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Trying hard to be like Peter Parker
Sep. 21st, 2009 04:19 pm Irish got bit by a number of spiders on his arm this weekend - like about thirty bites. The patterned bites look kind of like a group of playing cards marching up his arm: a group of five, like the five of diamonds, a group of seven, another double group of five... I put the Itch Eraser on the bites to ease the itching, and it foamed a great deal, but Irish said it helped with the urge to scratch. He didn't feel well on Saturday, so he stayed at home away from a get together with friends.
Sunday, Irish's arm looked like he'd been scratching it a lot, so I had him wear long sleeves to bed to reduce how much he picked at them.
Today, Irish's arm was hot and swollen, and started to have angry red lines inching up toward his armpit. My DH took him to the doctor, where he got steroid cream, and medicine to ease his symptoms. He was having a reaction to the spider venom, mainly because there were so *many* little bites.
I found out that alcohol put on spider bites increases the potency of their venom. I inadvertently made his reaction to the venom worse by putting the Itch Eraser on the wounds. (Mommy guilt: I'm *supposed* to make it all better, not worse!) We also now need to avoid hot showers and baths until the rash and wounds clear up.
Irish is taking it all in his usual good-natured way, and isn't fussing at all. I just half-expect him to start crawling up the walls soon with his new mutant powers...
Sunday, Irish's arm looked like he'd been scratching it a lot, so I had him wear long sleeves to bed to reduce how much he picked at them.
Today, Irish's arm was hot and swollen, and started to have angry red lines inching up toward his armpit. My DH took him to the doctor, where he got steroid cream, and medicine to ease his symptoms. He was having a reaction to the spider venom, mainly because there were so *many* little bites.
I found out that alcohol put on spider bites increases the potency of their venom. I inadvertently made his reaction to the venom worse by putting the Itch Eraser on the wounds. (Mommy guilt: I'm *supposed* to make it all better, not worse!) We also now need to avoid hot showers and baths until the rash and wounds clear up.
Irish is taking it all in his usual good-natured way, and isn't fussing at all. I just half-expect him to start crawling up the walls soon with his new mutant powers...
