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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 12:19:54 GMT
Ouch..keep an eye on it cos if horsefly they can turn nasty Bit of a random question but who knows... Hand feels like it has been bitten but no obvious bite mark, hand swollen to twice the normal size, swelling stops at wrist and fingers, back of hand is red, palm is ok. When do I start panicking? Last time I called the NHS for advice an ambulance was sent - I was fine. Would rather avoid that... Swelling and redness has been progressing for 24 hours.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 19, 2017 14:04:28 GMT
1. Go to doctors. 2. Get antibiotics from pharmacy.
A Chinese doctor may recommend acupunture and Singapore Flied Noodle velly good. A Congolese doctor may recommend you put a bone through your nose.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 14:10:00 GMT
Current plan is to see what it looks like tomorrow. Was just interested in when I need to take urgent action. At current rate of spread my hand will be larger than the rest of me before I get a doctors appointment.
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Post by Jim on Jul 19, 2017 15:28:54 GMT
Sounds serious if all your hand has swollen. I'd go sooner than later. On the other hand there's always my mum's favourite remedy, "chop it off with a sharp knife".
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Post by JohnV on Jul 19, 2017 15:35:53 GMT
I love the kind, thoughtful and helpful responses one gets on this forum, It's such a contrast to what normally one gets Seriously ? if it hasn't started improving by tomorrow morning get to see someone .... be it a pharmacist or A&E
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Post by bettina on Jul 19, 2017 17:38:20 GMT
Just wondered if the situation had eased with the weather cooling off, or indeed did you try any of the suggested remedies? Rog sorry for the delay in responding, meant to as soon as I read your post then got pulled away to do something else (baking lemon squares actually) and just never got around to it after that. Yes, I've been putting twice as much fresh garlic into the cooking as I would normally do. I've got two large Citronella candles, one for outside in the from well and the other for inside & I've got some misqueto wips from the drug store Are any of them working? I'd love to say yes, but not really. Instead of 3 or 4 new bites daily, I'm down to 2 or 3 new bites daily!!! I have a follow up appointment with the doctor tomorrow, if there's time I might ask her what she recommends. I just really don't understand why for the first 17 years of living in England not 1 bite, and then this year being eaten alive!!
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 19, 2017 19:13:59 GMT
Because....the bites are the same, it's how your body is reacting to them that's changed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 19:23:28 GMT
Swelling seems to be going down now. Was getting a bit worried when the swelling and redness went past my wrist and also into the first part of my fingers. Hopefully all ok but still don't really know when I should really start worrying, a very unusual circumstance for me.
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Post by patty on Jul 19, 2017 19:23:45 GMT
Ouch..keep an eye on it cos if horsefly they can turn nasty Bit of a random question but who knows... Hand feels like it has been bitten but no obvious bite mark, hand swollen to twice the normal size, swelling stops at wrist and fingers, back of hand is red, palm is ok. When do I start panicking? Last time I called the NHS for advice an ambulance was sent - I was fine. Would rather avoid that... Swelling and redness has been progressing for 24 hours. Have you got any anti histamines?...if its reaction to a bite that might help.. If its a horsefly thats bit you you could well need antibiotics We had a farmer in who had to have huge bit of his leg excised when horse fly bite went septic so be careful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 19:49:11 GMT
It's a rare week during the summer when I don't get a horsefly bite, sometimes they need treating with anti-septic cream. Reaction to whatever happened was something beyond my experience.
Nice to have a couple of wrinkles back though, whilst having stretched and shiny skin was a bit intriguing it wasn't a look I would aim for.
Will keep an eye on things but fairly sure all is ok now - can even see the bite area.
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 19, 2017 19:53:23 GMT
If you've noticed that insect bites itch more in the evening a nd night, apparently it's because our natural cortisol levels are lowest then. So I deduce if your levels are high, you don't itch at all. There are lots of things that cause high levels, stress, hyperthyroidism, kidney and liver problems and others. There are correspondingly drugs for treating all sorts that lower cortisol levels or have that as a knock-on effect. Maybe reacting to bites is a sign of good health. I'm not a medic, just googled about a bit so all that ^ might be rubbish.
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Post by patty on Jul 20, 2017 5:28:24 GMT
If you've noticed that insect bites itch more in the evening a nd night, apparently it's because our natural cortisol levels are lowest then. So I deduce if your levels are high, you don't itch at all. There are lots of things that cause high levels, stress, hyperthyroidism, kidney and liver problems and others. There are correspondingly drugs for treating all sorts that lower cortisol levels or have that as a knock-on effect. Maybe reacting to bites is a sign of good health. I'm not a medic, just googled about a bit so all that ^ might be rubbish. That makes sense..the years they never bothered me I lived on a sea of stress, topsy turvey world...Ive had a few insect bites lately which have itched...guess I'm finally chilling out
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Post by bettina on Jul 20, 2017 14:25:03 GMT
If you've noticed that insect bites itch more in the evening a nd night, apparently it's because our natural cortisol levels are lowest then. So I deduce if your levels are high, you don't itch at all. There are lots of things that cause high levels, stress, hyperthyroidism, kidney and liver problems and others. There are correspondingly drugs for treating all sorts that lower cortisol levels or have that as a knock-on effect. Maybe reacting to bites is a sign of good health. I'm not a medic, just googled about a bit so all that ^ might be rubbish. well this all makes a bit more sense now...I was diagnoised with hyperthyroidism a few years back and have been taking medication for it for the past 5 years or so. But it wasn't until my recent stay in the hospital, when by chance, I had a imprompt conversation with a Doctor who specializes in thyroid related issues that I discovered that for the medication to work properly it must be taken at approx. the same time each day, and must be taken at least 1 hour before any food, drink or any other medications. Up until that conversation, I had been taking it at random times throughout the day and on some occassions it would be evening before I took it. Now every morning without fail, I'm up at 5:30 - 6:00 take my pill and back to bed for another hour or so when I get up make my coffee and set about my day. I feel so much better for it. Been to the doctor today and she is quite happy with the results of my throyid test and said it is working properly and I will not need to have it tested again for a year! So according to the above info...maybe I'm healither now than I've been for the past 17+ years I'll stop moaning about the bites and start looking at it as a good sign
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 20, 2017 14:37:26 GMT
If you've noticed that insect bites itch more in the evening a nd night, apparently it's because our natural cortisol levels are lowest then. So I deduce if your levels are high, you don't itch at all. There are lots of things that cause high levels, stress, hyperthyroidism, kidney and liver problems and others. There are correspondingly drugs for treating all sorts that lower cortisol levels or have that as a knock-on effect. Maybe reacting to bites is a sign of good health. I'm not a medic, just googled about a bit so all that ^ might be rubbish. well this all makes a bit more sense now...I was diagnoised with hyperthyroidism a few years back and have been taking medication for it for the past 5 years or so. But it wasn't until my recent stay in the hospital, when by chance, I had a imprompt conversation with a Doctor who specializes in thyroid related issues that I discovered that for the medication to work properly it must be taken at approx. the same time each day, and must be taken at least 1 hour before any food, drink or any other medications. Up until that conversation, I had been taking it at random times throughout the day and on some occassions it would be evening before I took it. Now every morning without fail, I'm up at 5:30 - 6:00 take my pill and back to bed for another hour or so when I get up make my coffee and set about my day. I feel so much better for it. Been to the doctor today and she is quite happy with the results of my throyid test and said it is working properly and I will not need to have it tested again for a year! So according to the above info...maybe I'm healither now than I've been for the past 17+ years I'll stop moaning about the bites and start looking at it as a good sign It's just a theory. I thought you had mentioned hyperthyroidism, so when I saw it related to cortisol and itching I thought - bingo! Maybe!
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Post by patty on Jul 20, 2017 17:41:21 GMT
My daughter has damaged her back and is in a lot of pain..the expert has told her that the pain worse at night due to low cortisol levels.....seems they have a lot to answer for this cortisol stuff
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