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RandySF

(57,613 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:14 AM Oct 2015

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Recovering From Spider Bite

DETROIT (WWJ) – Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is on the mend after being bitten by a spider.

The Democrat says she’s not sure what type of spider bit her foot and ankle recently — joking that it must have been a Republican.
She didn’t feel a thing, but several friends advised her to seek medical attention.

“I was lucky, because I didn’t even realize it,” Dingell said. “The guys looked at me and said, ‘How did you burn yourself?’ And I said, ‘I haven’t burned myself.'”

That’s when Dingell looked down to see huge blisters.

“I don’t know where they came from,” she said, “but the boys I have coffee with said, ‘You don’t take that for granted.’ So I headed to the doctor…They’ve got me on steroids and antibiotics.”


http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/congresswoman-debbie-dingell-recovering-from-spider-bite/

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Recovering From Spider Bite (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2015 OP
Oh noes shenmue Oct 2015 #1
Spiders will mess you up. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2015 #2
Had some spider bites madamesilverspurs Oct 2015 #3

madamesilverspurs

(15,782 posts)
3. Had some spider bites
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:59 AM
Oct 2015

show up on my knee a couple years ago; red, blistering things, and the leg really hurt. Went to the doc, she said, "Nope, not spider bites. Shingles." Had no idea it could manifest like that. Before the meds could kick in there were a couple of days I considered cutting the leg off with a chain saw, that's how bad it hurt.

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