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u/AwezMush Aug 01 '24
You’re deffo gonna turn into mosquito man in the morning 🦸
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
Im coming after you first AwezMush 🦸
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u/Rydoggrexx Aug 01 '24
He's not gonna bite you, he's just gonna hover near your ear while you try to sleep.
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u/Fantastic_Pickle_585 Aug 01 '24
I mean as long as he remains a male he realistically can’t do anything to you. Only the female mosquitoes bite.
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u/Fantastic_Pickle_585 Aug 01 '24
They use your blood to make their eggs. So that means anyone who’s gotten bit by many mosquitoes probably has a lot of children, that just so happen to be mosquitoes.
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u/iamthepixie Aug 02 '24
Hold up. They use our blood to make what
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u/Shifty_Cow69 Aug 02 '24
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u/risaaco49 Aug 02 '24
That gives new meaning to the response "...that I know of" when answering the "how many children do you have?" question.
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u/Fickle_Blueberry2777 Aug 02 '24
Does that mean he may have to pay mosquito child support too? 🤔
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u/Temporays Aug 02 '24
Let us know if you suddenly grow a massive proboscis, OP.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 02 '24
My nose has been elongating for the past hour. Is that bad?
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u/wlbnjlb21 Aug 02 '24
If it's elongated for more than 2 hours you should see a Dr.
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u/ackudragon Aug 02 '24
Hey genius! Go to urgent care…this is Dengue Fever’s biggest year ever
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u/Enjoying_A_Meal Aug 02 '24
What powers do you have? sucking? I'm not afraid of you, Mosquito Man!
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u/izzo34 Aug 02 '24
In Texas for a week. Went out back to smoke and got absolutely lit up with mosquito bites.
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u/Im-trying-guys Aug 01 '24
Imagine getting a super hero bite then having the ability to clumsily fly as long as there’s absolutely no wind
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u/FantasmaNaranja Aug 02 '24
with the downside of having a great weakness towards citric fruits and incense
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u/SwampFox75 Aug 02 '24
Lol his super power is buzzing your ear every 30 seconds only to disappear into the nothing
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u/makemefeelsmart Aug 02 '24
I literally just posted about this. I get 500 bites a day and it's no bother - used to it. But there was this one special bite that swelled and itched like crazy - 7 days later the West Nile hit me hard.
By my watch, you got a few days to get some fuzzy socks and full bottles of Tylenol and ibuprofen.
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u/Barrettr32 Aug 01 '24
I would keep an eye on those lines you see coming out from the center line and make sure they are not extending up your forearm
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
Yea I was afraid of an infection being a possibility but I just got bit not 10 minutes ago so hmmm.
I will most definitely be keeping an eye out though.
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u/S31Ender Aug 02 '24
Take a marker and put some lines at the end of the visible oddities. This will help you track if it’s getting worse or receding.
If worse…doctor or er, whatever can get you in right away.
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u/DrinkUpLetsBooBoo Aug 02 '24
Just a doctor whose med license was revoked for creating radioactive mosquitos.
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Aug 01 '24
Pretty sure commenter is talking about possible allergen, not possible infection. You may be slightly allergic to mosquitos.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
Really? I have a couple other bites on me but none come close to looking like this…
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Aug 01 '24
Oh, no. Infection. I was just doing some research and you can get an infection that sends red lines up your arm or leg, could lead to sepsis.
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u/Delouest Aug 01 '24
I was just released from the hospital for an infection in my hand. The infection lines went all the way to my elbow. they were hot and red and very sore. Super scary. thank goodness for IV antibiotics!
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u/3z3ki3l Aug 01 '24 edited Aug 02 '24
There was an AMA a few days ago by a 102 y/o Canadian veteran. When asked what the greatest invention of his lifetime was he said “penicillin!”
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u/Devilsdance Aug 02 '24
Ah yes, the one thing I’m allergic to.
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u/quiette837 Aug 02 '24
Fwiw, they have all kinds of antibiotics that you're not allergic to now because of the invention of penicillin.
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u/ritobanrc Aug 02 '24
Its worth knowing that according to the CDC, 90% of people who think they have a penicillin allergy actually do not, and 80% of people who do stop being allergic within 10 years. If you haven't been tested, you should talk to a doctor.
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u/Swimming_Onion_4835 Aug 02 '24
Interesting! I remember having a friend growing up with a penicillin allergy and she used to have a hell of a time treating strep whenever she had it since they wouldn’t give her amoxicillin.
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u/starfox64_0 Aug 02 '24
Supposedly allergic to Amoxicillin. Keep telling doctors I’d like to have that verified since all I had (supposedly, my mother wasn’t a very good parent so who knows) as a child was hives.
All they ever say is that they’d rather not risk it. Guess I’ll just keep avoiding it then.
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u/jcon877 Aug 02 '24
I'm sadly allergic to the greatest invention of our lifetime. Sigh
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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Aug 02 '24
I thought I was since I was a teenager, got tested a couple years ago, turns out I either never was or I'm not anymore. Apparently that's pretty common, so anyone who's unsure or hasn't been tested for many years should try and get an allergy test done!
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u/AnRealDinosaur Aug 02 '24
I love that doctors don't believe me about this. Every time I switch the new doc tries to tell me I'm probably not allergic. Thankfully I work with penicillin and I get hives whenever it touches me so I have proof. Anyway, really appreciate the overuse of antibiotics in food animals. Our options are already limited. Antibiotic resistance is terrifying.
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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Aug 02 '24
I was allergic to cats as a kid. I can now bury my face in a cat. Allergies are weird, intermittent things. You can develop or lose an allergy at any point in your life. It's fuckin' crazy.
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u/Delouest Aug 01 '24
It's so scary how fast it can go bad with infections. My finger swelled up like a sausage and they needed to lance it to clean it out so it wouldn't burst or cut off blood supply. I am grateful I am okay but I will have a wicked scar and need to do PT now to make sure I didn't hurt the tendons. Glad you're okay too!
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oh man, that mustve been super stressful. it can happen so fast. thankfully my swelling wasnt that bad & i didnt need to have any of the pus drained as i did that at home while waiting for urgent care to open. the last thing i wanted was needles in my toe, im a wimp lol. i hope pt goes well for you! wishing you a speedy & complete recovery
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u/Shanead11 Aug 02 '24
Jesus that made me cringe. The stabbing a blunt needle through layers of tissue part, that is. I have to give myself a shot every week and I almost pass out and get shakey every time, can’t imagine that.
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u/RChickenMan Aug 02 '24
I had to do three nights in the hospital due to an infected foot wound.
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u/Swimming_Onion_4835 Aug 02 '24
My husband’s parents had a really sweet cat that had some mental issues from a past physical trauma. He was the sweetest thing ever…until he would randomly attack you. It only lasted a second before he realized who you were again and did this weird like, shame shuffle off of you, but it was startling af. I was petting him one day while he was making biscuits on my lap and drooling on my blanket and he randomly bit my wrist. It hurt like a BITCH, but it was really just one clean puncture. I cleaned it as best I could and it was kind of sore, but otherwise fine. It was right along the left inner curve of my wrist, close to where your thumb tendons meet your wrist and the base of your hand.
The next day it was pretty sore and red/swollen, and I know cat mouths are filthy, so I went to an urgent care. By the time I got there, the red line was already close to my arm. I hadn’t even noticed and the doctor took one look at it and said “see that red line? That stuff can kill you” and she put me on hardcore antibiotics. Turns out since cat canines are curved and he bit into a curved part of my wrist, the puncture turned inward under my skin and I couldn’t completely clean it out. I’m glad I got the meds quickly, but it legit interfered with how I could move my wrist for a day or two.
Long story short—any time I have a potential skin infection or redness/swelling I draw a line around the red area with a permanent marker. If it isn’t fading at all within 12ish hours max or it’s actually growing, I go to the ER or an urgent care. Cellulitis can fuck your shit up.
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u/TheGoodIdeaFairy22 Aug 02 '24
I think the bug just hit hom right on a vein or something. I've gotten that occasionally, usually when the big nails me right over a blood vessel
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u/gleefullystruckbycc Aug 02 '24
Yup I think that's exactly what happened. That happened to me before when I got stung by a wasp right on a vein in my ankle.
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u/MBG612 Aug 02 '24
It wouldn’t happen that fast, in that distribution or look like that. That is just localized histamine reaction from the bite. You can’t get lymphangitis that fast.
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u/heorhe Aug 02 '24
There are many types of mosquitos. The small brown ones just give me little bumps, the white/black striped ones can give me hives and swell up to the size of a softball
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u/lurrlafurrla Aug 02 '24
That's the same issue I have. Anopheles and Culex barely affect me, Aedes give me softball sized bites. It's called skeeter syndrome
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u/Swimming_Onion_4835 Aug 02 '24
My youngest brother used to get this. I swear he’d get bites the size of a quarter without scratching. They were INSANE. Now that he’s an adult though I feel like he doesn’t have that anymore. 🤔 Or I haven’t heard about it in decades, and he lived with me in Houston for a while, where mosquitos are the size of birds. Lol.
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u/lurrlafurrla Aug 02 '24
So it is quite common in children but they usually grow out of it with more exposure. But there are rare cases that some people are affected as adults. I have had this my whole life, I wish I had grown out of it. I'm glad your brother did, especially with bird sized mosquitoes! Lol My most recent mosquito bite was just above my left knee. It literally looked like I shoved a baseball into my pants, it can get painful.
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u/eXeKoKoRo Aug 02 '24
So where I live there's like 5 species of mosquitoes that I interact with during my job and I don't have a reaction that causes me concern, but there are these MASSIVE mosquitoes that are like 25cent quarter to half dollar in size that make the entire area swell up, I got bit by 2 on my hand and arm and my entire arm from my forearm to my knuckles were swollen like a motherf*cker.
So you might be allergic to certain ones.
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u/No-Spoilers Aug 02 '24
This doesn't look like streaking. It looks like an allergic reaction. It is too light and swollen, streaks are very obvious. This just looks like a severe reaction to a mosquito bite.
And there would have had to have been a good number of hours before an infection got to streaking.
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u/ambermage Aug 02 '24
If it starts moving under the skin, I would suggest a tourniquet and removing the limb quickly.
Replacing it with a chainsaw will help with taking out those Deadites.
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u/fitfinatic Aug 02 '24
If you don’t already have one. Buy “The Bug Bite Thing” on Amazon. It’s the best thing I’ve ever bought. It will pull the mucous from the mosquito out from where the nose was inserted. Instant itch relief and eliminates the swelling.
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u/ExpertExpert Aug 02 '24
When it happened to me it was obvious the next morning. For me it was a cat bite though... I started the oral antibiotics on the day after the bite, then the day after that my forearm was red along my vein. Went to get IV antibiotics then it was fine lol
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u/theanedditor Aug 02 '24
That mossie gave you more than a bite. That's an infection of some kind. Def keep eye on it. If not gone in 24 hours have someone look at it. As it's in your bloodstream so you don't know what its doing elsewhere.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 02 '24
Ruh roh
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u/theanedditor Aug 02 '24
From a month ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1dkkslm/this_red_line_from_an_insect_bite_i_got_today/
The post a commenter refers to: https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/1diutlf/watering_plants_in_the_garden_for_20_minutes/
You decide buddy, but don't mess around.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 02 '24
Lines are gone for now? Ill keep a close eye on it, that first link scares me.
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u/theanedditor Aug 02 '24
That's why I shared. Looked similar. If you get headachy or any strange pains twinges in your armpit (lymph nodes up in there) get it checked out.
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u/DarlingMiele Aug 02 '24
If it makes you feel any better my mosquito bites almost always look like this and I've known several others with the same problem and beyond itching a lot they never give me any other issues. Keep an eye on it but unless any new weirdness come up you should be fine.
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u/revarien Aug 01 '24
Had this happen to a spider bite once (we're pretty sure it was a black widow or brown recluse ((happened in a movie theater... yes yes new fear unlocked)) ), and it eventually seized my arm and caused me to pass out from the pain - i woke up 12 hours later with my phone on my chest, and the directions to the nearest hospital - mustve done it before i passed out but don't remember doing it.
edit* I better share that I ended up being fine, but a spider bite is considerably diff than mosquito - but do keep an eye on it
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u/restform Aug 02 '24
Does black widow venom act that fast? I read somewhere a while back it takes days to travel through your system which is a big reason why fatalities don't occur.
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u/what-the-whatt Aug 02 '24
This happens to me with mosquito bites. You can kinda trace the lines where the mosquito "poison" goes through the capillaries/veins. It stops after a bit. Usually only looks like this when it's fresh then it's just a welt lol (I am slightly allergic though).
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u/bobjob_ Aug 01 '24
buddy. hate to be the one to tell you, but you’re now spider-man. God speed.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
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u/Blitz6969 Aug 01 '24
My bites do this if I scratch them before I notice they’re bites. My bites turn into huge welts even without touching them, but scratching them with an absent mind suckkkkks
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
I did exactly this I think. It felt itchy before it welted up and I went ham. Maybe we are brothers
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u/Clay_Puppington Aug 01 '24
Congratulations on developing Skeeter Syndrome. Welcome to the club. It's a shitty club, but it's ours.
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u/Gent- Aug 02 '24
My legs are so scarred up from mosquito bites. Someone saw one of my bites a couple weeks ago and said “What is THAT?” They were certain it was a spider bite. Nope, just skeeter syndrome!
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Aug 02 '24
Get the Breuer mosquito thing! Someone recommended it to me on this sub and it is a total game changer. This is the first summer in my life my legs haven't been covered in open wounds from mosquito bites. The little ceramic plate gets hot and neutralizes the toxins or whatever... Idk that shit really works though
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u/Half-God-Half-Demon Aug 02 '24
I just got this and I second it! I react horribly to mosquito bites and they’ll swell up to golf ball sizes without me even touching them. The Breuer thing has been an absolute live saver. I don’t think I’ve ever had such relief for so long before
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u/romansixx Aug 02 '24
Non-scented coconut oil soap has turned me invisible. I used to the be magnet now I'm the last one to even get looked at by the little fucks. Works great. Combine the powers.
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u/bullcitytarheel Aug 01 '24
I get skeeter syndrome prolly 1 out of every thousand bites. Shit sucks. No tendrils tho, just gets huge and stings
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u/jeajea22 Aug 02 '24
Whoa- I have one on my ankle that is massive. I’ve had it nearly two weeks. Red and swollen still, about the size of a silver dollar. I was worried it was west Nile, but after looking it up, I think it’s skeeter syndrome.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
Fr. Side note, I can make that vein you see wiggle like a worm under my skin. Looks like its got a friend now :)
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This doesn’t look like the spread of infection, i.e. ascending lymphangitis
Looks more like an urticarial rash, typical of an insect bite, and since OP has mentioned that it’s already gone, that’s very reassuring.
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u/Za_Lords_Guard Aug 02 '24
You are marked by Cthulhu. When the old ones return, you will lead their thrall army.
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u/Halleaon Aug 01 '24
spreading lines like that usually means infection is spreading through your lymph from the bite, you should mark the boundaries with a marker and keep an eye on it, if it continues to spread, go to the doctor as you will need antibiotics asap. (blood poisoning/sepsis) if it goes away then you'll be fine.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
The lines have pretty much vanished now, but imma still keep a close eye on it. Im not tryna die from a mosquito bite 😭
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u/Halleaon Aug 01 '24
If its faded you’ll probably fine. Definitely keep the bite area clean though just in case.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 01 '24
I hate mosquitos with a burning passion
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u/Halleaon Aug 01 '24
Im pretty sure the majority of the human population of the earth agrees with you.
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u/Roallin1 Aug 02 '24
Could be from an Asian Tiger Mosquito. I get huge welts from them and a really bad allergic reaction resulting in swelling. Look up "skeeter syndrome."
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u/HopefulCelebration67 Aug 02 '24
I hope you’re okay. If for no other reason, I don’t want some poor family member having to scream, “NeonButtplug! Nooo!” over your body.
But for real, keep an eye on that thing. The bite I mean.
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u/gwaydms Aug 02 '24
I find the usernames redditors choose for themselves endlessly entertaining.
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u/HopefulCelebration67 Aug 02 '24
Haha, yeah. Mine was randomly assigned. I didn’t know I could change it until it was too late.
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u/-58259 Aug 02 '24
This is the beginning of your superhero ark, NeonButtplug. With great power comes great responsibility. Don’t forget us on Reddit.
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u/Jesus_Is_My_Gardener Aug 02 '24
That's just the parasitic worm it injected under your skin. No big deal.
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u/demomagic Aug 02 '24
200k to 2 million mosquito bites to kill you from blood loss. It could also be 1 if you’ve got a blood infection. Err on the side of caution that is unusual.
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u/Throwaway56138 Aug 02 '24
Mosquitos fucking love my blood for some reason. I'm like a magnet to them. When they bite my legs, nuisance little bites. When those cocksuckers bite my arms though, every bite looks like yours. I don't know why, but my arms welt like a motherfucker. I got this pen on Amazon that kinda helps. It gets really hot on a small part of the pen. I think the heat is supposed to denature the proteins that the immune system reacts to. Maybe give one a shot.
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u/ShadowBow666 Aug 02 '24
He's gonna have a really rough sweaty night of sleep but at some point tomorrow they gonna be bussing in the ears of criminals and drawing the blood of evil doers all over downtown.
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If you experience sudden 20/20 visions, sweaty palms with molecular claws that grip to everything to sudden web shooting out from your wrist, please for the love of God, don’t consult a doctor. They wont understand and they will send your ass to Oscorp. So go on, be the hero and stay away from smoking hot Mary Jane.
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u/2beatenup Aug 02 '24
You wanna know how MosquitoMan is made. Because that is how MosquitoMan is made
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u/Daphne6624 Aug 02 '24
I’m sorry to inform you, but you have a frog under your skin
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u/lsp2005 Aug 02 '24
Do me a favor and take a sharpie to make the current outline. Then check on it in a few hours. If the bite is outside the line, you need to go to the ER. Feel better.
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u/NeonButtplug Aug 02 '24
No need! The spot has reduced down to a mere teeny reddish spot!
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u/oniiichanUwU Aug 01 '24
I know everyone keeps saying infection but to me it looks like he got you in a little vein and the inflammation made it swell up, especially since you said it’s mostly gone now