I was bitten twice last night on my bad leg. My leg is now completely numb and in excruciating pain.
Anyone have any ideas on how to get toxin out of my body?
Poison control didn't have any suggestions.
Thanks
paisley
If your leg is numb and painful you should get to the ER right away. I don't think you should wait.
I don't know much about scorpion bites except like everything else in the world they affect different people differently.
My husband was bitten by scorpions two separate times in Asia and the poison just formed little blisters and eventually went away. But I'm sure if I was the one who'd been bitten I'd probably have gotten really sick.
Please don't take any chances, go see a doc and find out for sure.
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Wishing you fast healing and good health!
They are not to be toyed with. Get yourself to a hospital pronto. There are treatments for it, and who did you talk to at poison control because that's a load of BS if they told you they didn't know anything.
If that's true then although technically a bite is not a poison, people call them all the time for bites and their job is to refer you to the proper agency and if they cannot do so they have no business working there.
Scorpions sometimes sting, and unfortunately we have scorpions in Arizona. But if you stay calm, it is easy to treat a scorpion sting. Even if you are stung by the Bark Scorpion, local medical centers are familiar with the treatment.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Hopefully, not much.
Here's How:
1. Recognize scorpion sting symptoms: immediate pain or burning, very little swelling, sensitivity to touch, and a numbness/tingling sensation.
2. A Bark Scorpion is poisonous. The Bark Scorpion sting may have additional symptoms such as numbness or tingling of extremities or face, blurry vision, or muscle twitching.
3. When stung by a Bark Scorpion, children may start to exhibit hyperactivity and have roving eye movements.
4. If you are victim of a scorpion sting, wash the area with soap and water.
5. Apply a cool compress on the area of the scorpion sting.
6. Call the Poison Control Center at (800) 362-0101 or (602) 253-3334. If you develop symptoms of a Bark Scorpion sting, go to the nearest emergency room.
7. Keep your tetanus shots and boosters current.
Tips:
Be careful when camping or during other outdoor activities to make sure that a scorpion has not made a home in your clothes, shoes or sleeping bags.
Scorpions glow brightly when UV light strikes them.
Scorpions are basically immune to most pesticides. If you suspect your house has scorpions, call a professional exterminator.
Very few people die from scorpion stings, even the sting of the Bark scorpion. They are most dangerous to the very young and the very old.
http://phoenix.about.com/cs/desert/ht/scorpionsting.htm
http://phoenix.about.com/od/scorpions/