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I Got Bit by a Spider...18 weeks pregnant. I need some prayers...~Meagan~

  Author:  9509  Category:(USM Events) Created:(6/3/2004 10:09:00 AM)
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Well, Tuesday, May 25th it was about 4:15 in the morning and my fiance, Gary had just woke me up cause I felt him brush my hair with his hand, and I turned over to go back to sleep. All of a sudden I felt something crawling up my face and it felt like a spider (I dunno the lights were off!). It wasn't very big and my mistake was grabbing it and it was biting me right under my left eye when I was pulling it off my face. Well I threw it and freaked out, "I GOT BIT BY A SPIDER, GARY!" He was half asleep so he was like in a haze or something, "You got bit by a spider?" I was like, "YES!" and I got up to look at the bit in the bathroom mirror, but there was no mark, just pain. My first concern right away was, "OMG is my baby, okay?" Gary didn't seem too worried at first cause there was no bite mark and no swelling, I was a nervous wreck and I puked. I finally brushed my teeth and went back to bed. At 7:30 I woke up and there was a little bit of swelling under my eye. Right away I was concerned, not only because of that, but because it was starting to burn like fire. As my day went on the swelling got half way down my cheek and half way up the side of my nose. I made a doctor's appointment for 1 o'clock with the doctor in town and when I got to the doctor's office I puked again because I was so nervous. Anyway, Dr. Phillips prescribed me Claratin. I'm 18 weeks pregnant and was a little wary about taking it. I was told to keep ice on it too. By the time 6-6:30pm came around the swelling was all the way down to the left side of my upper lip. My lip was so swollen it stuck way far out and my eye was beginning to swell shut. Gary was at work and I called my mom and told her what happened and the reactions and she told me she was coming to get me and she was taking me to Urgent Care. I called Gary and he came home and freaked out when he saw my face. Mom, Gary and I went to the place and they gave me a shot of steroids and told me the swelling would stop. The next morning it was WORSE! So I went to mom's house and she called my OB/GYN and he told me he was very busy but his nurse practitioner would see me and consult with him. Well the nurse and the nurse practitioner both took a look at me and then went to talk to my doctor. They came back and gave me some Claratin and told me to take Benadryl and to keep the ice pack OFF my face. If the swelling got worse then I needed to come back in. I went home and I just couldn't stand the burning pain in my face, the swelling started moving down my chin and onto my neck on the left side. I went back to the doctor's office and they took me right in. Finally, my doctor came in and he was very surprised to see my face looking the way it did. He prescribed me Vicadin for the pain and to take Singulair, Benadryl and Claratin on top of everything else. I did get to have the ice packs back on my face. Thank God. We went back Thursday morning to have him take one more look at it. He said eventually the swelling would go down but if it got worse to come in on Tuesday and see him. Well the swelling starting going down slowly and Saturday afternoon my eye finally popped open. As of today there is a scab under my eye and I go in tomorrow for an ultrasound. I feel good, except for the fact that my left eye doesn't close all the way and it blinks slower than the other eye, my cheek and the left side of my upper lip don't seem to function, like it's paralyzed. But I'm staying excited for my baby's ultrasound tomorrow. We find out if it's a boy or a girl. Please pray for me.

Meagan

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Date: 6/3/2004 10:18:00 AM  From Authorid: 3688    Here are the replies off your other post since you double posted Date: 6/3/2004 10:02:00 AM From Authorid: 36967 depending on the Spider, you should be ok, and your baby should be fine too. Unless it is a black widow or brown recluse, otherwise, you should be ok. If you have a sickness, even if you just think it could be because of the spider, I would see a doctor. Most cases they can help out on spider bites.
Date: 6/3/2004 10:02:00 AM From Authorid: 36967 depending on the Spider, you should be ok, and your baby should be fine too. Unless it is a black widow or brown recluse, otherwise, you should be ok. If you have a sickness, even if you just think it could be because of the spider, I would see a doctor. Most cases they can help out on spider bites.
Date: 6/3/2004 10:02:00 AM From Authorid: 58078 I'm sure the prenancy will be just fine. Did you catch the spider to see what kind it was?
Date: 6/3/2004 10:15:00 AM From Authorid: 62624 I'd be a little leary about taking Claratin. I know...doctor's know best, but I would call a pharmacy or another doctor's office and ask. Just to be sure. Kimberley

  
Date: 6/3/2004 10:24:00 AM  From Authorid: 27046    They gave you vicadin while pregnant!? *eyes pop*  
Date: 6/3/2004 10:46:00 AM  From Authorid: 53558    That sounds really bad. I do hope all is well with you and your baby.  
Date: 6/3/2004 10:55:00 AM  From Authorid: 10245    That's what I thought, too Az! How much of that did you take? Vicoden scares me, period!  
Date: 6/3/2004 11:01:00 AM  From Authorid: 59418    *Big hugs* Woah, that sounds painful!! I will keep you in my prayers *big hugs* Glad the swelling has gone down!  
Date: 6/3/2004 11:57:00 AM  From Authorid: 58078    Why was my reply deleted?  
Date: 6/3/2004 11:58:00 AM  From Authorid: 58078    oooppsss nevermind  
Date: 6/3/2004 12:33:00 PM  From Authorid: 48809    I have sent a prayer for you and your child. I hope you will soon be well again!  
Date: 6/3/2004 2:50:00 PM  From Authorid: 62408    They gave you Vicadin plus all those decongestants while you're pregnant? Will be interesting to see what kind of epidural you get should you choose not to go with natural childbirth. ( Even though health issues prevent me from working, have my medical assistant degree, and took a brief pharmacology course). I doubt it was anything but your simple spider, else the reactions would have been different. Too bad you didn't get a body for 'evidence' though. But with the mark you described, it sounds like your basic spider bite, just that you, you poor thing, are allergic to them. Did you start taking anything else new at that same time? With everything else that doc had you on, you could have had an allergic reaction to that, to. I'm no doctor, but I'd have given you the ice pack for the swelling, made up a simple paste with meat tenderizer, baking soda and water for the itch, done a blood test to check for infection as a precaution, and maybe benadryl cream or something. Oh well. Hope you're feeling better soon. Take care, I'll be praying for you.
  
Date: 6/3/2004 3:24:00 PM  From Authorid: 32133    hope your ok and your baby  
Date: 6/3/2004 4:29:00 PM  From Authorid: 53900    I had to take pain pills while I was pregnant with my son but that was more towards the end and because my doctor would not let me go into labor because he felt my sons lungs were not developed enough but he was huge and causing such severe pain I was doubled over in pain all the time for teh last two or three months(he was 11 pounds and 24 3/4 inches at birth)...Under a doctors supervision and with limited use it is possible to have strong pain meds if necasary. As for your baby I am sure he/she will be fine. I will keep you and the baby in my thoughts. By the way sensitivity to any kind of insect/spider bite during pregnancy is supposed to be common. I used to swell up when I would just get bit buy a mosquito...I got bit by a deer fly once on my leg when I was pregnant and I swelled up so bad I could not walk...it was about teh size of a tennis ball on teh back of my leg and it hurt soooo bad  
Date: 6/3/2004 5:45:00 PM  From Authorid: 8278    i was thinking the same thing...VICADIN while PREGNANT?! on top of everything else they have you taking? that sounds a little much to me. i think unless it is a poisonous spider, you should be fine. but i would be a little leary of taking all those meds while pregnant. best of luck to you and you will be in my thoughts and prayers  
Date: 6/3/2004 5:53:00 PM  From Authorid: 62104    Oh my goodness, I am so sorry Meagan. That sounds like quite an ordeal. I'm sure if they were concerned about the baby then they wouldn't have waited so long to give you an ultrasound. I am surprised though that they didn't take you straight into emergency at the hospital though to monitor you more closely. Did they find out what kind of spider bit you? What state do you live in?, cause that might help you figure out what kind of harmful spiders live in your area. God bless.  
Date: 6/4/2004 2:41:00 PM  From Authorid: 29262    That sounds bad... I will keep u and your baby in my prayers   
Date: 6/4/2004 5:39:00 PM  From Authorid: 39350    I'm glad ur doing better. I'm glad the baby is okay too. Brother just told me today that u got bit by a spider. YIKES!! I HATE SPIDERS!! I still can't wait to hear what ur having!! I think im gonna call mom-mom up now and see if shes heard anything. Call me sometime. Luv ya!  
Date: 6/5/2004 1:31:00 AM  From Authorid: 26452    I HATE spiders, if I even thought I had a spider crawling on my I would have been freaking out, but what my main concern would be is all those meds they have you on while pregenant my jaw dropped down when you said he put you on Vicadin, that stuff is supposed to be STRONG.  
Date: 11/8/2008 3:18:00 AM  From Authorid: 42945    WOW sweetie reading this made me break out in goosebumps, just the thought of a spider crawling on me anywhere would have freaked me out....I know its an older post hun but did it clear up completely??   

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