I got an ant bite shortly after we got here. It really stung, and my foot was numb for a few hours. The next day there was a small red bump. No further problems
Two weeks ago, I got three bites on my inner forearm by the same ant. It was a teeny-tiny little thing. Same burning and numbness, but then these became eraser-sized vesicles that looked like chicken pox. These took a full week to stop some pretty serious burning and itching. I had to take benadryl, which really knocks me out.
Two days ago, I got another bite on my toe. Same burning and numbness. Now, I have a white lump the size of a dime on the side of my toe, and the whole toe is a little swollen. Need to take benadrly at nite d/t the burning and itching.
Question is: Is this a normal reaction to ant bites here, or am I develping an allergic reaction? Noone else in my family seems to have any complaints.
And yes, HB, I do wear shoes!!
Two weeks ago, I got three bites on my inner forearm by the same ant. It was a teeny-tiny little thing. Same burning and numbness, but then these became eraser-sized vesicles that looked like chicken pox. These took a full week to stop some pretty serious burning and itching. I had to take benadryl, which really knocks me out.
Two days ago, I got another bite on my toe. Same burning and numbness. Now, I have a white lump the size of a dime on the side of my toe, and the whole toe is a little swollen. Need to take benadrly at nite d/t the burning and itching.
Question is: Is this a normal reaction to ant bites here, or am I develping an allergic reaction? Noone else in my family seems to have any complaints.
And yes, HB, I do wear shoes!!