Get well soon, friend...you are needed😎☮️?️

Spider bites can be a nasty business. Glad he is seeking medical help.

He is a splendid fellow. I do hope everything comes out right.

Maybe check for Lyme infection. Whatever it is, hope he is over it soon!

Sending all kinds of good vibes to our wonderful H2O man!! Hope he’s all fixed up and feeling better soon!

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Soon he'll be right as rain.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

Take care, WaterMan.

Feel better, Waterman.

That is what happened to a friend. His head hurt so much he banged it on the wall over and over. And a ton of vomit (it wasn't a migraine though). He thought it was food poisoning then remembered he was bitten while clearing out the yard.

If H2O Man has this, tell him it may come back in two weeks, even with medicine.

My neighbor ended up in the hospital for several days. Those suckers are vicious.

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Get well soon!



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Years ago as I climbed out from under a pop up camper that I was freeing up a support jack on my wife yelled out that I had a spider on my calf. I also had a wound there that from an incident early in the week. I quickly back handed my calf and scrambled out from under the camper. Over the next several days my lower leg ballooned and was burning and I ended up in the ER early Saturday moring where they cleaned out the wound and gave intravenous anti-biotics. I don't know if the spider bit me or not.

Thankfully I have never had a spider bite me

Lucky Charms has the same issue - sounds like red wasp or spider bite.

Hang in there H2OMan and keep us posted.......

We'll be glad when you're feeling better!

Some things can not be ignored. Spider bites seem minor, but can cause horrible side effects. Get well SOON.

The spiders are ferocious this year. I was bitten 10 days ago and I still have a mild, 5-inch red patch on my underarm. Area was between stingy, achy and crazy itchy. I seriously thought of calling the doctor for a steroid shot but was reluctant to go to the office with rising Covid numbers. Fortunately, I did not run a fever.

Beware the creepy crawlies out there. Nasty this year.

Get well, WaterMan.

Get better. We love you!

Does he live somewhere that has brown recluse? I’ve heard those are particularly nasty.

Sending good vibes and get well wishes.

My son brought me for emergency care last week. The medical team has been in daily contact with me, keeping close attention to all the symptoms. Though I feel less horrible than I did, things are where I was told to see them again today.

Thus far, the full panel of blood tests appears to rule out lymes and Erhlichiosis. Anaplasmosis is another tick-related possibility. Or it may be a spider bite, similar to the one that hospitalized my cousin two weeks ago (it resulted in a serious infection in his intestine, where he had the surgery after being shot in the insane attack by the drunk cop a few years back.)

My son came here to drive me to the doctor. This is good, as I do not feel well enough to drive ....although my shoulders & neck aren't paralyzed as they were late last week, making any driving impossible.

On the bright side, my children all take care of me. My youngest daughter came by in the evening yesterday, and she and I went for a short walk out to my garden.She took some nice photos of it, and hopefully I can post one here soon.

My father used to say that human beings, out of ignorance, would kill off most of the larger living organisms on earth, until the tiny ones would kill off human beings. I try to keep this fully Irish message of hope in mind. (grin)

Peace & love, Patrick

I'm glad you and yours are taking care of you. Healing and healthy vibes to you, my friend!

Take care bro

On Friday, after going back and forth, the doctor said I could return home, so long as my son kept a close eye on me. She said if I became delirious, he was to bring me to the ER immediately. He looked her in the eye and said, "Inthe case of my father, if he suddenly breaks out in rational thinking, I will know to seek immediate medical attention."

Does this mean you may rethink your trip to the Amazon rain forest?

I believe it means we did something right! (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
Take care, a chara.

and I hope you continue to feel a bit better each passing minute.

still hurts pretty bad, and starting to itch a little, but I'm not seeing any signs of infection yet, so that's a positive. Thank you for your kind words.

my youngest daughter called me. She wanted to be sure I had a ride to the appointment, or she'd have taken off work to transport me. That would have been a lot of driving for her. She reminded me of when she was there to talk to one of my doctors about my brain injury a couple years ago. My daughter said I was too stupid to be trusted to take care of myself; the doctor, who I've known since 1969, said her impression that I was too stubborn to be trusted to take care of myself! Perhaps they are both right.

My response to my loved ones when they plead for me to go to the doctor usually is...

"It's just a flesh wound".

Hang tough...you'll get through this.

Mine was the most stubborn I ever knew. I'm so glad your daughter still has her dad here so she can tease him and take care of him.

Please take it easy and heal. You are family. We are all one big family here on DU, and we all need each other.

I have noticed that my brothers, my father and his brothers, and my paternal male cousins are all as stubborn as a mule! Must be genetic. How it skipped me is a mystery, though both my sons are, too!

My daughter was a bit frustrated that I waited 48 hours until seeking medical attention for the brain injury. I try to see it from her point of view, but old habits are hard to break. We have always been close -- as I am with her sister and brothers -- but became more so when she was the last one in school and living here during the "single parent" years. These days, afer graduating college, she has a good job in human services, working with troubled teens. She lives with her boyfriend, who I like a lot. But if she thinks (or knows) I'm injured or ill, she makes the drive over here to do whatever she can to help me out. I'm proud of the strong young woman she has become.

On a side note: my normal brother from the west coast visited when she was 5. He was teasing her a bit one afternoon, and was happily surprised with her resposes. I remember him saying he was impressed that a 5-year old had mastered sarcasm. He also liked that she knew so many Neil Young songs!

He was my best friend. He's been gone for almost eight years, and every day I need him for something. Lately, I've really been wishing I could get hugs from him. So hug your daughter for me. Tell her, from one daughter to another, she's doing a good job watching out for you!

H20 Man, I really hate to break this to you, but if you waited 48 hours to go get medical attention for a brain injury, the stubborn did not skip your generation.

Trying to talk my dad into going to the doctor when he needed to go, was like trying to talk a bear out of his den in the middle of hibernation. It just wasn't going to happen!

Thankfully, an ER nurse lived across the street from my parents. So I could always go get backup if need be. Dad would not always listen to me. But if an ER nurse showed up and said he had to go to the doctor, THEN he would go.

Stubborn was his middle name!

I am very glad you are on the mend. Now stay that way!

You are a DU treasure and have many friends here sending healing vibes your way. Peace and love to you too.

You do the hard part. We miss doing the fun part—reading your stuff.

Love ya, H2O Man! Octafish sends his best regards!

for his phone number!

Also glad to hear you have two wonderful kids to keep you out of further trouble. 😏 Get better soon!

I hope you’re on the mend. Your dad’s sentiment is the truth. I abhor spiders, but they are allowed to be, so long as they stay outside (I had a dog killed by a fiddle back some years back). The poisonous wee beasties get moved to the woodpile.

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...such a bite some years back. My hand swelled up to the size of a small cantaloupe.

It was very painful.

Brown recluses are very common, but are, happily, as their name implies, reclusive. I met mine in a wood pile.

I thought I was going to lose the hand. However I recovered nicely with no longterm effects, and we all wish him the same recovery i was fortunate to enjoy.

Hope he gets better!!!

There are some nasty creepy-crawlies out there. They don't mean to harm us if we let them be, but as we all know, if we invade their territory and their little insect reflexes think they're being attacked, they respond in the only way they're programmed. I've been bitten a few times with some crazy reactions, and now I have to carry an EpiPen wherever I go.

Best of luck to you, H2OMan. I know you'll be back outside and enjoying life again very soon. Get well soon, amigo.

for a speedy recovery!

Good to hear you have support and love in addition to the DU community. Hope you feel much better very soon!


Laura

H2O Man, you are irreplaceable. (You, too, malaise.) All best wishes for recovery. Will keep you in my thoughts.

We need your wisdom.

Get well
and stay well
YOU are needed here,
kp

I really hope he was not bitten by a brown recluse spider. Hope he gets well and back on DU, I enjoy his posts.

So sorry you are having to endure this. Glad your kids are there for you.

Thanks for letting us know Malaise.

Take good care, H2O!!!

I was stung by a scorpion on Father's Day, but was fine within 24 hours.
I'll be interested to find out what got you. Get well fast! All the best.
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How did you find that?

Get well SOON and feel better even sooner.

Damn, that's sad news. Recovery quickly and get well soon!!!

For dear H2Oman. 😘. Please get well soon

I hope the doctors are able to take care of him.

I was bitten by a spider and ended up in the ER with a terrible wound and a fever.

It's good he's getting care. I hope the odds are in his favor.

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I'm so sorry to hear you are in pain and not feeling well. I hope you are being well taken care of and make a speedy recovery!

Virtual to you both.

Please take care of yourself..........we need you and your calm intelligent voice!



Hope you feel much better very soon.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

It sounds like an awful ordeal.
Come join us again soon, H2OMan.

If you're gonna pick a fight with a bug, don't do it during a pandemic.

Get well soon; looking forward to an essay!

Sounds awful.
Get well soon, Waterman!

hope recovery is uneventful and fast. spider, scorpion, wasp, bee, ant stings and bites are normal for summer around here, but this year we are dealing with a rabid skunk bite! https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181373791

With your inner strength and thousands of friends in your corner you will beat this thing!