Violin spider

And then I was bitten by a Violin spider...

I woke up one morning feeling terribly weak as if I had no power to do anything. With that, I was nauseous, had a terrible headache and even my tummy was not well.

The next day I did not feel much better, but then I realised the bite and immediately knew it was a spider bite.

I went spider hunting! And where did I find the culprit? In, or rather underneath my huge and heavy bed! Because I'm a nature lover, I could not kill it. The best I did was to capture the spider in a plastic container and let it free in the wild.

Upon searching on the internet I found that a Brown Recluse (Violin) Spider is not really that venomous to adults - children yes! Because their bodies are smaller.

Lucky for me I have a friend who was a qualified nurse and she guided me how to make a poultice (heating equal amounts of grated green Sunlight bar soap and brown bread and applying it to the affected area as warm as you can bear twice a day - for two to three days or as required). That done and some good TLC, I recovered just fine with no side effects or scars.

For me, the bite was not painful - I could feel it, yes, maybe a bit sore, but no excruciating pain.

It turned out that all I had to do was to take some pain tablets and keep the wound clean (washing it twice a day with lukewarm Savlon water), applying Germolene and a bandage.

Please, this was my experience! Should you get bitten by a spider, consult a medical practitioner! I have a strong immune system. You might not be so lucky!