This is my personal blog where I rant about many subjects most of which is related to my work but this isn’t my business website so I welcome your comments.

I’m truly sorry to hear about your daughters encounter with this spider, I hope she is doing well. My situation or encounter involved a bite on my foot after putting on my boot in the morning, apparently one had decided to camp out that evening inside and I suffered the first bite. The second bite came that evening, I fell asleep in my leather office chair and the bite was on the abdominal area just above the belt.

Both bites festered rather quickly but I didn’t have the typical nausea and head ache that most suffer. I actually didn’t get sick this time around. What I ended up with was lots of tissue damage, infection and burning pain around the bite on my foot. The one on my fat belly really didn’t hurt it was just damaging to the skin and ended up being about 9 centimeters in diameter before receding.

Both kept me out of work for three days since sitting or standing for long periods of time made the burning sensation in my foot become unbearable. Even now the antibiotics and pain medicine is pretty slow acting with searing pain still present.

I can’t really answer to treatment but I’ve been told that I should avoid lots of coffee, alcohol and aspirin and that soaking the foot in cool water with the antibacterial solution is also good.

Best regards for your little girl and thanks for your comments. I’m certainly willing to compare notes about this if you wish.

My 4 year old daughter was bitten by a hobo and she had horrible reactions to the bite. I was curious if your encounter was while you slept because I’m concerned that these spiders will come back. She is terrified of all bugs now and can’t sleep at night.

You don’t have to share any information if you don’t want to and please forgive me if I am not welcome to ask.

I hope you are feeling better.