A spider bite [View all]
Thursday night, I went to our wood pile so we could have a campfire at our mountain house. On Friday morning I had a fever and felt vaguely nauseous. By Saturday, I had to go to the emergency room because my fever was up to 103• and my right hand had swollen. If you saw the first Star Trek movie with Chris Pine, that’s what my hand looked like!
After numerous tests and x-rays, it was clear I had been bitten by either a black widow or brown recluse spider. Both are dangerous. Next time I’ll wear gloves!
So once again, I was incredibly fortunate to have good insurance and got treated with a course of anti-biotics and a B12 shot. There were no questions from the staff about my ability to pay.
It’s going to mess with our vacation but it beats being dead!
Every American should have a medical safety net. In this wealthy country, it disgusts me how Republicans want our citizens to be sick or dead.
Shame on them.
Oh, and Trump is an idiot.
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