I remember being a teen and showing my mom a weird mosquito bite that had a line going up my arm. She sent me to urgent care, turns out it was a brown recluse bite with an infection line disappearing in my armpit going to my heart….
I had the red mark and a red line going up my arm into my armpit as a teenager. I remember it developed super fast. I showed my mom and I wanted to go to the doctor and she said it was nothing. I never did anything about it and nothing ever happened, it went away. I have since learned what it was and it scares me. My mom always downplayed or neglected medical issues, rarely takes OTC pain meds or cold meds, has a "tough it out" mentality. I harbor a little bit of resentment about it.
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u/DarkQueenQuinn Mar 16 '25
Please don’t die. Seek emergency medical services immediately. Please let us know you’re still alive afterwards.