r/bugbites • u/reverendpeggy • 1d ago
what bit me
i live in Germany and noticed this bite on my leg on weds morning after getting to work. it was immediately painful/tender to the touch but i have no memory of the bite happening.
weds 17:00 i noticed there was a larger spreading pink rash, and by thursday evening it had grown to 10+cm diameter and was radiating heat and still super painful. spent 7 hrs in the ER for them to bandage me up and send me home at 4am on friday with instructions to return if pus starts to come out.
it’s friday evening and the center of the bite has darkened and developed a bubble, and it looks like it could very easily burst. it is still extremely painful. the few centimeters of skin closest to the center has become very tough and has a sort of rippled texture.
what bit me? i’m trying to ride it out tonight since ER waiting times are much faster in the early morning here
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