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Help! Wtf is this?

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wtfisthis3 · 24/08/2023 07:00

Hi
i went to bed last night and was absolutely fine. I woke up this morning with something weird on the side of my wrist and I have no clue what it is, it’s been 45 minutes and hasn’t gone away or improved and I wasn’t lieing on it during the night. It’s a yellowish patch and a red ring around it but not quite a bullseye. There’s also no spot or head in it eg a tick bite. It’s absolutely throbbing, like when I touch it it’s agony

anyone know what this is?

Help! Wtf is this?
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Lantanabanana · 22/10/2023 18:05

Hi did you ever find the cause I have this now but mine is not painful

tinselvestsparklepants · 26/08/2023 16:40

My mozzy bites do exactly what yours have done. They can take a while to go but will heal up entirely if you can resist the urge to scratch the top off! Commiserations, but it will disappear in a few days or so.

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wtfisthis3 · 26/08/2023 13:56

Hi, just posting a quick update. The redness and pain have both gone thankfully but the yellow bubble/ blister is still there. It’s maybe slightly smaller but still there 😒 does anyone know how like something like this can take to fully go?

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Petaldust · 25/08/2023 07:51

Agree spider bite. I read recently that the red ring found around a bite is your red blood cells racing to protect the site of potential infection. I don’t know how accurate that is but it reassured me.

Idtotallybangdreamoftheendlessnotgonnalie · 25/08/2023 07:50

I was prepared to sat it's just a mozzie bite, spider bites are really rare, but actually if you look close its got two puncture wounds that is typical of a spider bite.

Lonicerax · 25/08/2023 07:34

It’s the time of year for spiders ime

Supercoolmoon · 25/08/2023 07:17

Horsefly bite

Tiqtaq · 24/08/2023 18:30

Spider fangs

Conqueeftador · 24/08/2023 18:18

Im pretty sure it’s a spider bite. The two little blisters give it away. A tick bullseye rash usually has a central red circle. I’m mildly surprised the pharmacist was so blasé about it, they can turn pretty nasty (though most don’t, so fingers crossed). As @Tulipvase says, keep a close eye on it and get it looked at again if it’s worsening.

Montty · 24/08/2023 18:05

It’s 100% a spider bite.

Tulipvase · 24/08/2023 18:03

Pharmacists do a great job in dispensing medicine etc but I still think I would keep a close eye on that. My first thought was spider bite due to the 2 puncture marks. If it is, then I think false widow spiders can be nasty.

PollyCreo · 24/08/2023 17:57

I agree I spider bite. I had one two years ago and it hurt like fuck - felt like a cigarette burn. Stung for three days then went away.

JusthereforXmas · 24/08/2023 17:57

Also it never hurt, if not for the bullseye I wouldn't have known.

JusthereforXmas · 24/08/2023 17:56

wtfisthis3 · 24/08/2023 07:00

Hi
i went to bed last night and was absolutely fine. I woke up this morning with something weird on the side of my wrist and I have no clue what it is, it’s been 45 minutes and hasn’t gone away or improved and I wasn’t lieing on it during the night. It’s a yellowish patch and a red ring around it but not quite a bullseye. There’s also no spot or head in it eg a tick bite. It’s absolutely throbbing, like when I touch it it’s agony

anyone know what this is?

I got this on holiday last year, we where caravaning in Scotland. turned into a round bruise. Right on my wrist near the vein. Also happened at night while sleeping.

It caused no symptoms then vanished, no idea what it is. Assume a bug bite.

Spanielsarepainless · 24/08/2023 17:53

Another vote for tick bite.

Bangwam1 · 24/08/2023 17:50

Tick, maybe a bullseye rash? You may want a doc to look that over as they may want to prescribe antibiotics in case it is a tick.

Also watch out for fever, flu like symptoms (lyme)

WookieMama · 24/08/2023 17:47

Tick bite?

fabmaccawhackyrhumbsaloft · 24/08/2023 17:22

wtfisthis3 · 24/08/2023 17:15

I actually thought of Lyme disease at first but I wasn’t sure because it’s only had one red ring around it and there was no obvious puncture site and I wasn’t sure if the blisters were consistent with Lyme disease? I am probably completely wrong though I don’t know much about it at all!

I actually do feel quite chesty but the pharmacist wasn’t concerned, I’m asthmatic so they said it was probably just a cold messing with my asthma because I don’t feel fluish apart from that x

Just keep an eye out for any flu like symptoms for a while

The nhs website has information on Lyme disease

Not all tick bites mean Lyme disease, but I didn't even know I'd been bitten

They can be the size of a pin head although I'm guessing you'd have seen one in your hand - they have to feed for 24-48 hours to transmit Lyme

I must have had one somewhere I couldn't see and didn't notice .

Little fuckers have cost me 2 years of my life !

justteanbiscuits · 24/08/2023 17:21

That looks like I had when I got a false widow spider bite. It blistered the next day and then on 4th day developed cellulitis which apparently can be common with them, so please keep a close eye. It was incredibly painful.

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wtfisthis3 · 24/08/2023 17:18

LeaningJowler · 24/08/2023 17:17

Were you gardening yesterday? It looks like Phytophotodermatitis, I had patches on my arm earlier this year from pulling up some parsnip plants. It also appeared overnight and then got worst, it’s very much a burning feeling.

Oh I haven’t heard of that but the burning sounds similar but no nowhere near a garden x

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LeaningJowler · 24/08/2023 17:17

Were you gardening yesterday? It looks like Phytophotodermatitis, I had patches on my arm earlier this year from pulling up some parsnip plants. It also appeared overnight and then got worst, it’s very much a burning feeling.

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wtfisthis3 · 24/08/2023 17:15

I actually thought of Lyme disease at first but I wasn’t sure because it’s only had one red ring around it and there was no obvious puncture site and I wasn’t sure if the blisters were consistent with Lyme disease? I am probably completely wrong though I don’t know much about it at all!

I actually do feel quite chesty but the pharmacist wasn’t concerned, I’m asthmatic so they said it was probably just a cold messing with my asthma because I don’t feel fluish apart from that x

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Leftinlimbo · 24/08/2023 17:01

Spider bite. I got bitten abroad once and was told that if there are two main holes then it is a spider bite, one hole more likely a mosquito or other flying insect.

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