Horsefly bite?
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Anyone had one?
Was digging up some horse manure the other day, the following day I noticed a rash on my shin which started growing bigger each day, and looked like this....
Went to Boots and got some hydrocortisone cream and antihistamine tablets. It continued getting bigger so today went to the NHS walk in centre who prescribed me antibiotics.
Folk are saying it might be a horsefly bite, which ties in with me messing around in horse s
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Was digging up some horse manure the other day, the following day I noticed a rash on my shin which started growing bigger each day, and looked like this....
Went to Boots and got some hydrocortisone cream and antihistamine tablets. It continued getting bigger so today went to the NHS walk in centre who prescribed me antibiotics.
Folk are saying it might be a horsefly bite, which ties in with me messing around in horse s
te Normally you feel them biting you. They land incredibly softly so by the time you feel the sharp stabbing pain it's too late.
The reaction does fit though so maybe you didn't realise at the time. Get them quite often, especially on hot sunny humid days - the can quite happily bite through a t shirt too!
The reaction does fit though so maybe you didn't realise at the time. Get them quite often, especially on hot sunny humid days - the can quite happily bite through a t shirt too!
LeadFarmer said:
Anyone had one?
Was digging up some horse manure the other day, the following day I noticed a rash on my shin which started growing bigger each day, and looked like this....
Went to Boots and got some hydrocortisone cream and antihistamine tablets. It continued getting bigger so today went to the NHS walk in centre who prescribed me antibiotics.
Folk are saying it might be a horsefly bite, which ties in with me messing around in horse ste
I try not to but do get bitten by horseflys every year around June - August time. You'll normally feel the bite as being a sharp stabbing pain. I've never seen anyone with that sort of reaction.Was digging up some horse manure the other day, the following day I noticed a rash on my shin which started growing bigger each day, and looked like this....
Went to Boots and got some hydrocortisone cream and antihistamine tablets. It continued getting bigger so today went to the NHS walk in centre who prescribed me antibiotics.
Folk are saying it might be a horsefly bite, which ties in with me messing around in horse s
te That said, perhaps you've had a nasty allergic reaction to a bite or perhaps a plant or weed. Or perhaps it's something else. Hope it's better now.
Wilmslowboy said:
I'd go to to A&E or local GP and get some antibiotics.
This is what happened to me after 3 days of' waiting and see'.
Same happened to me a few years ago and was very red and hot. I had to undo my watch (bracelet clasp) because it got so tight but couldn't take it off as it wouldn't fit over my hand! I just went to a pharmacy on day 2 and they gave me a steroid cream I think. This is what happened to me after 3 days of' waiting and see'.
I had one on a 9 hole golf course in Wandsworth, so pretty urban.
I only noticed the blood running down my calf. They cut into the skin then lap up the blood.
It must have got infected as within a couple of days a big area was red, hot to touch and too painful to walk on.
It had turned into cellulitis and once at A&E the doc was talking about intravenous antibiotics.
In the end they gave me two types of tablets that eased the condition over the next few days but kicked off a penicillin allergy in my late 40s. Never been a problem before.
I have been to the tropics many times plus worked and lived on a farm abroad yet it took an insect in SW17 to put me in hospital.
I only noticed the blood running down my calf. They cut into the skin then lap up the blood.
It must have got infected as within a couple of days a big area was red, hot to touch and too painful to walk on.
It had turned into cellulitis and once at A&E the doc was talking about intravenous antibiotics.
In the end they gave me two types of tablets that eased the condition over the next few days but kicked off a penicillin allergy in my late 40s. Never been a problem before.
I have been to the tropics many times plus worked and lived on a farm abroad yet it took an insect in SW17 to put me in hospital.
My wife was bitten by a Blandford fly (as evil as the horse fly), didn't feel a thing, just noted a trickle of blood. She was tending her younger sis's grave on the anniversary of her death. The churchyardis near a river where the bloody flies thrive. Wrist swelled terribly but didn't need any meds and they were right. Couple days and swelling went right down.
However, this is the bugger you need to watch for, when or if this happens.
Some years ago now - I used to regularly get bitten by Mossies abroad, and lumps and bumps and swellings etc, but this was different. I used to read the car mags (when car mags were worth reading) on the shelves in WHS.
This particular Sat I'd just put a mag back up on the shelf and noted a small bite on my elbow, but worse a red line moving slowly up my arm - wtf!
I got out of WHS and headed for the place lots of people in our local town would if they had a med problem, rather than go to the GPs (closed anyway as it was Sat).
I went into our local Lloyds chemist where a long standing pharmacist was in charge who was hated by the local GPs because she dished out info and help when the GPs said the patients should be coming to them first, not her.
She immediately stopped serving and had noted my anxiety and asked me what was wrong? I showed her my arm. She gave me instructions 'Go straight down to the community hospital, you'll see Door 'B' as you go in, show them the bite and please do not mention I've sent you. Go!'
I virtually ran all the way, went in, and within what, a minute or so I had a box of antibiotics in my hand!
How times change. Today they ask you to see a pharmacist if you can't (and many can't) see your GP quickly.
Oh, still have a pic.
It's called 'tracking'.
However, this is the bugger you need to watch for, when or if this happens.
Some years ago now - I used to regularly get bitten by Mossies abroad, and lumps and bumps and swellings etc, but this was different. I used to read the car mags (when car mags were worth reading) on the shelves in WHS.
This particular Sat I'd just put a mag back up on the shelf and noted a small bite on my elbow, but worse a red line moving slowly up my arm - wtf!
I got out of WHS and headed for the place lots of people in our local town would if they had a med problem, rather than go to the GPs (closed anyway as it was Sat).
I went into our local Lloyds chemist where a long standing pharmacist was in charge who was hated by the local GPs because she dished out info and help when the GPs said the patients should be coming to them first, not her.
She immediately stopped serving and had noted my anxiety and asked me what was wrong? I showed her my arm. She gave me instructions 'Go straight down to the community hospital, you'll see Door 'B' as you go in, show them the bite and please do not mention I've sent you. Go!'
I virtually ran all the way, went in, and within what, a minute or so I had a box of antibiotics in my hand!
How times change. Today they ask you to see a pharmacist if you can't (and many can't) see your GP quickly.
Oh, still have a pic.
It's called 'tracking'.
dandarez said:
My wife was bitten by a Blandford fly (as evil as the horse fly), didn't feel a thing, just noted a trickle of blood. She was tending her younger sis's grave on the anniversary of her death. The churchyardis near a river where the bloody flies thrive. Wrist swelled terribly but didn't need any meds and they were right. Couple days and swelling went right down.
However, this is the bugger you need to watch for, when or if this happens.
Some years ago now - I used to regularly get bitten by Mossies abroad, and lumps and bumps and swellings etc, but this was different. I used to read the car mags (when car mags were worth reading) on the shelves in WHS.
This particular Sat I'd just put a mag back up on the shelf and noted a small bite on my elbow, but worse a red line moving slowly up my arm - wtf!
I got out of WHS and headed for the place lots of people in our local town would if they had a med problem, rather than go to the GPs (closed anyway as it was Sat).
I went into our local Lloyds chemist where a long standing pharmacist was in charge who was hated by the local GPs because she dished out info and help when the GPs said the patients should be coming to them first, not her.
She immediately stopped serving and had noted my anxiety and asked me what was wrong? I showed her my arm. She gave me instructions 'Go straight down to the community hospital, you'll see Door 'B' as you go in, show them the bite and please do not mention I've sent you. Go!'
I virtually ran all the way, went in, and within what, a minute or so I had a box of antibiotics in my hand!
How times change. Today they ask you to see a pharmacist if you can't (and many can't) see your GP quickly.
Oh, still have a pic.
It's called 'tracking'.
Wow, that looks pretty terrible. I've always been told that red lines in the skin originating from a wound is THE biggest warning sign that something is going horribly wrong. Kudos to the pharmacist.However, this is the bugger you need to watch for, when or if this happens.
Some years ago now - I used to regularly get bitten by Mossies abroad, and lumps and bumps and swellings etc, but this was different. I used to read the car mags (when car mags were worth reading) on the shelves in WHS.
This particular Sat I'd just put a mag back up on the shelf and noted a small bite on my elbow, but worse a red line moving slowly up my arm - wtf!
I got out of WHS and headed for the place lots of people in our local town would if they had a med problem, rather than go to the GPs (closed anyway as it was Sat).
I went into our local Lloyds chemist where a long standing pharmacist was in charge who was hated by the local GPs because she dished out info and help when the GPs said the patients should be coming to them first, not her.
She immediately stopped serving and had noted my anxiety and asked me what was wrong? I showed her my arm. She gave me instructions 'Go straight down to the community hospital, you'll see Door 'B' as you go in, show them the bite and please do not mention I've sent you. Go!'
I virtually ran all the way, went in, and within what, a minute or so I had a box of antibiotics in my hand!
How times change. Today they ask you to see a pharmacist if you can't (and many can't) see your GP quickly.
Oh, still have a pic.
It's called 'tracking'.
dandarez said:
How times change. Today they ask you to see a pharmacist if you can't (and many can't) see your GP quickly.
It seems the order of priority nowadays is pharmacist, walk in centre and then A&E, completely bypassing the GP.A&E gets abused and I still see it has somewhere you go when the condition is far too serious for a GP or pharmacist, but I think lots of people use it as a form of GP surgery seeking treatment for minor conditions, hence why waiting times are astronomic.
When I went to the walk in centre the other day it was around 8pm, with a 4/5hr wait, yet they close at 10pm!!!
I returned the following morning and joined the queue for them opening the doors at 8am.
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