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My guess is Jellyfish as well, it could be part of a dead one or a very translucent one
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scubajoh44:My wound is deffinately infected. It's green and oozy. It is looking a bit better, but it itches like crazy! Tomorrow will have been one month ago that it happened.
Gloves are not allowed in Mexico, but I'll take the blame for not wearing a lycra suit. (I only had on a shorty)
Thanks for all the info!
scubajoh44:I was in Mexico (Playa Del Carmen) about 3 weeks ago simply hovering watching a school of Barracuda swim by. There were several people in our group. We were all together just hanging out on a nice drift dive. All of the sudden something that felt like a million little needles burned into my left arm. I jumped and looked. I didn't see a thing. My buddy saw me jump and grab my arm. He didn't see anything either. It just looked like huge mosquito bites until I got out of the water. Then, it swelled my whole arm up. I'm back in Texas and it's 3 weeks later. My Dr. has had to cut it and let it drain twice. I'm on antibiotics and it hasn't gotten much better. No one seems to know what the heck happened. Anyone have any guesses? No one seems to believe that I really don't know what happened. Give me a good guess so at least I'll have a story to tell about the nice scar I'm gonna have. :yourkiddi
Jo
AndyNZ:Yeah, I've had the lip too... whilst teaching on an OW course, which made the briefing for the second dive a bit tough. Funny, though, one of the students (a big rugby bloke) told me to "toughen up" 'cause I was whinging about the pain. I nearly pee-d myself when on the second dive he got stung on the lip and was crying like a baby on the surface afterwards. Being the kind, sensitive soul that I am.... I just told him to quit crying and toughen up....!
You always could have offered to pee on it for him...? Where are your manners?
(and yes, I am aware that meat tenderizer is much better for jelly stings, but the old wives' tale remains)
scubajoh44:Yes, again, thanks for the info. It really is looking much better. I am on steroid shots for the itching also. It helps for about 4 days then I need another. I'll be sure to keep an eye on the color. It's gone from green to a more yellowish now. I'm assuming that is a good thing. My Doc acts like it is.
Jo