yep highty suspicious that it was a white tail initially, i could see two tiny dots that looked liked bite punctures. there is lots of these spiders where i live. since then, now have a small lump on my head and another random lump on leg that pops up occasionally, like once a year - perhaps these are bacterial bases. from time to time, i wakeup in the morning with an itch and then look at the area - it's like something has scratched me in a dotted line - suspicious that it's popped up from a blood vessel. before this, when i got a scab, i'd pick it - end of story; but these (along with occasional subcutanous ruptures) look very alive and don't heal unless i nuke 'em with H202 and/or antibacterial cream.
apart from that, it seems like a mild case, compared to what others have had to endure or come to terms with.
thanks for the concern. i'm sure you guys all have problems of your 'own' - after all, this is the human body and this is planet Earth.
incidentally, i checked out one of slayer's albums and noted that one of the songs on it was called snuff, which i thought was a bit of a 'coincidence'.
