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JillaryJill · 09-02-2013, 10:21 PM

Sarah,
My husband and I live on a lake. This year, due to a wet spring, we had an infestation of tiny bugs, just like you describe. They caused extreme swelling around the bite area for many people in our lake community. I was bitten on the top of my hand, and my hand looked like a rubber glove filled with water! The swelling lasted about 2 weeks. One man at our lake, had his whole body swell. My neighbor had his entire ankle swell from one bite. The bugs were just tiny little nats that looked harmless. We have never had them at the lake before. There was a yellow, clear liquid that seeped from the site of the bite. I hope this information helps.

09-02-2013, 10:21 PM	#15
JillaryJill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 271	Re: swollen hand and arm due to bug bite Sarah, My husband and I live on a lake. This year, due to a wet spring, we had an infestation of tiny bugs, just like you describe. They caused extreme swelling around the bite area for many people in our lake community. I was bitten on the top of my hand, and my hand looked like a rubber glove filled with water! The swelling lasted about 2 weeks. One man at our lake, had his whole body swell. My neighbor had his entire ankle swell from one bite. The bugs were just tiny little nats that looked harmless. We have never had them at the lake before. There was a yellow, clear liquid that seeped from the site of the bite. I hope this information helps. __________________ DX November 2010 Brain MRI, CT of lung, liver, bone, all clear Double Mastectomy w/expanders December 1, 2010 ER- PR- Her2+++, grade 3, 12 positive nodes out of 15 Stage IIIc Started TCH/Chemo December 31, 2010 6 rounds TCH Herceptin every 3 weeks for a year 33 rounds of TomoTube radiation, to chest wall, neck, skin and lymph area September, 2011, MRI to lower spine, hips, DX bulging disk, L4 & L5, pain not from cancer Expanders removed, implants in Dec 1, 2011 Finished Herceptin, December 21, 2011 August 2012, CT of chest and abdomen, all ok Enrolled in MC1136 Phase I Peptide Vaccine Trial at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota March 2013, First Vaccine April 2013, 2nd Vaccine May 2013, 3rd Vaccine June 2013, 4th Vaccine July 2013, 5th Vaccine August 2013, 6th Vaccine Done! September 2013, Mayo visit, Echo results 68, vaccine did not effect my heart! Blood work normal. January 31, 2013, Mayo visit, Echo normal February 23, 2014, Numb lips on right side, Brain MRI, normal! June, 2015, Finished the trial at Mayo Clinic. Feels good!