Flesh of the man started rotting and created a hole in his stomach because of the spider bite
Nigel Hunt, a 59-year-old British man, got bitten by a spider on his stomach in the isles in Scilly.
While lying on his bed on 30th August at his home, he got bitten by a spider. Initially, as he says, he felt no pain and didn’t think much about it. But later, on his trip to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, he got severely ill, as the BBC reported.
Later, he was rushed to the hospital where doctors suspected the wound was an abscess.
But after conducting some tests, it was revealed that Hunt developed a disease called necrotizing fasciitis which is a very rare and dangerous ‘flesh-eating’ disease, as per the BBC report.
Immediately, the doctors held emergency surgery which saved his life.
Speaking of the ordeal, he said “On arriving at the airport and travelling through check-in we made our way to departures. At this point, everything seemed to deteriorate quite quickly from being sick in the departure lounge to having my head in a sick bag for most of the journey. On arrival at Sharm El Sheikh, we collected our belongings and made our way to the pharmacy for some antibiotics or something to help with the sickness. They prescribed a couple of things and the following day we went to the hospital to be prescribed the same medication.”
“The next two days started to get worse, so we went to a different hospital in Hadaba where straight away I had blood tests and ultrasound scans. Then we waited a couple of hours for the doctor to check the results. He called us in saying it was a good job we had come in because the bite was from either a false widow or a brown recluse spider,” he added.
He said that the medics had informed him that if he failed to get the treatment on time, he might die because of that deadly spider bite.
He thanked the doctors who saved his life on time. “If I hadn’t gone back within that critical window, I wouldn’t be alive today.”
Although Mr. Hunt is recovering slowly, he has a long recovery journey.
His wound is open and requires regular dressing every few days. “If I hadn’t been to the hospital for a second examination within six to 10 days, I would be dead. They haven’t given me an all-clear date yet as the wound is still open and I have to have it packed every couple of days,” he said
He also requested the people of the Isles of Scilly to be cautious. “I feel it’s essential to alert everyone to be cautious and check for spiders,” he emphasized.
