Asking for Spare Prayer

[Stormchild]

Woke up this morning in a bad situation.

Had been bitten on earlobe by spider about a week ago, while I slept. This happens.

Particularly venomous bite, probably from sac spider. Their bites tend to necrotise and take a while to heal, surprisingly toxic considering they [the spiders] are pinhead-sized for the most part. Some species also have septic bites.

Had it under control with topical antibiotics and hydrocortisone, but this morning when I woke up it had gone badly septic during the night, with spreading erythema down the side of my neck, swollen lymph nodes, localised fever, and - most frightening - a headache on that side of my head and 'ice-pick' earache type pain in ear itself.

Went directly to doc instead of to work. Am on antibiotics. Feel a tad better, but very shaky. Frightened, of course; this kind of adventure kills people. Prayers welcomed gratefully. Live alone, am very much alone indeed, and the cats need their mother.

thanks all.

[Plucky]

Stormchild, poor you!
That sounds nasty.  And it isn't nice not to have someone else to say, Go To The Hospital!   So I will fill in that role.
Take Care of Yourself!  We Need You Here!  Go Lie Down!  Eat Something!  Have a Rest!  Call In Sick!  Drat that old Spider!  
Plucky

[Brigid]

Stormy,
How dreadful.  Lucky for you that you are knowledgeable enough to know what had happened.  I've never even heard of such a spider.  I know that scary feeling of being alone.  We're here for you kiddo.  Hope you start feeling better.

I miss you.

Hugs and blessings,

Brigid

[daylily]

Oh, Stormchild.  What a terrible thing to happen.  I can only imagine how uncomfortable and frightening that must be.  Please take your medicine religiously, rest as much as you possibly can, and keep us posted on how you're feeling.  The cats do indeed need you, and so do we.

(((((Stormchild)))))

daylily

[jophil]

You are making me aracnophobic (sp?).
 It just goes to show you how careful we need to be about who or what gets into our bed.

Sorry about my rather twisted humor in your moment of suffering but I just could not help myself - I do hope that do can find a giggle in this rather serious event..

Johnimo

[mum as guest]

((((Stormy)))))
OUCH and more OUCH. I am so glad you had the smarts to get to the doctor. What a scary thing.  I am sending you: one pain free head, one no longer swollen half head, and two(?) happy to have you looking normal kitties!!

[Lara]

Poor dear Stormchild, that sounds like a very frightening experience, and I'm so pleased to hear that you've got the necessary treatment. PLease take good care, and rest up a bit so that the antibiotics have a chance to work well.
 You are, and will stay, in my thoughts this weekend,

Much love,
Lara.

[October]

Prayers welcomed gratefully. Live alone, am very much alone indeed, and the cats need their mother.

thanks all.

What a terrible thing to happen, I am really sorry and will light a candle for you.  This is going to sound dim, but would a mosquito net over your bed help for the future?  I am all for prevention, and for avoidance of the same thing happening again.

I am very tolerant of spiders in general, because in the UK we have none that have sharp enough 'teeth' to bite humans, but my daughter is terrified of them.  I don't think I had better tell her what has happened to you!!

Sending you healing angels so that you are not alone any more.

C.

[Anonymous]

So sorry Stormy.

I know you have your kittys but that had to be very scary to wake up and find yourself in that condition.

Feel better soon.

((Stormchild))

I'll see you in about two weeks.

Mia

[longtire]

((((((Stormchild))))))  Take care.  Sending positive thoughts and healing your way.

[Anonymous]

Stormie,

Praying that your healing takes place quickly. I'm glad you got the antibiotics.

bunny

[Portia]

Storm lots of healing thoughts heading over the ocean. Wishing those white corpuscles (sp) are fighting away and helping the meds do their job. Amass body’s army, attack invasion and defeat the interloping invader. i can see it happening now. (((Stormchild)))

[Stormchild]

grateful thanks all. feeling better this morning, still a bit draggy, and it'll be at least a week before i'm out of the woods on this, but i do feel a lot of warm positive energy surrounding me.

thanks again, so much.

jophil - eeyi, here i am complaining about spiders when you live in the worst place in the world for them. white-tails, funnelwebs, redbacks, you name it, yikes. most of what I've learned about spider bite reactions has come from web sites maintained in OZ and NZ. Your guys are the world experts.

october - unfortunately these little monsters are so tiny that they can get into houses through the cracks in the wall where the windows are set in, it's impossible to keep them out of anything that isn't hermetically sealed. they rarely rove over sleeping people, but now and then one will. Last time I got this bad a bite was six years ago maybe.

bunny, long, mia, mum, Lara, daylily, Brigid, plucky, portia - thanks. I'm envisioning myself surrounded by angels, and each one holds a sword and shield, and each one is wearing an armband that carries one of your names (plus october and jophil). Your good thoughts and prayers send me an angel apiece, and they're giving credit where credit is due. Which is their nature, isn't it, the dear and blessed things?

[Butterfly guesting]

Hey ((((Stormy)))))

I'm so glad you are feeling much better!   Praying for your complete recovery.  Maybe your body has built up enough immunity to that kind of spider where you won't get such a bad reaction ever again...at from that critter.

Butterfly

[d'smom]

i always come late to this stuff,  off-list so much right now..... take care of yourself stormy. this is the last thing you need rite now, huh!.
(((((((s)))))))