Re: Cellulitis from a bug bite....

MoJoV · ‎10-01-2010

@Nataliesgramma I had a bout with cellulitis the summer before last. I had a bug bite on my lower shin and scratched and scratched it. Turned all red and blistered. I tried treating it myself but it started spreading around my leg. Painful, hot and itchy. Dr. prescribed some kind of antibiotic and a creme. It calmed down and was mostly gone in a week. A perfect nightmare. I certainly empathize with all who have dealt with this.

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chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Wondering how the OP is doing.

I hope that, if this has advanced IN ANY WAY, or not gone away, you have gone to the doctor. If your case is anything serious like some of us here had, you cannot wait it out!

Like I said on mine, if I had not gone in I would have, at the very least, lost my hand and at the most my life.

It can be very serious! My husband kind of recently had a mild case, like some of the folks here, and it didn't require a hospital stay or anything serious but he did at least go to his doctor and it ended up fine. The moral of the story is that it won't just go away on its own.

Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

@chickenbutt

I am doing better! I have been a good patient and done everything the DRs told me and the redness has gone down alot and so has the swelling!

It was still pretty red yesterday but I could see it was only by my toes. I l=know that I am not out of the woods yet, but I feel like I have turned the corner.

I'll be calling my Primary Dr tomorrow for a follow-up appt.

Thanks to EVERYONE for their responses and concern!!!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

@Nataliesgramma wrote:
@chickenbutt

I am doing better! I have been a good patient and done everything the DRs told me and the redness has gone down alot and so has the swelling!

It was still pretty red yesterday but I could see it was only by my toes. I l=know that I am not out of the woods yet, but I feel like I have turned the corner.

I'll be calling my Primary Dr tomorrow for a follow-up appt.

Thanks to EVERYONE for their responses and concern!!!

Thank You so much for the follow up. I'm so happy to hear that you're doing well and keeping an eye on it.

Best!

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@Nataliesgramma wrote:
@chickenbutt

I am doing better! I have been a good patient and done everything the DRs told me and the redness has gone down alot and so has the swelling!

It was still pretty red yesterday but I could see it was only by my toes. I l=know that I am not out of the woods yet, but I feel like I have turned the corner.

I'll be calling my Primary Dr tomorrow for a follow-up appt.

Thanks to EVERYONE for their responses and concern!!!

@Nataliesgramma

So sorry this happened to you and glad to hear you are on the mend....Sending you prayers for a continued recovery

When I got bit by a bee I was given an antibiotic by Urgent Care and it got worse so I went to the ER and was given a second antibiotic and told to take Benadryl....it cleared up in a few days....

Last year I was biten by some kind of a bug and my hand swelled up, went to my doctor and she game me a strong antibiotic...and she wanted to see me in 24 hours ....I checked in and the swelling and redness went down immediately, and the doctor said I was on my way to recovery just keep taking the antibiotic until all the pills were gone, and if I hadnt improved she would have had to admit me into the hospital to have an intravenous antibiotic....(my sister had to have that done when she got bit by a cat)....

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I had it, from a bug bite on my arm. Doctor thought a spider bite. It was 20 years ago. Hubby is an RN so when I showed it to him when it got red and sore, off we went to the ED for antibiotics. It got better and then got worse. A week later, it was back to the ED for a different, stronger antibiotic. That one gave me diarrhea and stomach pain. It took about 2 weeks for the infection and the gi symptoms to clear. Had cellulitis again about 10 years ago when my cat bit me. Maybe it's just my body but once aga the antibiotics seemed to work and then the bite got worse again. Second one did the trick. No gi problems with that one.