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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling In The Back

Posted on Tue, 10 Oct 2017

Question: I have spider bites on my back. They are very painful and seem to be swelling slowly over time. At first there was just small redness across the fights. But they have grown into large swelled areas and now have two black spots where the bites happened. I have two large bites and about 20 small bites. I am also tired and my eyes are itchy. Is this something I should go see someone for. I have no fever no convulsions no rapid heartbeat. Everything else seems fine

Answered by Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please start on mediations

Detailed Answer:
Hello Welcome to HealthcareMagic..
I thank you for posting your query here and I'm definitely going to help you out..

I being a surgeon, we encounter so many such cases day in and day out..

Please note..

1. Please let me know, when was the bite, how many days back?

2. Please start on oral antibiotics, preferably Amoxicillin

3. Take, levocetrizine for relief from itch..

4. And continue, pain killers if you are comfortable with them..

Hope this helps you..
In case you need further assistance, please contact me back..
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (6 minutes later)

It has been one week since the bites. I am in a foreign country and it is hard to go to the dr. I can but I was wondering if you had a quest of what the bite might be as I can walk into a pharmacy and maybe get antibiotics if they have an idea of what bit me. Did you receive the pictures

Answered by Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, got them..

Detailed Answer:
Hi, and thank you for getting back with your answers..

Yes, I saw the pictures..

Please go to pharmacy and buy these.

1. Mupirocin ointment to apply in that area
2. Tablet Amoxicillin
3. Tablet Levocetrizine

Hope this helps you..
In case you need further assistance, please contact me..
Or, you can close the question and rate.. Take care..

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (4 minutes later)

Also I am in Spain and there are brown reclus and black widows here. Also wolf spiders

Answered by Dr. Dr Manjunath Metri (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
One week old, nothing to worry..

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back..
Yes, do not worry..

I did ask it the bite history and a week old bites won't cause much problems now..

Do not worry..
Please get those medications and you should be fine soon.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj