To pester the GP for this horse fly (I think) bite?

[loopyapp]

Just that really.

Painful. Like a deep tooth ache. Making it painful to bare full weight on that leg.

I dont have a fever and I don't feel sick.

[CharlesChickens]

I wouldn’t risk a water park with that tbh. Open wounds not good in water with loads of other bodies, even with the chlorine.

[RightYesButNo]

I don’t want to make your life difficult because I know you have little ones and no help, but it actually looks worse now the blister is gone. You know what it should like when a normal blister bursts, even a large one. That looks like it was infected, has now burst, and what’s left looks a bit like what I had when I had cellulitis. I really would recommend getting someone to look at it today. Sorry, OP.

[loopyapp]

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor

That needs covering with a burn dressing. Are you still taking Piriton?

Yup. The liquid 4 times a day

[MrsPelligrinoPetrichor]

That needs covering with a burn dressing. Are you still taking Piriton?

[loopyapp]

Ouchhhhhhhh

[loopyapp]

Well the inevitable has happened. It's popped. The itch is unreal. What is happening????

[spinningspaniels]

I'm horribly reactive to horse fly bites, OP. I always have hydrocortisone cream in the fridge over the summer, anti histamines and aloe gel in the medicine cupboard.

I got a real whopper last year just under my knee and ended up with cellulitis and 3 weeks of antibiotics. They also gave me a steroid cream which massively helped.

[Rassy]

@loopyapp that's good you are on the mend.

Interesting to know that when they start to go redder/purple they are getting better. Mine is today red and definitely less itchy too!

[loopyapp]

That's brilliant news as its definitely purple-ish.

Im reluctant to soak and encourage the blister to pop as im booked to go to big water park with the kids tomorrow.

[mumwon]

I had a bite a few years ago - went to the chemist & they took one look & said "doctor" don't scratch (I know that can be hard not to) it _ I made an appointment straight away & got medication
Mine was one my tummy under my clothes - the little B--- can bite right through your clothes (it made it interesting showing the chemist (all the staff came to have a look! they all now know from the chemist's explaining what these look like!)

[Largethighsbadeyes]

I have the same reaction. Definitely a horsefly bite. The blister is a dead give away.

In my experience when it starts going darker red/purple it's on its way to getting better.

[Drivingmeupthewall]

@IrishCharm

That should be bepanthen which is the new name for germolene x

Worries me when I see total misinformation on here like this. 😨

I had to have a topical antibiotic for a series of four bites I got. I also had to have a course of flucloxacillin when it didn’t settle down.

[2bazookas]

Get a waterproof felt tip pen and draw a line round the outer margin of the red area.
Then you can monitor if there's a spreading infection.

Otherwise just try a hot bath (deep enough to reach the bite) with a couple of cups of kitchen salt dissolved in it. Sitting in it might draw out that pus head.

[MrsPelligrinoPetrichor]

You should take the liquid rather than the tablets.

[bestbefore]

Please buy piriton tablets for this and keep them at home in case you get bitten again, they are the ones to take.

[loopyapp]

@Rassy

How is your bite today OP? Hope it is now on the mend

Still very painful. However it doesn't seem to be worsening thankfully.

Thank you for asking :)

[Rassy]

How is your bite today OP? Hope it is now on the mend

[unsync]

I second the hot spoon, works a treat on mossie bites and duck lice too.

[Berkeys]

I’ve got three like that right now. Horseflies are evil. One on each leg and one on my shoulder. Big hot, hard, swollen and with that fuzzy red bit in the middle and a nice wee blister. I literally feel your pain!

Doing all the usual stuff - anti-histamines, histan, hydrocortisone, plus buckets of lavender oil, tea tree oil and arnica cream. Regular cleaning. Raised legs. Oil of oregano is all I have for for now but will try and get antibiotics if still bad tomorrow. Not at home rn so bit hard to obtain. No tracking yet so we shall see. I get this with mozzie and wasp bites too so more frequently than I’d like.

Bought some avon skin so soft to try and full length pale top and trousers for less perilous gardening in future…

[ChaToilLeam]

I’ve reacted like that in the past, the swelling ended up right round my leg. Doc gave antibiotics. Nasty things, these cleg bites - it left a huge bruise once it went down.

[makingmyway10]

That looks sore! Are you sure it was a horsefly? I was bitten by a false widow spider a few weeks ago and it looked just like that. Not wishing to alarm you, I was brushed off by my dr surgery on the phone and after I could hardly move my arm and the pain was unbearable I went to A & E . They were wonderful and very cross that my dr had brushed me off over the phone and would not see me. I had to have it drained! I think you should get more medical advice. I was brushed off three times before I went to A & E and the dr there told me it can sometimes cause sepsis so you should always get it checked. He pointedly says that should not be over the phone!

[loopyapp]

Hot spoon is brilliant - just googled it!! Agreed too late for this one but future bites will get spooned !!

Is it spreading ?? Or is it me?

[Jent13c]

The same happened to me recently, interesting to see the same scratch marks around it. I marked it and took an antihistamine and ibuprofen. I bought eurax cream which helped a little and aloe vera gel. The redness didn't really spread from the initial mark which happened within 20 mins. I didn't want to go to out of hours as it was a Saturday night and I didn't want to be admitted. To be honest almost a fortnight later and its still v itchy and a little swollen but the redness has gone.

[GeidiPrimes]

I feel the GP should be more concerned re. pain in heel when bearing weight on it.

Holding a lit cigarette close as you can bear to the bite for several seconds helps with itching very efficiently. Or a hot teaspoon.

Horseflies have the equivalent of 6 knives in their mouths. That's why they fucking hurt so much. One got me on the ankle the other day and left me pissing with blood. Weirdly though, I don't get a reaction immediately after I've been bit. Then a couple of days later swelling, blisters itching etc.

[Lunde]

My horsefly bites look like that - the worst was 12cm across with a 1cm head. Have you tried putting a mild steroid cream such as hydrocortisone on it?