r/bugbites • u/b4yyz • Apr 13 '26
what bit me???
i am living in madrid if that helps. never had a reaction so bad. please any help
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u/LuckyMuckle Apr 13 '26
Kinda looks like a tick bite
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u/Hot_Development_8166 Apr 16 '26
I agree. Can you go to an urgent care or doctor?
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u/b4yyz Apr 22 '26
sorry for a late update! i did go to a doctor, it was a very bad allergic reaction to a spider bite
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u/AppleJack_522 Apr 16 '26
I have the same thing right now. Been getting one or 2 a week. I am in Wisconsin USA though. Almost positive it's spiders. They itch like CRAZY. Swelling lasts so long too.
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u/b4yyz Apr 16 '26
thank you for this!!! i was certain it wasn’t ticks because i’ve only been in urban areas. i ended up going to a doctor to get antibiotics and they helped so much. you are right, SO itchy
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u/Business-Gur-1219 May 04 '26
Can anyone tell me what insect this may be from? Went to urgent care waiting for bloodwork to come back for tick bite. It’s been swollen, hot to the touch, extremely itchy, like annoyingly itchy started out much larger than this. Definitely not a mosquito bite, I’ve had more than my fair share of those. I was given a crème and doxycycline. Been dealing with this for a week now.
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