Spider Bite Brown Recluse

I was bitten by a brown recluse spider on my big toe 5 years ago. It will not heal and doctors now don't know what else to do. I have been on antibiotic after antibiotic and many ornaments that I apply topically, but it continues to bleed and ooze infection. Once in awhile it will heal over but then it will bust open again and again. I am now getting other little blisters around it and up my leg. Does anyone have any suggestions on any other treatment that I can do? I do not want to lose my toe or my foot. But it is really bad. Dr tells me to stay off of it completely. I do as much as I can and continue to use the ointment they give, but it is not getting any better. Would appreciate any suggestions!

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The spider bite has also been lanced and debrided many times. It only helps for a little while and I have been on many antibiotics and many ointments but it continues to break out and ooze and bleed.

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Hello, Chuck! Wow! That's terrible! I'm so sorry!

Have they considered just doing a surgical excision of the area? You'd lose a chunk of that toe, but in theory, it would remove all of the damaged tissue that's causing the problem.

It goes further than the debridements.

Beyond that, losing the entire toe may be the only other option and would be better than losing your life.

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Yes and thank you Verwon so much for your reply, and for your heartfelt concern. Yes they have cut out a big chunk of the back of my toe. The last wound specialist cut out some more and it is definitely indented. That did help for a while but then it came back. And like I said other small blisters have now come up elsewhere on my foot and up my leg. I have another appointment to see a second wound specialist hoping he will have an idea. I just found an ointment and oil on the Internet that claims to heal brown recluse spider bites. I am really tempted to order it. I've tried everything else. Thank you and I wish you a blessed evening!

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Use bread and milk for any bite this pulls the infection out I was bite by brown recluse I did bread and milk and ontiment three wks and it was healed, once I dropped a skate on my toe did same thing after two wks the pus came out from under my toe sorry to be gross but this is what they used in the old days it works with any infections use small amount and put bandaid over it to each day till you feel you don't need to

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Try soaking in apple cider vinegar, take lemon baths apple cider bathes in epsom salt three times a day

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Chuck in....Brown recluse spider bite....

Both husband and I were bit. Got up during the night and bed was spinning, barely made it to bathroom. By morning the pain was extreme. Funny, didn't feel the actual bite happen. Went to ER twice for this. Had fevers, neurological disturbances and great pain. The tooth marks were plain to see on two places near knee. ER doc suggested antidepressants. Thought I was a seeker of attention. Necrosis set in, took a year to heal. But it did heal, not like yours. Husbands looked like it healed, but he did a general detox, to improve overall health. By end of that (this was 2 or 3 years later) The old wound opened up and drained and necrosis began again. Nasty spiders. Husbands bite healed again, but did it? Hard to know. Topical treatments are not enough. The toxins go into the bloodstream, so the problem lies well beyond the wound.

This post is old. I do hope your toe has healed, but be wary. This bite can haunt you for years...well you know that, I'm sure. A complete detox would benefit anyone having been bit. Though hubby'so wound reopened, it has not since that detox. Hope you are well, now. JMJ

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Re: JMJ (# 6)

There is a peurto rican tea, or a Mexican tea, that you can boil, and let cool. Then use it to wash the wound twice a day, until healed. I can not remember the name of it. I will try to find it out for you. But my best friend is a severe diabetic and she had some clotting issues that led to an amputation, she was only in her early 30s. The hospitals and doctors tried without success to heal her wound for over a year! It would semi heal then get infected again, and re-open. She went through surgery after surgery and debredmint and wound vac! Nothing worked. Then her aunt, told her about that tea. It had been about 1 1/2 yrs, she was ready to try anything. She used it faithfully twice a day. And within 3 months it was completely healed and she was able to finally get a prosthesis! She actually was able to walk again! I wish I knew the name of it! But google it, it’s a tea. It’s from peurto rico, or Mexico, but they sell it at Walmart! Hope you have success!

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Re: Tonya (# 7)

Thank you Tonya!!! Probably many ways to use this tea. Good contribution to this thread. These bites are horrible, and now I know a remedy for more than bites!

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When I got bitten I put warm milk and bread on it that’s why mine didn’t turn black the doctor believes, I slept with it bandaged on all night an repeated it the next day. My grandmother said in old days that’s what they used as antibiotic plus I did go and get antibiotic from the doctor it took two months to go away my son dropped a ice skate on his toe and it got infected I used the bread and milk for that to he said it was only thing took the pain away

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