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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon
being the guy that takes care of all of these around here.....
I agree with TR. IF you are far away from medical attention, take ibuprofen, antihistamine, multivitamin and an antibiotic if you have it (cipro, bactrim, avelox, flagyl, etc). This combo attenuates the inflammatory response...slows but does NOT stop the progress of the reaction to the venom. Not all of them make you sick, not all of them need surgical debridement but you need to be monitored closely for adverse reactions and potential debridement. I'm running about 50% with surgical debridement and ~20 % who get 'sick'. Time is variable based on location of bite, degree of evenomation and your general health.
ss
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can you give some insight on the multivitamin?
or is just a standard Rx you use?
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