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| tforms1@yahoo.com 2006-06-05, 9:22 pm |
| Ok, I am pretty allergic to mosquito bites, and I do scratch a lot.
When I get bites they sometimes swell up to the size of a half-dollar.
But sometimes once it gets to this point, a red trail will lead away
from the bite.
The red trail is below my skin, and goes toward and then along my vein.
But sometimes the trail gets puffy also, like a bite.
Almost as if "venom" (I know, its saliva) is leaking out from the bite
and going along my vein.
Once I get this trail, I also start feeling like crap, a little well
just under the weather.
I once had a bite on the middle of my inner bicep and the trail reached
my armpit.
What is this known as, or am I just imagining things?
Thanks
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| dinkmeister 2006-06-06, 2:22 am |
| I'm not sure of that condition, but I usually get mosquito and spider bites
that last 1-2 weeks, but since I started taking 500mg of (ester) vitamin c
a day, they go away in 2-3 days and don't get as puffy or itchy.
On 5 Jun 2006 18:22:14 -0700, tforms1@yahoo.com wrote:
:Ok, I am pretty allergic to mosquito bites, and I do scratch a lot.
:When I get bites they sometimes swell up to the size of a half-dollar.
:
:But sometimes once it gets to this point, a red trail will lead away
:from the bite.
:The red trail is below my skin, and goes toward and then along my vein.
:But sometimes the trail gets puffy also, like a bite.
:
:Almost as if "venom" (I know, its saliva) is leaking out from the bite
:and going along my vein.
:Once I get this trail, I also start feeling like crap, a little well
:just under the weather.
:
:I once had a bite on the middle of my inner bicep and the trail reached
:my armpit.
:
:What is this known as, or am I just imagining things?
:
:Thanks
:
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| I am allergic to mosquito bites. I was allergy tested - positive, and the
medicine for it is in my allergy shots. Mine became so swollen that I
couldn't cover it with my hand. It had a purple center the size of a
quarter. When this happens, you know you should receive medical attention,
even if you don't get the shots.
Sammy
<tforms1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1149556934.527240.133720@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Ok, I am pretty allergic to mosquito bites, and I do scratch a lot.
> When I get bites they sometimes swell up to the size of a half-dollar.
>
> But sometimes once it gets to this point, a red trail will lead away
> from the bite.
> The red trail is below my skin, and goes toward and then along my vein.
> But sometimes the trail gets puffy also, like a bite.
>
> Almost as if "venom" (I know, its saliva) is leaking out from the bite
> and going along my vein.
> Once I get this trail, I also start feeling like crap, a little well
> just under the weather.
>
> I once had a bite on the middle of my inner bicep and the trail reached
> my armpit.
>
> What is this known as, or am I just imagining things?
>
> Thanks
>
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| RLuckyL@aol.com 2006-06-06, 4:24 pm |
| I have co-workers who are allergic to mosquito bites and are thrilled
with the first aid medicine I told them about. Below is a copy of the
information I have shared with family and friends to try to let people
know how to use it:
FROM: Ron Lewis
TO: Family and Friends
I would like to share some information with everyone that I believe you
will find very useful.
About four years ago, through a series of steps, I believe the Lord led
me to some discoveries of a first aid medicine already on the market
that does some pretty amazing things. It concerns a medicine product
that has been on store shelves for years with no one knowing what all
it is capable of doing. Two of the things it is capable of (concerning
blisters and bruises), I personally do not know of any medicine on the
market that can accomplish the same outcome. I have a friend who uses
it, who is a hemophiliac, who says she has never had minor cuts or
scrapes heal as quickly as with this product.
It is very reasonably priced and considering that a little goes a long
way - it is cheap. It is so versatile I do not leave home without it
in my pocket. The container it comes in is not really suitable for
putting in your pocket, so I bought a small container of Visine and
emptied it out and use it to carry with me.
After trying it out on family and friends for several years, I now feel
confident it will do all the things I have found it to do. And you may
feel free to pass it along to whomever you wish.
There are several product brands with the same main active ingredient
and I would assume they all would have a similar effect. However, I
personally have tested only one product containing this ingredient and
it was under Kroger's store brand label (less expensive than other
products), but again I would assume they are all similar. It is a 12
hour nasal decongestant (get the squeeze bottle not the spray), that
contains the active ingredient: Oxymetazoline hydrochloride.
Other brands besides Kroger's 12 hour nasal spray that contain
Oxymetazoline are: Afrin, 12 Hour Nostrilla, Duration 12 Hour,
Neo-Synephrine 12 Hour, Vicks Sinex 12-Hour. (Get the squeeze bottle,
not the mist pump)
Listed below are the things I have found it will do: (None of them are
for the purpose for which the product is on the shelf)
Relieve the itch of mosquito bites.
Relieve the pain, redness and swelling of spider and other insect bites
or stings.
Relieve the pain from first and second degree burns and if used
properly, can keep the skin from blistering. (Should be a must have
for the kitchen)
If a blister is already raised from a burn or friction (as in raking
leaves without gloves), used properly, it will make the blister shrink
and totally disappear.
Applied at the time of blunt trauma to the skin, it will greatly reduce
or even keep the skin
from bruising.
It speeds the healing and takes the sting out of paper cuts and hang
nails.
It takes the itching and redness out of minor skin "irritation
rashes".
It helps relieve the pain and speed the healing of sunburns and
allergic skin reactions to the sun.
I am not making any claims of "facts" - only passing along the
observations of what myself and others have found to work for us after
several years of use.
After years of testing it on many things and using it quite
extensively, I have found it to be a very safe product. However
caution should always be observed for possible side effects when using
prescription or over the counter medicines - some of which I list
below along with the applications I have found to be effective.
DO NOT USE ON SEVERE WOUNDS OR SEVERE BURNS UNTIL TESTING CAN BE DONE
IN THAT REGARD
MOST EFFECTIVE AND FEWER APPLICATIONS NEEDED WHEN APPLIED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AFTER PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED.
Always use caution when using any product on children under 2 years old
and sparingly on children 2 to 6 years old.
Probably best to avoid using if pregnant or breast feeding or at least
use sparingly to achieve acceptable relief.
For mosquito bites: apply 1 or 2 drops to affected area and massage
into the skin until it no longer feels wet. Repeat process one more
time. This should be all that is needed.
For other insect bites or stings: 3 to 5 applications, 45 minutes apart
may be needed to have affected area totally clear up. (Meaning area
starts to look normal again not just that the pain or itching has
stopped)
For minor burns that may or may not cause a blister: Apply as above as
soon as possible after problem has occurred. Apply 4 or 5 time 45
minutes apart (even though there may no longer be pain after the first
application, continue to apply to help keep blister from forming). If
blister is already raised (but is unbroken) from a burn or friction (as
in raking leaves without gloves) continue to apply as above every 45
minute to an hour until blister disappears. (Note: after about one and
a half to two weeks, most likely after getting out of the bath or
shower, the area of the blister will turn a grayish white and peel
right off)
May also be used to avoid having a bruise: When suffering a blunt blow
to a part of the body (such as banging your shin on something) that you
would expect to see a bruise there later, as quick as possible apply
liquid to the area to reduce or block bruising. (Will not do any good
after a bruise has already formed)
To speed the healing and take the sting out of paper cuts and hang
nails: Apply 2 or 3 times a day
To take the itching and redness out of skin "irritation rashes":
Wet the affected area with nose spray and massage into the skin until
it no longer feels wet. Repeat process one more time.
Also works well for women for chaffing under the Bra line.
Concerning sunburns and allergic skin reactions to the sun: Apply 3 to
4 times a day to speed healing.
Caution: In regards to sunburns - I have not used this on large
areas of the body. So, until someone more knowledgeable than me can
show it is OK, it would probably be best to just treat the most severe
areas, such as shoulders or knees or the tops of the feet.
Ronald L. Lewis/Acworth,GA
Sammy wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> I am allergic to mosquito bites. I was allergy tested - positive, and the
> medicine for it is in my allergy shots. Mine became so swollen that I
> couldn't cover it with my hand. It had a purple center the size of a
> quarter. When this happens, you know you should receive medical attention,
> even if you don't get the shots.
>
> Sammy
> <tforms1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1149556934.527240.133720@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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| John Savage 2006-06-07, 8:23 am |
| tforms1@yahoo.com writes:
>Ok, I am pretty allergic to mosquito bites, and I do scratch a lot.
>When I get bites they sometimes swell up to the size of a half-dollar.
As soon as you get a bite rub on a dab of toothpaste, it is reputed
to take away the itch. Alternatively, a general antiseptic suitable for
bathing a stubbed toe, etc. (sold here in Australia under the name DETOL)
can be dabbed on neat and it takes away the sting, too. Without the itch
you won't be driven to scratch....
I can't help with your main question though.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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| tforms1@yahoo.com 2006-06-09, 2:25 am |
| I think I found out what it is....and Im not too far off in my
hypothesis.
> But sometimes once it gets to this point, a red trail will lead away
> from the bite.
> The red trail is below my skin, and goes toward and then along my vein.
> But sometimes the trail gets puffy also, like a bite.
>
> Almost as if "venom" (I know, its saliva) is leaking out from the bite
> and going along my vein.
> Once I get this trail, I also start feeling like crap, a little well
> just under the weather.
did some more research and a few sites state this:
"Other signs of an infection include fever, red streaks extending from
the wound, and pus that drains from the wound. "
Whoops, I guess I scratch it too much and it gets infected.
But luckily in the past there were no real reactions to it.
It eventually healed.
I wonder what the red streak signifies though....anyone?
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