Two years ago I was playing golf at Disney and got bitten on my leg by something I did not see; only felt. It turned into a horrendous blistery mess. I was told by the doctor I saw to NEVER put Neosporin on an insect bite. I did not see what bit me. The doctor said it didn't really matter because it would be treated the same whether it was a spider, an ant or another insect.

The horrible reaction I had, we believe, was because the insect had been on the golf course with the chemicals that had been sprayed on the golf course on its body when it bit me. The single blister turned into a ring of blisters and would not heal. It was scary. We finally found the correct oral and topical antibiotics, thank God.

Just months after that happened, I was on the playground with my granddaughter and crawled through a tunnel with her and I was bitten on the breast by an insect that got into my shirt and bra. It felt like a cigarette burning me. I had the same blistering reaction but it wasn't as severe as the place on my leg. In my entire life I've never had anything like this happen to me. I am very cautious of insects here in Florida.

The lesson with the Neosporin has stuck with me as well. It was actually making the bites worse. Be very careful and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I am glad you are improving.


Here is a link to pictures of a brown recluse bite.


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