Skeeter Syndrome (allergy to mosquito bites) anyone?, Do any of you have or know anyone with Skeeter Syndrome? It is an allergic reaction to mosquito bites. I think I may have this.
I grew up in Alaska, aka the mosquito capital of the world, where we joked the mosquito was the state bird. I was always outside and got bit countless times. I never really noticed the bites beside maybe mild itchiness. Never swelled or scabbed or anything like that.
I know live in Texas and am having the worst trouble with mosquito bites. When we first moved (almost two years ago) I got bit and noticed that they itched a lot more but I just figured I needed to build up a resistance to the type of Mosquitos that live here. This summer I have been getting bit and the bites keep getting worse and worse.
On Wednesday evening I was outside watering trees and got bit a bunch on my legs. They immediately started to itch extremely bad and swelled up. By the next morning, I had one on my upper thigh that had swelled to about a 4" diameter and was painful and hot to the touch.
I had others on my legs that were about 2" diameter. There are bites on my knee, ankle and wrist and those joints are locked up and very painful. Tonight, none are any better. The bite on my ankle is now bigger and very painful and like has red streaking on it.
I did a bit of research and it looks like maybe could be Skeeter Syndrome but I don't have all the symptoms. Anybody have any experience or advice?
ETA: I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and think maybe that could have something to do with the sudden increase in problems with bites...
I grew up in Alaska, aka the mosquito capital of the world, where we joked the mosquito was the state bird. I was always outside and got bit countless times. I never really noticed the bites beside maybe mild itchiness. Never swelled or scabbed or anything like that.
I know live in Texas and am having the worst trouble with mosquito bites. When we first moved (almost two years ago) I got bit and noticed that they itched a lot more but I just figured I needed to build up a resistance to the type of Mosquitos that live here. This summer I have been getting bit and the bites keep getting worse and worse.
On Wednesday evening I was outside watering trees and got bit a bunch on my legs. They immediately started to itch extremely bad and swelled up. By the next morning, I had one on my upper thigh that had swelled to about a 4" diameter and was painful and hot to the touch.
I had others on my legs that were about 2" diameter. There are bites on my knee, ankle and wrist and those joints are locked up and very painful. Tonight, none are any better. The bite on my ankle is now bigger and very painful and like has red streaking on it.
I did a bit of research and it looks like maybe could be Skeeter Syndrome but I don't have all the symptoms. Anybody have any experience or advice?
ETA: I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and think maybe that could have something to do with the sudden increase in problems with bites...
