The spider bite located on my neck has gradually faded away. I don't know what kind of spider it was but will list the remedies I used, FYI:
Day 1: a quarter-sized inflammation developed with slight itchiness; coincidentally, our local newspaper ran a full-page article that day on a child who nearly died from a recluse bite (was on dialysis in intensive care for weeks due to kidney failure). Ran in and swabbed my bite with a mixture of 50/50 CS/DMSO plus a little gentian violet. Day 2: husband noticed the inflammation was a bit larger, otherwise no change; swabbed again with above mentioned mixture which caused itching to worsen. Remembered DMSO might be contraindicated for venom as it might carry the venom further into the tissue (people report differing experiences on this point). Worried I might have really goofed up, esp. after viewing Wayne's pictures, I applied a raw onion poultice for several hours. Day 3: Bite no better, but certainly no worse. Applied clay/CS poultice (that was changed once) during entire day. Day 4: Inflammation about the same, but no larger than on Day 2. No pain, no color changes, faint occasional itching. Decided to stop treatments and see what happened. Since then (this is Day 6) inflammation has faded gradually, is still visible but obviously on its way out. My sincere thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. It helped, more than I can say, to know that I probably had time to try the less invasive treatments first while assured that other methods were available if needed. If the situation had gradually worsened, I probably would have consulted Christine next for the essential oils, with electrical treatment as the last resort. Deborah -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
