This sucks 😭 Mosquito bite

[u/Shadowglitter27]

Growing up I never had this issue at all. Why is this happening now? 😭 hurts a lot.

[u/Pilea_Paloola]

This looks like skeeter syndrome which is basically an allergic reaction to the mosquito’s saliva. Get a cold compress on that and all the cortisone. I’ve had this happen. It should go away eventually but of course, if it gets worse, hit up an urgent care.

[u/Shadowglitter27 → u/Pilea_Paloola]

Thank you for the cold compression idea. I will do it. Hopefully, I don't have to go to urgent care 🤞

[u/MisterB78 → u/Shadowglitter27]

If it looks like that and hurts you should definitely be going to urgent care

[u/IAMEPSIL0N → u/Pilea_Paloola]

Oh good to know, I swear that has happened to me in the past.

[u/IAMEPSIL0N → u/Pilea_Paloola]

Oh good to know, I swear that has happened to me in the past.

[u/OtterwafflesEX]

Goddamn did the mosquito hit you with a cartoon mallet??

[u/Ashley__09]

Is that not an allergic reaction?

[u/Shadowglitter27 → u/Ashley__09]

Yes, you are right, I googled it, and it said skeeter syndrome. I never had this issue growing up. As of now, I have applied some cortisone cream and am waiting for it to go away.

[u/Kittelsen → u/Shadowglitter27]

waiting for it to go away

The mosquito? 🤭

[u/delet_yourself → u/Shadowglitter27]

Man, allergic to skeeting :(

[u/sumdoode → u/Shadowglitter27]

I think cortisone cream is good for skin irritation. But benedryl would be better for allergic reaction. I've had this happen a bunch of times.

[u/Shadowglitter27 → u/sumdoode]

I have a little baby and can’t do Benadryl bcz it can pass to him via milk. I still have the swelling a bit but it reduced. I took antihistamine and applied cortisone cream. This definition sucks

[u/TBE_0027]

What the fuck kind of mosquitoes are biting you

[u/DienbienPR]

Damn….that mosquito was probably the size of a Helicopter

[u/chickapotamus]

Wouldn’t an antihistamine help? Like Benedryl?

[u/Dangerous_With_Rocks]

You didn't need to slap it that hard

[u/Ho3n3r → u/Dangerous_With_Rocks]

[u/doradus1994]

Was it the size of an elephant?

[u/Rude_aBapening]

You sure it didn't break a bone in your hand!? Damn

[u/hogsniffy05]

Where were you, Jumanji?

[u/2x4x93 → u/hogsniffy05]

Or Land of the Lost

[u/turdmacgerd → u/2x4x93]

Running from the Sleestak just to get bit by the skeeters

[u/bogartis]

Australian mosquito?

[u/Ho3n3r]

You mean helicopter bite, surely.

[u/Tuxcali1]

Take Claritin asap.

[u/apollo11733]

Yeah that’s a gnarly reaction

[u/ParalegalGuy]

Looks like you gotta tan.

[u/sPdMoNkEy]

I thought that was a tattoo on your knuckles 🫤

[u/FLVoiceOfReason]

Methinks you’ve developed an allergy. Seek medical intervention, friend.

[u/Raigeki1993]

At first I thought mine was skeeter syndrome too, but it just kept getting bigger the next day and I went to urgent care, then found out it was cellulitis, make sure to monitor it.

[u/Embarrassed_Raise937]

I was focused on what I thought was a broken pinkie

[u/RHCPFrk122]

This is WILD…Y’all taught me something, never heard of skeeter syndrome. Imagine getting this on your face right before your DL pic or a first date 😬😩

[u/hogsniffy05]

Where were you, Jumanji?

[u/Vassago1989]

That's a hand mate. Gotta try a bit harder to get one past me.

[u/Vassago1989]

That's a hand mate. Gotta try a bit harder to get one past me.

[u/Vassago1989]

That's a hand mate. Gotta try a bit harder to get one past me.