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bjorn
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Heat in the Thigh
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Jun 8 22:46 UTC 1998 |
Early this afternoon, the inside of my right thigh heated up for a good 5
minutes, and the pain from the heat lasted another ten. I later noticed a
zit-like growth around that area, but the radius of the heat/pain was far too
large to be result of the growth's growth, and besides, I've never FELT a zit
grow before. I eventually destroyed the growth, but I still don't know why
an isolated piece of my body would overheat. Is this serious.
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remmers
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response 1 of 15:
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Jun 9 15:11 UTC 1998 |
Maybe it was an insect bite?
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bjorn
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response 2 of 15:
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Jun 9 16:08 UTC 1998 |
I spent nearly all of yesterday inside buldings, and I was wearing long pants,
so I doubt its an insect bite. It may very well be a boil, though.
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keesan
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response 3 of 15:
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Jun 9 17:02 UTC 1998 |
Spiders live inside buildings, and many people are allergic to them.
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bjorn
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response 4 of 15:
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Jun 9 17:17 UTC 1998 |
I think I would have noticed a spider, considering the huge ones we tend to
have in this house. I also haven't heard of any spider's bite causing heat.
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rcurl
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response 5 of 15:
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Jun 9 19:32 UTC 1998 |
I suspect an insect bite too. If by "heat" you mean a burning sensation -well,
the fire ant was named for the pain its bite produces. I'm not suggesting
it could have been a fire ant (I don't recall where you live - fire ants
are only found in the southern states), but the symptoms are similar. Here
is what the MM says: "The fire ant sting usually results in immediate pain
and the development of a wheel-and-flare lesion, which often resolves in
45 min and gives rise to a sterile pustule at the sting site. This breaks
down within 30-70 h."
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keesan
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response 6 of 15:
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Jun 9 20:51 UTC 1998 |
probably not wheel but wheal
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rcurl
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response 7 of 15:
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Jun 9 23:07 UTC 1998 |
Yes, "wheal-and-flare lesion" is what it says.
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bjorn
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response 8 of 15:
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Jun 10 01:24 UTC 1998 |
Well, whatever it is, several good hot soaks are softening and shrinking it.
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beeswing
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response 9 of 15:
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Jun 10 03:25 UTC 1998 |
May be a boil... my mom got one, then my dad and brother. I was spared of the
plague. We think my dad brought the germ (bacteria or whatever) home, since at
the time he was spending long hours at the hospital when my grandmother was
dying of cancer.
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keesan
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response 10 of 15:
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Jun 10 20:40 UTC 1998 |
There is some persistent virus going around that seems to be affecting the
immune system, in that both of us and a friend have had a series of little
infections, such as sore tongue, odd itching, skin infections, sore throats,
etc. Some viruses, including measles, attack the white blood cells, and thus
the body cannot fight off other infections as well. (AIDS does the same but
you can't fight it off). The virus can linger at least three months, probably
because of its effect on the immune system. All three of us thought we had
bit our tongue on the same side as the sore throat. Maybe this infection has
something to do with lowered immunity. Have you been feeling cold and tired
and a bit sneezy recently as well? ANd sleeping a lot? Diarrhea, swollen
glands, other such general symptoms but lots of them in a row?
If so, maybe some minor infection got out of control. Just a theory, but I
am also curious if other people have had a persistent virus.
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bjorn
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response 11 of 15:
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Jun 10 20:52 UTC 1998 |
As a matter of fact, yes.
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keesan
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response 12 of 15:
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Jun 12 21:25 UTC 1998 |
Have you had any other symptoms of interest?
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bjorn
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response 13 of 15:
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Jun 13 00:45 UTC 1998 |
I have some bumps above my ankle that don't hurt, aren't discolored, but I
sometimes have mistaken for zits. I have often thought I've had a consistant
(7 years now) cold, but now I know I am allergic to some things, and I've
begun to learn what they are. Tired? Yes. Sneezy? You bet. Diarrhea?
Grab the adult diapers.
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keesan
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response 14 of 15:
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Jun 13 04:01 UTC 1998 |
Do allergies cause diarrhea? What sorts of things are you allergic to? I
guess the immune system reacts similarly to real or imagined attackers, the
imaged ones being what you are allergic to. Do you get swollen glands?
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bjorn
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response 15 of 15:
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Jun 13 13:20 UTC 1998 |
My allegry which I have linked to chocolate does cause diarrhea. Nope, no
swollen glands that I'm aware of.
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