Bite occurred -Date 11/02/2010 Time: 8:30pm
While doing some routine Maintenance My Male P.formosa Ran up a Pair of 12" Tongs Lighting Fast and tagged me and bit several times Immediately my first thought was get him back in the container so i did after some coaxing to get him to release he had his fangs sunk in for well over 30-45 seconds when i got him to release the were two Puncture wounds from the fangs the bite went as followed
Bite Location -Right Wrist (possibly in vein)
9:00pm -Moderate Swelling and Cramping sensations Bleeding from punctures
10:30pm -Severe pain Involuntary muscle Spasms along with cramping of the left Side of my hand
1:15am -I have decided to head to my local Emergency Room
2:00am -At E.R at this point severe Cramping along with shooting pains
3:12am -Been seen by E.R Dr, on my way home No pain as they Gave me 2 injections of Dilaudid and 2 Norco's(similar To Vicodin) My hand on one side is completely Numb on my left 3 fingers i am at this point in belief it is the effect medicine i received
Medication Prescribed:
Percocet (Oxcodone & Acetaminophen) Dose:10/325 # of Pills -40 Tablets
Motrin (Ibuprofen) Dose:800MG # of Pills -60 Tablets
Robaxin (Methocarbamol) Dose 750MG # of Pills -25 Tablets -(Muscle Relaxant)
11/03/2010
2:30pm -I now have noticed the Numbness is still present in my hand only on the left 3 fingers I now realize this is an affect of the Bite
11/21/2010
10:15pm -Numbness is still present but not as bad it seems to be wearing off I still am experiencing some pain in that hand but nothing Compared to the first moment I recommend using Extreme Caution around This Sp and any of the Poecilotheria Genus They are My favorite Species Overall and This was Completely my fault I now know to use more Caution with the flighty ones my female is gentle so I assumed him to be the same But boy was I wrong
While doing some routine Maintenance My Male P.formosa Ran up a Pair of 12" Tongs Lighting Fast and tagged me and bit several times Immediately my first thought was get him back in the container so i did after some coaxing to get him to release he had his fangs sunk in for well over 30-45 seconds when i got him to release the were two Puncture wounds from the fangs the bite went as followed
Bite Location -Right Wrist (possibly in vein)
9:00pm -Moderate Swelling and Cramping sensations Bleeding from punctures
10:30pm -Severe pain Involuntary muscle Spasms along with cramping of the left Side of my hand
1:15am -I have decided to head to my local Emergency Room
2:00am -At E.R at this point severe Cramping along with shooting pains
3:12am -Been seen by E.R Dr, on my way home No pain as they Gave me 2 injections of Dilaudid and 2 Norco's(similar To Vicodin) My hand on one side is completely Numb on my left 3 fingers i am at this point in belief it is the effect medicine i received
Medication Prescribed:
Percocet (Oxcodone & Acetaminophen) Dose:10/325 # of Pills -40 Tablets
Motrin (Ibuprofen) Dose:800MG # of Pills -60 Tablets
Robaxin (Methocarbamol) Dose 750MG # of Pills -25 Tablets -(Muscle Relaxant)
11/03/2010
2:30pm -I now have noticed the Numbness is still present in my hand only on the left 3 fingers I now realize this is an affect of the Bite
11/21/2010
10:15pm -Numbness is still present but not as bad it seems to be wearing off I still am experiencing some pain in that hand but nothing Compared to the first moment I recommend using Extreme Caution around This Sp and any of the Poecilotheria Genus They are My favorite Species Overall and This was Completely my fault I now know to use more Caution with the flighty ones my female is gentle so I assumed him to be the same But boy was I wrong