AtMyWitsEnd
New
Just found this forum, thankfully! Snorkeling in Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands on Feb. 1, 2012. Couldn't make it back to shore because I'm not a strong swimmer and waves were rough and tired me out so I tried to rest on rocks...felt like something was sucking my leg, panicked and climbed up rocks to get back to shore. Found small brown sticky circles and tried to wash them off with sea water.
10 minutes later, made it to shore to the bar restaurant and my legs were on fire. Nurse who works at the bar gave me benadryl, vinegar. I put ice and washed with water in a basin (later found out it was a mistake to do that). Driven to local clinic to receive IV of antihistamine, hydrocortisone mix (500 mg max dosage) and later applied a topical hydrocortisone.
Day 2- legs still burning. Took prednisone 25 mg (5 day reduction), piriton (anti-hist), and voltaren (anti-inflam). Legs finally stopped burning on Sat. (day4)
Day 6 - went to ER in NYC, legs were healing, doc did CBC everything was ok and told me my knee was also sprained. Last 5mg dose of prednisone.
Day 8 - went to dr at school for knee pain, they told me the healing was going well and not to use neosporin anymore, just cortisone)
Day 10 - woke up and my legs are on fire again, this time bright red in color and inflamed and much darker bumps.
Day 11 - back to dr, back on prednisone for 10 days starting at 60mg. Still itching a lot!!
I don't know what to do anymore, these burns are bad!!! Never seen anything like this. Is this fire coral or something else??? I need some expert help here, anybody have any advice or could I have been stung by something else?? PLEASE SEE PICTURES Day 1, Day 1, Day 5, Day 13, Day 13
10 minutes later, made it to shore to the bar restaurant and my legs were on fire. Nurse who works at the bar gave me benadryl, vinegar. I put ice and washed with water in a basin (later found out it was a mistake to do that). Driven to local clinic to receive IV of antihistamine, hydrocortisone mix (500 mg max dosage) and later applied a topical hydrocortisone.
Day 2- legs still burning. Took prednisone 25 mg (5 day reduction), piriton (anti-hist), and voltaren (anti-inflam). Legs finally stopped burning on Sat. (day4)
Day 6 - went to ER in NYC, legs were healing, doc did CBC everything was ok and told me my knee was also sprained. Last 5mg dose of prednisone.
Day 8 - went to dr at school for knee pain, they told me the healing was going well and not to use neosporin anymore, just cortisone)
Day 10 - woke up and my legs are on fire again, this time bright red in color and inflamed and much darker bumps.
Day 11 - back to dr, back on prednisone for 10 days starting at 60mg. Still itching a lot!!
I don't know what to do anymore, these burns are bad!!! Never seen anything like this. Is this fire coral or something else??? I need some expert help here, anybody have any advice or could I have been stung by something else?? PLEASE SEE PICTURES Day 1, Day 1, Day 5, Day 13, Day 13