Justin Bronson

I got bit by one of the three (Hobo, Black Widow, or Brown Recluse) at Three Creeks Lake towards the end of July of this year. I couldnt identify it because I wasnt looking on the ground; I was looking in the air for a hornet - thats how much the bite stung, I assumed it was a hornet or yellow jacket. After the initial pain subsided, I didnt think much of it until the wound started to turn into a disgusting halo of dead tissue, swelling, irritation and discoloration. That took a couple days to fully appear. Id attach a photo if I could - see if anyone here with experience could identify it. My doctor ran a culture specimen on the wound to determine the venom type, and she speculated it was a recluse; but again she agreed that would be hard to prove as culture samples on venom can only tell you so much. All this to say, over two months later and my wound is still gross and not completely healed. Ive heard it takes time; but but damn am I ready for it to be done!