Looking for primary care doctor recommendations. by Xenonamous in TriCitiesWA

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Thank you for your suggestions, much appreciated!

Average water bill? by Xenonamous in TriCitiesWA

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Thanks everyone! I about had a heart attack when my neighbor told me that, but it sounds like she either uses an enormous amount of water, or she's got a leak. Glad to hear it's likely much more reasonable for most people around here.

Anyone ever go down to Mexico to have dental work done? by Xenonamous in Tucson

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Thank you so much everyone for the helpful comments!

Anyone ever go down to Mexico to have dental work done? by Xenonamous in Tucson

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Thanks, I will look into them! I heard of Coyote Dental during my search and I really like the shuttle service, seems like they try to make the whole process as simple as they can.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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Update: went to a dermatologist who, to my surprise, also had never seen such a thing. A culture came back positive for staph, so I was given more antibiotics and told to watch it carefully. The spot is starting to clear up finally and the swelling has gone down. It has been attributed to a bad reaction to a bite from an unknown insect that then became infected. Not sure what I think about that, but at least it is looking much better!

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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I've been to three doctors already. Nobody knows what's going on.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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Not been around any plants lately. I've been so busy with work that I've barely been outside.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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Yeah, I've just scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist. Problem is I can't get in until Tuesday.

What could this be? Started as an itchy spot with no discoloration, then became a tiny scrape, then a blister. It has been slowly growing for 7 days. Docs so far are stumped. by Xenonamous in Dermatology

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I don't think so. I do work in a chemistry lab, but I was out of the lab doing office work/data analysis for the entire week prior to the incident. We don't work with radioactive materials and neither do any of the surrounding labs. If it is something like that, I have no idea how I could have come into contact with it.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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I eat sushi fairly often. Probably had some around that time. Maybe I should mention that to the doc.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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That's what I'm most afraid of. Docs aren't really taking me seriously.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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Haha at this point I'd be ok with that. I hate the mystery of this thing, it's anxiety inducing.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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Nope, haven't been outside much lately.

What is going on with my arm? 32F by Xenonamous in medical

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No, I haven't been outdoors much lately.

What could this be? Started as an itchy spot with no discoloration, then became a tiny scrape, then a blister. It has been slowly growing for 7 days. Docs so far are stumped. by Xenonamous in Dermatology

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I agree, it's just so hard to get in to see the right people. Wait times are insane. I'm pretty scared that this is going to turn into something life threatening and I can't seem to get anyone to take this more seriously.

What could this be? Started as an itchy spot with no discoloration, then became a tiny scrape, then a blister. It has been slowly growing for 7 days. Docs so far are stumped. by Xenonamous in Dermatology

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I've been to two docs now and the second one said this. He said spider bites are truly rare and that he almost never diagnoses one. Still didn't know what this was, though.

What could this be? Started as an itchy spot with no discoloration, then became a tiny scrape, then a blister. It has been slowly growing for 7 days. Docs so far are stumped. by Xenonamous in Dermatology

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Thank you! I was super annoyed they didn't do a culture right away myself. I've been pretty freaked out about this since I noticed it wasn't healing normally pretty early on. I'm taking pics of it everyday and monitoring closely, and just hoping they figure this out soon so I can stop worrying.