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My sons not far , he is in Austin, he said it's been really hard. Saddest thing in a long time. 😥

Doggie mom, diamond art is fun!!
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The spot on hubs back , where he was bit. Is puffy with like a Crater inside, with a scab. Nothing I'm overly concerned with. Im going to keep an eye on it, it's smaller than a dime, bigger than a pencil. I'll probably check in with his doctor. Not red like infected, but really itchy. I put cortisone on it today. Any other suggestions, greatly appreciated.
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Daisy, I would spray colloidal silver on it, it aids in healing and to keep it moisturized. Itching is an indication of healing and any moisture will help with that.

Our dermatologist recommends aquaphor for moisturizing any wounds, I prefer emu oil applied right on top of the silver. He is in agreement that it works well.
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Isthisrealllyreal, I have heard of that stuff. I might try it, but you just Jared my memory!! I bought some Amish drawling salve , a few months ago. I might try that first. Completely forgot about I had it.
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Daisy, nothing you described indicates the need for a drawing salve.

I have personally experienced a wound that kinda swells around the scab and it is not an issue. Kinda a pickering from a deep wound.

If you are going to use a drawing salve, use a bandage so you can see what is being drawn.
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Daisy, that is a long time for a problem still with a bite. I wouldn't use cortisone as it's steroid base will prevent healing. If this is still actively changing it needs seeing by dermatologist NOW and as that appointment may be hard to get soon I would consider urgent care provided by your Hospital. Speak to MD on Monday.
Here's the problem with spider bites. Much like a cat abscess which heals over and causes problems under the surface, spider bites often destroy tissue under the surface. That this is puffy could mean there is a crater of supurating matter under it that needs draining.

You can't play around with hubby at this point. He needs to be seem for this.
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Daisy ,

I would stop the cortisone and other home remedies and have the doc check . Hubs may need an antibiotic for that bite . He doesn’t need sepsis again . Some skin infections can be really itchy . There is also ringworm , which is a fungal infection, that is very itchy and would need an anti fungal cream .
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Daisy,

I was bitten by a spider many years ago. I cleaned it with alcohol and put some antibiotic cream on it and went to bed. It started to swell a bit then it gt red and felt hot. This redness and heat was spreading up my leg. I went to the ER and it's a good thing I did. The doctor had to clean it, give me two IV of antibiotics, and I had to go home wth a script to take more antibiotics for a month. Take your husband to the ER today and let them handle a spider bite.
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@Burnt:
Daisy's husband has BEEN on antibiotic since this bite to his back, Burnt, and indeed on IV antibiotics. He had a tick bite infection and was treated in hospital not long ago, before their recent vacation.
Of concern to me here is that this bite is still up to something. And it is hidden, much like a cat abscess. What can happen is that the surface looks OK, maybe swollen, but under there can be flesh getting literally destroyed.
Just needs to be seen, for sure.
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Indeed fungal infections are very itchy and made worse by steroids,

Dasiy - I think this is a time for medical people to deal with it. Your hub has been very ill. Some infections are very tenacious and spread "underground". If I were you I would get him to medical,care asap. Let us know what happens. ((((hugs))))
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Thanks guys, I had 2 nurses look at it in my area, they think it's ok to wait till tomorrow and see how it is, and call the doctor tomorrow. 🙏💕
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Great, Daisy. I am glad you are on him like ants on honey.
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That's good, Daisy.
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Hey, Daisy:
What's up with the "spider" bite?
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Hi Alva, doc said a lot of tick bites do this, has a residual amount of poison left in them, they can itch and leave a mark for a very long time, and to just keep an eye on it. The other rash that I didn't mention, 😆 on his side, that had me freaked out, was from him wearing his work belt and scrapping paint in very humid temps.
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Daisy, good news!

I recommend witch hazel for prickly heat, that's what we call a humid, rubbed, heat rash. Spritz it on or use a cotton ball on clean skin and it is usually better in the morning.

I still recommend colloidal silver for any wounds, it is a great antibacterial and does so much to aid healing and keep any creepy bug from causing infection.

You are a good wife. Keep on taking care of that man of yours :-)
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Thanks Alva and isthisrealllyreal, will do!!

Monday is teeth pulling day, only 8 teeth left, so shouldnt be to awful. so that's going to be interesting. He has a regular physical the end the month.
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So last spring they started replacing are village water lines, I live in a corner where all the lines meet up, so the dirt and dust was much worse on my corner. They finally finished it this spring, and I'm finally tackling the DUST . I mean, I kept are main rooms clean , I didn't become a complete slob, but I just couldn't keep up with it all. So some rooms I just gave up on. So anyways, this has been fun. 🫠and I'm getting some exercise in, and very happy to have one more room mostly dust free.
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Dust! I feel ya Daisy, I remember all your posts about the noise, dust, traffic and over all fun that was. It's good to get it dealt with, don't forget your walls and ceiling :-/

Where I live, it is always dusty, then add a drought and you can see the air 100% of the time. I can dust in the morning and write my name in it that evening. Learning to not go crazy from it has been work :-)

However, we are getting monsoon rain, over 2 inches since 6pm last night, 1 inch that we got the 1st 45 minutes of the storm the next over 12 hours and it's still raining. Yahoo!!!! I will dust today and probably get a whole week of minimal dust. Rain is such a blessing in so many ways. Except I had to drain water out of the pool to avoid an overflow.

My heart still breaks for all those in Texas.
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RealyReal, Daughter and SIL now have a condo in your neck of the woods. Was telling me about the beautiful lightening storm! They are now part time in Tucson.
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Alva, yep, my neck of the woods is Tucson. We do have beautiful lightning storms during monsoon and we have had thunder all night, just awesome! I love the rain!!!

Tell your daughter and SIL thank you for bringing some of their wet weather with them, we so needed it.

I am just relaxing with a cuppa, listening to the rain fall, enjoying the 69° weather that this awesome weather is bringing.

Daisy, good luck to your hubby Monday. I pray it is no big deal.
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Isthisrealllyreal, that's what I've been doing, the walls, pictures, under things , the living room blinds are next. They are older, but really nice wood blinds, I normally wipe down every 2 times a year.

Your area sounds beautiful, humidity has been brutal here, and the smoke picked up.
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My neighbor, has Lyme and anaplasmosis, at the same time. She got the bullseye rash luckily, and caught them both pretty early on.
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I have some bug bites on my legs and one on my arm , that I think are from flies . Was pushing the kids ( that I babysit ) on the swings . The homeowner throws grass clippings behind the shed that is next to the swing set . He’s also got a wood pile behind it . It stinks too . And it’s damp back there as a tree provides shade . Just beyond the swings and shed At the very end of the yard is a fence and a tree line in a ravine with a lot of underbrush and a large drainage pipe dumps rain water into the ravine . The rain water collects in a drain from the elevated driveway , house is on a hill .

I personally would not have put the new swing set where he put it . There is another flat area in the yard not near the damp ravine .
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Yeah, her daughter has a camp on a lake, she probably got it there.

I agree, we have to keep our lawn, trimmed and weeded. But there is a house . We have a house for sale in back, and they are doing a horrible job keeping the lawn mowed. Im not happy about it!!

I've heard rumors, that Lyme is graduating to black flies and mosquitoes also. Someone we were talking to insist, she say the fly bit her, then the next day the Lyme rash showed up! I looked it up, they said that, they can carry Lyme, but there is no known human transmission. 🤷
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I guess I’ll wear pants and bring a long sleeve shirt with me to go out by the swings.
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Way, I've never used bugs spray before until this year!! Now it's my best friend. It's almost like how we all started to use hand sanitizer. Not as bad but I do have bug spray in each car, my pocket book, next to the outside door. It stinks!! And, lots of showers.

The lady that insist she got Lyme from a black fly, lives up in Thousand Island.
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Where is everybody?
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Air quality is poor today and I think I'm showing symptoms of that; I feel wiped out, my fitbit says O2 is at 94 and my heart rate is elevated. And I I don't have even any heart or lung problems (AFAIK), imagine the people who do 😟. If the air doesn't improve I guess I'd better keep the windows closed tonight.
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send - Daisy seems to be taking a break -or something. I'm just operating slowly these days. Some may have ulled back due to the posting issues.

Where are you on the AQHI scale, cw?

When it gets to 4, I close all windows. It hasn't been bad here this summer. Up north we got to 10 or 11 more than once in past years. I stayed in. Terrible for people with related health issues.

That smoke is nasty stuff. Take care.
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