BEWARE OF THE FIDDLEBACK SPIDER

[Xplantdad]

Wow Lynn...I hope she gets better soon! Lynn's mom has been on a wound vac (for different reasons) since December....hers will go away in the next few weeks..hopefully.

Thanks for the waring about the spiders ...

[Tommy]

Hope both recover soon and have no further issues. The Wound Vac is amazing and is a wonderful piece of equipment. Without the Wound Vac, recovery would be many many times longer.


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[Lynn]

It has been 9 weeks and two days.

I took a pic last night of the wound area when changing dressing. As you can see, there is a long way to go. Believe it or not, it looks 100 times better than it did after the first surgery. I find it unbelievable that Sherri could recover from donating a kidney to our then 18 year old last summer and be back ready to mow the lawn in four weeks, but not be close to recovery 9+ weeks after a brown recluse bite.

We continue to catch spiders from time to time in our traps. They are really bad in Oklahoma this year after a very mild winter and above average rainfall in spring and summer.

It is hard to get a size perspective from these photos, but I can't get a good pic without showing off her hoo hoo or magnificent butt, so I have to crop it down. The wound was about 8 x 5, and is down to about 6 x 3 inches on her left hip.

If you live in the area indicating brown recluse habitat, you need to get some traps. The more spiders in the house, the more likely you are to get bitten.

[Shevelle]

Jesus Lynn, that looks so terribly painful. Thank goodness it does look like its finally beginning to heal a bit. Bless her heart, what a trooper she must be! Let her know I am praying for her speedy recovery! I have told everyone I know about her ordeal and bought the traps you recommended for my family members. My daughter has been catching a few!!

[Lynn]

Jacqie:

Believe it or not, she says it isn't that painful, other than once in a while while changing dressings. Sometimes the flesh will grow a bit into the gauze or sponge (when the wound vac is in use) and it tears when removed. Of course, the health care providers keep telling us that the bleeding is a GOOD thing, and will promote healing.

You are correct. She is a trooper... and an angel. Not once during this whole ordeal has she complained once.

[Xplantdad]

Wow Lynn, prayers for her to heal fast. Wound vacs are cool things (Like Tommy said above). I hope hers id portable like Grandmas...

Grandma still has hers on as well. Hers has been on since December...and should hopefully come off in a few weeks.

[SS427]

What an amazing woman. Thanks for the heads up. We have always been cautious of them around the farm but am even more so now. They still think this was what bit Ann's horse a couple years ago but with a completely different result. Keep us abreast of her progress and let her know that she should not be ashamed of her hoo hoo and we wouldn't look anyway...... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/bs.gif[/img]

[Lynn]

Just an update.

We had our LAST visit to the wound care clinic today. Yeah, 5 and 1/2 months since she was bitten.

However, it is STILL not completely healed. They just don't need to monitor it any more.

Have attached a couple of pics. First one is from Sept 24, three months from the bite. You can see the rash she developed fromt he wound vac. It did help shrink the wound, but we had to discontinue after the rash spread from her knee to her face.

Second one I took tonight. The area is down to about 5 inches by 2 inches, so definitely better than it was. Very little seepage now, mostly just scar tissue that will continue to strengthen.

My beautiful angel has never complained once this whole time. I am the luckiest man alive.

Good news is I believe we have just about eradicated the little buggers from our home. We haven't caught a fiddleback in quite some time. We have caught a couple of scorpions in the glue traps. No fiddlebacks.

[StriperSS]

Yikes! Nasty little things! Glad she's doing better!

[Shevelle]

Happy to see Sherri is finally on the mend. It looks a lot better, but good Lord, 6 months!! Bless her heart... she has really been through the wringer.