[m.b.s.]

well had to take the day of yesterday as i had to go to the doctors as i got bit by something whilst at work Sunday
it started out as a little red mark till i woke up Monday my arm had doubled in size red line going up my arm wrist and fingers swollen
were the red mark was weeping with little blisters all over it
anyway now on two lots of antibiotics for this
i have been bitten loads of times part of the job but not like this
be careful guys if this happens to you go straight to the docs as i wasn't but glad i did now
back to work tomoz though i hope

[wightsurf]

I had something like that ten yrs back, i was told it was blood posion and if the red line had gone to my heart i was in big trouble . It went right up my arm and stoped just under my armpit, Felt dizzy hot and arm was'nt looking to good . But i was on two lots of the tablets as well ,

[ants]

were you working near a pond ,sounds like a mosquitoe bite.

[Wayne Thomas]

It's well dangerous if you get red lines going up your arm. A friend of mine had that recently and was rushed into hospital there and then. I have to go for blood tests every 4 weeks to make sure my white blood cells stay normal otherwise it will attack my immune system.

[m.b.s.]

I had something like that ten yrs back, i was told it was blood posion and if the red line had gone to my heart i was in big trouble . It went right up my arm and stoped just under my armpit, Felt dizzy hot and arm was'nt looking to good . But i was on two lots of the tablets as well ,

yes its stoped just under my armpit for the moment and stays yhere i hope doc did tell me the same thing if it goes to my heart i am in big trouble also if a lump goes under my arm pit go straight to a&e its very pain full but work still needs to be done

[m.b.s.]

were you working near a pond ,sounds like a mosquitoe bite.

no m8 center of town in a cherry picker for the first time i loved the cherry picker but not this

[NWH]

I`ll bet that`s from a plant type bush,a guy working for me a few years back had exactly the same thing as yiour describing.It`s a red bush with loads and loads or thorns in it,there tiny so tiny you can hardly see them he lent over it in front of a window.The rash and blisters didn`t appear straight away but his whole leg blistered up and actually left some scaring.

[m.b.s.]

I`ll bet that`s from a plant type bush,a guy working for me a few years back had exactly the same thing as your describing.It`s a red bush with loads and loads or thorns in it,there tiny so tiny you can hardly see them he lent over it in front of a window.The rash and blisters didn`t appear straight away but his whole leg blistered up and actually left some scaring.

don't know m8 like i say most of the time i was in a cherry picker bu ti did do some wfp work were the picker could get in there was some bushes there as it was like a private garden area for the office workers bet i got it from there as i was close to them bushes as windows were over the bushes as they were awkward to get to bet i woke the thing up at 5am so it thought it would bite me

[karygate]

i had the same last week on my belly. i thought mine was from a plant. never noticed swelling though . doctor made me see her every 12 hours till went down and put me only v strong biotics

[Dave Turley]

I've been getting these bites about 3 times a year for the last 3 years.

I know now to get antibiotics as quick as possible.

sometimes I get 3 or 5 together, which can get really uncomfortable.

i'm alwaysnear grass/in a garden when I get bit. last week I actually caught the little buggers at it.

for me, it's a small black fly about 3mm long, with a mosquito like head but only a short black body.

tried researching on google, sounds like a blandford fly but that only lives near running water. it has been found in the midlands though.

anyone have any ideas what it could be?

[DASERVICES]

They are called Cleggs and nasty little fellows.

[dai]

My Mrs has been bitten by something too. They came up in large red lumps about 3/4 of an inch across.
She was gardening at the time, very itchy but no red lines.
I was bitten to death by mosquitoes in Indonesia, she doesn't react to them, I came back with at least 20 scabs from scratching the tops off.

[Dave Turley]

cleggs eh? i'll check that out. ta

[dai]

my Mrs says it was a very small wasp that stung her

[m.b.s.]

not got a clue what it was but fingers crossed all ok today still a little swelling but the mark is still there not as aching or tight today antibiotics have worked and red line gone thats a realife

[tonyoliver]

They are called Cleggs and nasty little fellows.

cleggs like the one who shot those kids in ireland now in iraq v dangerous

[Wayne Thomas]

Talking of being careful, I flicked a dead bee off a window sill once with my fingers whilst I was trad cleaning and although the bee was dead I still got the full sting in my finger. It stings like mad. Don't ever use your fingers to touch a dead bee, they can still leave their sting as I found out the hard way

[m.b.s.]

it just goes to show how hazardous are job is not just from trips or falls but by spiders or what ever insects are lurking about ready to bite or sting us 

[Roger Slater]

What about the coastal sea gulls, the pesky big critters swoop and peck your head if you get to close to the roofs. I have to wear a hard hat on 6 of my cleans in the mateing season. (no wise cracks simon)

[Oakley Windows]

Why do you have to wear a hard-hat when you're mating?