Spider Bite/treatment Keflex

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I got bit by an unknown spider I remember the stinging and pressure but thought nothing of it This happened on a Friday I felt tingling and numbness on a Monday and noticed a dime size black deteriorating hard circle on my leg Went to our only local physician and he put me on 500mg Keflex twice a day Should I get a second opinion

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I would always get a second reply if it doesn't clear up. I have the same type bite myself that formed the same way and to find out it was a brown reclute spider that bit me. I was teated with pressurized olive oil that was simular to protrolium jelly in looks. That cleared the spider bite and healed wonderful. My spiker bite was like a huge welt the size of a coffee cup saucer with a black center and spreaded more and more each day till I put the oilve oil treatment on it and wrapped it. Hope this helps.

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I have to say the same as jon, if you notice no improvement, then you should definitely get another opinion.

These types of bites do, sometimes, clear up with an antibiotic, however, some of them don't and must be lanced and drained, or other treatments tried.

Keflex is an antibiotic, which contains the active ingredient Cephalexin.

Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, skin rash and diarrhea.

Learn more:


https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Keflex/­

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i have had sveral spots come up on me and they would start off small black spott and get bigger and swell more by the day by the ti i seen a dr they said it could have ben a spider a mosquitoe bite or even in grown hair any way they said it had turn to staff infection and i was givin Keyflex it did not nock it out they ended up lancing it and put me on baxtrome and it finaly got better but sence i have had the same spots come up the same way and they always end up being staff ..my question is do u tink the olive oil thing might would work if i catch it soon anof but it usaly gets bad quick but how do i even pressurize olive oil to try it if i need to for tha future thanks!!

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