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Mossie Bite - not going away

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iwillnotstaycalm · 22/07/2022 16:45

Hello!

I went on holiday at the end of May and became a walking snack for Mosquitoes. I had never experienced this before and I ended up with a very large portion of my body covered in bites. Needless to say i shall be very wary next time I go i holiday now!

Anyway I had one that was so severe I ended up in hospital as it made my arm swell up quite badly. I was given oral antibiotics and some high strength antihistamines but they just seemed to knock me out so I stopped taking them pretty quickly. I was hope by this point anyway so didn't think I would need them and the antibiotics did a great job !

Well it's been over a month and the thing has come back ! It's warm to the touch and quite swollen but it hasn't spread yet. I am worried it might do again. My question is, has anyone else ever experienced this with a bug bite ? This is the first time I've been bitten and it has been this bad. I had a spider bite once that I also had to have antibiotics for. Any shared experiences would be great ! And what did you do to stop the itching !

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5zeds · 22/07/2022 16:47

It’s infected go to the Dr.

EmbroidedFlowers · 22/07/2022 17:34

It sounds like you might need stronger antibiotics as the first load hasn't got rid of the infection. Call your gp. They'll probably advise you to take antihistamines again to help with the redness and itching.
Hope you get sorted soon.

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