bitten on.

Surely he's cut the right off already? That's basic first aid. Along with mustard on the stumps.

Feek · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:38

dymetrie said:
Because I run missile boats....

No, you really don't

Mynight said:
Is your stuff good quality?

Of course. Except my leg, that's not so good right now.

Malevolence said:
Now imagine having that, complete with lesions, over 70%-80% of your body. Welcome to my world.

I can't imagine that. I feel for you but at the moment, I probably feel for myself more. Sorry

hornetstinger said:
Chop your left leg off.

Hey, I keep falling down.

Grandmaster Fap! said:
On a serious note it could be a garden spider, nasty buggers.
EDIT: On second thoughts it looks like a harvest mite bite, itchy as hell!

I have no idea where I could have picked the bites up from. I didn't in the garden on Wednesday, all I did was walk to the Feekmobile, drive to town, wait, drive home again and walk back indoors. The weather was rubbish, I simply didn't go out.

Dis86 · 10 Mar 2017 at 22:44

I had a spider bite last year that left me.looking like that

mattyg · 10 Mar 2017 at 23:13

Horse flies can do that. But that just looks like a normal reaction to a mossi bite.

Yes they are still around. I got bit last week. (we'd ripped a floor up) I saw it land on my arm then watched it suck my blood....I got the blood back though.