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Post by vegasjames on Jul 22, 2024 6:00:15 GMT -5
Been dealing with another brown recluse bite for about a week now.
Bit once before in the arm back about 38 years ago, which took 6 months to heal.
This time it got me on top of my big toe, where I finally found the fang marks.
The tendons in my foot, especially under the toe, have been so tight, and the bone pain is incredibly bad. Best way to describe it is that it feels like nails being driven in to the bones of the foot. And I have not been able to put any pressure on the foot, or even have anything like a sheet touching the toe area without extreme pain.
Finally getting a handle on it, and the pain has dropped drastically although I still cannot walk on the foot.
Wanted to let people know what has worked the best for me in case they ever run in to such a situation. I have been using ozone, bagging the foot for about 5 hours a day. This has drastically reduced the pain each time I ozonate the foot, and has helped reduce the damage from the venom drastically. Was able to put a small amount of pressure on the foot for the first time in a week yesterday, and hoping that it will heal sufficiently by later today that I can actually walk on the foot again.
I did not hook up my ozone unit to oxygen for a higher ozone output, I just attached an air pump for the starter gas.
Ozone is a fantastic healing compound with many medical uses from cancer to infections. Anyone interested in learning more about it, there are all sorts of medical studies about the efficacy of ozone therapy for a variety of conditions on PubMed.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 22, 2024 7:01:13 GMT -5
Dang, that stinks. Hope you get better soon James.
Good to know about the ozone.
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 22, 2024 7:22:54 GMT -5
Hope you get better soon. This is one of the reasons I don't go bearfoot here in Missouri.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 22, 2024 7:26:42 GMT -5
Oh man, that is one nasty bite! So sorry!
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 22, 2024 8:48:54 GMT -5
Thanks everyone.
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Post by ThomasT on Jul 22, 2024 8:53:40 GMT -5
Those Brown Recluse bites are rough to deal with and you don't even feel them bite.
I have two scars from long past bites of those. One on my arm and one on my leg.
Takes a long time to heal. Sounds like your treatments have you heading in the right direction though.
Hope you heal up soon.
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Post by RickB on Jul 22, 2024 9:05:43 GMT -5
Hope you get to feeling much better soon James.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 22, 2024 9:55:28 GMT -5
Oh no! Sorry for your pain, but it's good that you're healing relatively fast. Good to know about the ozone therapy.
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Post by jimaz on Jul 22, 2024 10:01:41 GMT -5
WOW! Hope you get better soon.
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Post by miket on Jul 22, 2024 11:41:04 GMT -5
Oh crap, hopefully it heals soon! Never knew that about ozone, very interesting.
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Post by victor1941 on Jul 22, 2024 14:59:24 GMT -5
Hope you keep healing fast. Even though you didn't feel the bite do you have any clue as to where it might have occurred?
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 22, 2024 15:50:12 GMT -5
Damn bugs out here trying to kill us. First me and chris1956 with the hornets, now you with the spider. Looks like they are going to heavier weaponry. Lil Sh..s!! I just know they are conspiring.
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 22, 2024 16:11:39 GMT -5
Damn bugs out here trying to kill us. First me and chris1956 with the hornets, now you with the spider. Looks like they are going to heavier weaponry. Lil Sh..s!! I just know they are conspiring. You were right about the hornet bite. It has been 8 days and it is only now starting to fade.
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 22, 2024 16:12:58 GMT -5
Damn bugs out here trying to kill us. First me and chris1956 with the hornets, now you with the spider. Looks like they are going to heavier weaponry. Lil Sh..s!! I just know they are conspiring. You were right about the hornet bite.ย It has been 8 days and it is only now starting to fade.ย ย ย ๐๐๐ Told you. The itching is what sucks. Still doesnโt compare to what I assume James is going through. Consider ourselves lucky.
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 22, 2024 16:22:13 GMT -5
You were right about the hornet bite. It has been 8 days and it is only now starting to fade. ๐๐๐ Told you. The itching is what sucks. Still doesnโt compare to what I assume James is going through. Consider ourselves lucky. I agree we are the lucky ones.
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Post by titaniumkid on Jul 22, 2024 17:45:19 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) hope your recovery is much quicker this time.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 22, 2024 17:59:26 GMT -5
Hope your foot eases up in the pain department asap, James, and you heal quickly. Brown Recluse bites are no joke. Sorry to hear one of the nasty buggers got you.
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 22, 2024 18:07:38 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) hope your recovery is much quicker this time. Know anyone but by a Sydney funnel web?
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Post by titaniumkid on Jul 22, 2024 18:13:51 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) hope your recovery is much quicker this time. Know anyone but by a Sydney funnel web? No but my crazy cowboy father likes catching them to keep preserved in alcohol.
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Post by realrockhound on Jul 22, 2024 18:22:11 GMT -5
Know anyone but by a Sydney funnel web? No but my crazy cowboy father likes catching them to keep preserved in alcohol. I got a giant scorpion frozen in my freezer ๐
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