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Subject: [Homestead] electric shock for bites
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:17:59 -0500
I've got some kind of spider bite on my ribcage. It is the second such
bite in two months, and while it is not a brown recluse bite,
thankfully, I'm getting pretty sick of this. Two days ago, it was the
size of a pencil erase. Yesterday, the size of a quarter, and today,
the hard, red, swollen area is the size of a fried egg. I recall SC
Lynn, I believe it was, talking about electric shock for bites, insect,
scorpion, and snake. I've done a bit more reading on this today, and
found these interesting articles:
From 1986: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE2D9113EF936A3575BC0A960948260
If I had a stun gun, I think I would try it. I don't know what keeps
biting me, but it's getting old.
I know I had on a hooded sweatshirt day before yesterday. I had been
outside and came in for a break.. I was sitting here at the computer
when I felt something crawling around my collarbone. I grabbed at it,
adjusted my shirt, and looked for whatever it was, but never saw it. A
few hours later, I had the 'bite' on my left ribcage. If past bites are
any indication, I have a good two weeks of discomfort and antibiotics
to look forward to before it gets better. Grrr.
Does anyone have any experience with this shock treatment stuff? Lynn?
--
“Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to
hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Yoda
[Homestead] electric shock for bites,
EarthNSky, 11/12/2008