View Single Post
 
Old Apr 21, 2009, 10:44 AM
Beholden's Avatar
Beholden Beholden is offline
Grand Poohbah
 
Member Since: Jan 2009
Location: In my watercolor paints and garden a lot.
Posts: 1,821
Hi,

This is sort of graphic for some that may not like to read about a sore (MAY TRIGGER)

Saturday, I noticed a hard red lump on the back of my neck, up into my hair, like the kind I sometimes get from a deerfly or black fly bite in the summer.

By Sunday night it had a yellowy sort of crusty "scab" covering, I rubbed it of course, but it wasn't terribly itchy, it was a swollen red bump, so I think the swelling caused the itchy sort of sensation. No pus

Today, Tuesday, I've picked at the crusty part several times, but it like has this dark red part in the center - like if you pick a scab off a sore. Which is really what I've done I guess.

It seems to be going down, the swelling, hard lump part, doesn't seem to be infected. I've been washing it.

I looked up insect bites and I think it may be a spider bite.

Anyone else ever have a spider bite. I don't remember any bug bites, but I was at the lake on Saturday.

I hate to call the doctor because it appears to be getting better.