Running Hubby is on the injured reserve...

[teigyr]

I would like to know also. I didn't respond earlier because I couldn't offer anything constructive but I hope he went and that everything's ok. It sounds so scary and it must be so hard with him being out of town.

[crazycanuck]

Hey Rm..did your dear go to the Dr? How is he? I wasn't able to respond right away as i was lurking at work.

I googled black widow spiders & found the following info for anyone interested(no idea how reputable either of these are);

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002858.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-Fact/2000/2061A.html


I dunno about you but if i were bitten by any spider(white tail or redback) here in Australia, i'd venture to the hospital. Actually if any native Australian creature decided to take a bite out of me, i'd be there in no time..

c

[Bikingmomof3]

What did the doctor say??

[Running Mommy]

I have been so busy with work and putting the house on the market.. sigh.. It's been nuts.
Ok, so our normal doctor was out so they sent him to urgent care. The urgent care doctor said "ehhh. Yeah, you were bit by something. But you'll be fine. It's not THAT red or swollen. It's not infected, and the stiff calf muscle is probably tendonitis".... I don't buy that. Why would the muscle in his calf seize up and get hard right when a big bite appears??!!
But he seems to be doing ok. Though the leg is still stiff. He's certainly not getting worse. If it was I would have him at another doctor.
My guess is that he had a bit of a reaction to the bite, just not a bad reaction.
Of course Tony was mad that he wasted his time. I'm always harping on him to go to the doctor. So he said "see. Everytime I go to the doctor nothing is wrong with me! Thats why I don't go".... sigh...

So that's it. He's taking it easy this week though because the calf is just too stiff.
So there you have it. Still on the injured reserve, but not likely to lose a limb.
Thanks for the concern girls! Now I must go get a run in.
Denise