Posted: 7/13/2010 4:22:40 PM EDT
in b4 u got da aids  a couple nights ago i got this really bad itching. i did scratch it a little but i dont know what the hell i got bit by. normally i would not worry but the pain and swelling is spreading through out my leg as time goes by. i took the 2 best pics i could get. i dont have any insurance so you guys are the best i got
any ideas ? notice the redness of the skin to the right of the right spot? i mean like a couple inches out redder than my skin but not like the spot red ? |
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Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR.  how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy
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ok can we get back to my leg please
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Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR. how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy For one thing, staph is part of normal skin flora. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR. how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy When you push on the swelling...does it stay (ie...take a fingerprint?)? My guess would be the above as well...bug bite, scratched, gets infected...staph infection follows. Recently had a nice little staph infection/abscess myself. Ended with having my leg cut open to get rid of the infection. Good times :) |
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Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR. how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy For one thing, staph is part of normal skin flora.
whew ok 
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Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR. how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy When you push on the swelling...does it stay (ie...take a fingerprint?)? My guess would be the above as well...bug bite, scratched, gets infected...staph infection follows. Recently had a nice little staph infection/abscess myself. Ended with having my leg cut open to get rid of the infection. Good times :) um i dont think so but kinda confused about what you mean but now it hurts thanx lol |
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Keep an eye on it and if that redness starts to spread, feel hot to the touch, and/or swell up then get to the ER fast. um like the area a couple inches to the right of the spot on the right side ? see the skin tone difference ? I would keep an eye on it and wait to see if it gets about as big as a quarter. By the way, although I am trying to be helpful, any medical advice you get from me is absolutely worthless and, in fact, might even be WORSE than useless. 
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You need to read this thread: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1065319
ETA: "...pain and swelling is spreading through out my leg as time goes by..." I'm not a doctor, and this might or might not be stupid advice, but... Go to some urgent care place and tell them you were exposed to someone with MRSA (...in case it's not MRSA). Otherwise, dibs. ETA: If it gets rapidly worse, just go to the emergency room. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Will probably not look to good in a couple of days... Looks like some kind of MRSA magnet. Yep my guess is MRSA or staph. But I am not a DR. how the hell does that happen ? i dont ever get sick or have allergies generally besides some extra weight im healthy Staph infections (including MRSA) happen when a common (and pain in the ass to kill) bacteria that lives on your skin (and everything people touch) manages to get beneath the surface of your skin... Commonly mistaken for 'spider bites'... There are countless ways that it can happen... And you should see the doc if it gets much worse - regular staph infections can get better, but MRSA can get real bad & need serious treatment... |