Guest guest Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 How did you identify the the spider bite as being from a Brown Recluse? They blong to a class of spider which has a different number of eyes than a regular spider. The class of spiders is known for the toxin potency and distructive affects. Just wondering what the initial symptoms were? Nikki Cowan <nikkicowan@...> wrote: I used a 12 v car jumpstarter unit, about 10 minutes, switching the leads every minute, twice a day for about a week. It was on my finger, and didn't go through any major body parts. Then I switched to a 12 v power supply with a variac on the input side and dropped it down to 6 volts. It is an analog non switching power supply. That is what I am using on my shoulder. I have no scarring on my finger, just a tiny knot where the bite was. Nikki WILLIAM GREENAMYER <greenamyer@...> wrote: Brown Recluse bite treatment. It was my understanding that to breakdown the toxin of the BR bite, higher currents were required. There is a modified shocker device that is in use by some for this. What voltage/current was used to neutralize the BR toxin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 It had the bulls eye, the bite in the center with a red ring about it that quickly turned black in the center. We compared it visually with images of the bites from other sources. It was immistakable. Also, I later killed one in the area where I had been working in my storage room. They are quite distinct spiders and I live in an area where they are abundant. Nikki _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of WILLIAM GREENAMYER Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: Re: Brown Recluse How did you identify the the spider bite as being from a Brown Recluse? They blong to a class of spider which has a different number of eyes than a regular spider. The class of spiders is known for the toxin potency and distructive affects. Just wondering what the initial symptoms were? Nikki Cowan <nikkicowan@...> wrote: I used a 12 v car jumpstarter unit, about 10 minutes, switching the leads every minute, twice a day for about a week. It was on my finger, and didn't go through any major body parts. Then I switched to a 12 v power supply with a variac on the input side and dropped it down to 6 volts. It is an analog non switching power supply. That is what I am using on my shoulder. I have no scarring on my finger, just a tiny knot where the bite was. Nikki WILLIAM GREENAMYER <greenamyer@...> wrote: Brown Recluse bite treatment. It was my understanding that to breakdown the toxin of the BR bite, higher currents were required. There is a modified shocker device that is in use by some for this. What voltage/current was used to neutralize the BR toxin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 It had the bulls eye, the bite in the center with a red ring about it that quickly turned black in the center. We compared it visually with images of the bites from other sources. It was immistakable. Also, I later killed one in the area where I had been working in my storage room. They are quite distinct spiders and I live in an area where they are abundant. Nikki _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of WILLIAM GREENAMYER Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 11:29 AM Subject: Re: Brown Recluse How did you identify the the spider bite as being from a Brown Recluse? They blong to a class of spider which has a different number of eyes than a regular spider. The class of spiders is known for the toxin potency and distructive affects. Just wondering what the initial symptoms were? Nikki Cowan <nikkicowan@...> wrote: I used a 12 v car jumpstarter unit, about 10 minutes, switching the leads every minute, twice a day for about a week. It was on my finger, and didn't go through any major body parts. Then I switched to a 12 v power supply with a variac on the input side and dropped it down to 6 volts. It is an analog non switching power supply. That is what I am using on my shoulder. I have no scarring on my finger, just a tiny knot where the bite was. Nikki WILLIAM GREENAMYER <greenamyer@...> wrote: Brown Recluse bite treatment. It was my understanding that to breakdown the toxin of the BR bite, higher currents were required. There is a modified shocker device that is in use by some for this. What voltage/current was used to neutralize the BR toxin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Just got back from the doctor and seems I have been bitten by a brown recluse spider. Yikes! She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic but said that I could hold off a couple of days to see if it gets better by itself. Anyway, I am just wondering if anyone has any advice. I am taking 1000 mg vitamin C every 1/2 hour and I am putting mustard packs on it. I just wondered if anyone has any other suggestions. I am not tolerating coconut oil on the diet. If I were further along, I would take oregano oil but right now I am afraid it would cause too much die off and stress my system too much. Thanks, Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I have a friend who swears by castor oil paks. Best wishes Kara > > Just got back from the doctor and seems I have been bitten by a brown > recluse spider. Yikes! She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic but > said that I could hold off a couple of days to see if it gets better by > itself. Anyway, I am just wondering if anyone has any advice. I am taking > 1000 mg vitamin C every 1/2 hour and I am putting mustard packs on it. I > just wondered if anyone has any other suggestions. I am not tolerating > coconut oil on the diet. If I were further along, I would take oregano oil > but right now I am afraid it would cause too much die off and stress my > system too much. > Thanks, > Irene > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Well, according to the doctor there isn't much you can do for it. The antibiotic is really just in case there is also an infection. There is no way to know for sure. But they just have to let the venom take its course and hope the best. Anyway, if it gets worse I need to go back next week. Irene At 05:18 PM 6/12/2008, you wrote: >Brown recluse bites are nothing to fool around with, so watch it very >closely. Hopefully Bee has some good advice. Also, hopefully the >doctor was mistaken and it's a less harmless bite from another critter. > >Doug > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks, I will add that to my list. I think I have a can of that somewhere. Irene At 06:00 PM 6/12/2008, you wrote: >A friend of mine just had that happen about a month ago. She got >activated charcoal powder and put it on the bite several times a day. It >never did get really bad and in two weeks the bite was almost gone. > >You probably want to start this fast, though; you might have to call >around to see who in your area sells activated charcoal. I think it is >often sold in capsules which you'd break open to apply. > >Zack > >On Thu, 12 Jun 2008, ><mailto:irene.m%40roadrunner.com>irene.m@... wrote: > > > Just got back from the doctor and seems I have been bitten by a brown > > recluse spider. Yikes! She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic but > > said that I could hold off a couple of days to see if it gets better by > > itself. Anyway, I am just wondering if anyone has any advice. I am taking > > 1000 mg vitamin C every 1/2 hour and I am putting mustard packs on it. I > > just wondered if anyone has any other suggestions. I am not tolerating > > coconut oil on the diet. If I were further along, I would take oregano oil > > but right now I am afraid it would cause too much die off and stress my > > system too much. > > Thanks, > > Irene > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 > > Just got back from the doctor and seems I have been bitten by a brown > recluse spider. i have a friend who got bit and took echinacea ticture afew tiomes a day and i think she was putting it on the bite too. it cleared up fine jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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