Wounded Hand

[Billhook]

I went down to the lake to sit on a log with a colleague and drink a bottle of beer.  He pointed at my hand and the blood that was seeping from a very small nick on my knuckle.  I had absolutely no feeling of being snagged on a thorn or stung or bitten by an insect. Indeed there was little opportunity for this to happen on the short walk from the car to the bench

The wound was very small and the cut looked as if it had been performed with a surgeons scalpel.  I did not think anything of it apart from it being odd that I had not felt anything.  When I arrived home I sprayed it with dry iodine powder.  It did not heal normally and turned into a blister  but there was no redness around the wound.  Now there is a scab which looks ok but is taking more time than usual to go

About two inches towards my wrist a small lump appeared which grew larger and itched like hell.  The lump grew hard but was never red just itched.  More iodine and both wounds have nearly healed

I thought at one point that some parasitic wasp had laid an egg.  Perhaps a spider bite could have injected some venom which anaesthetised my skin

Anyone had anything similar?

[Paul in the woods]

Have a look at blandford fly bites and symptoms. Not seen them myself but what you describe matches up with others have said.

[Kent Arboreal]

Could be a stone spider, their bites turn to ulcers that take ages to heal. I don’t know about the lump though that’s not something I’ve heard of.

[Tippin Alaybye]

Post a pic if possible

[Billhook]

1 hour ago, Tippin Alaybye said:

Post a pic if possible

Horrible grizzly hand result of years of arbwork !

The little scab at the finger end is the site of the initial nick and bleeding slightly now.  There has never been anything but clear blood, no pus.

The bleeding was not bad, just a gentle ooze same as a doctor would make taking a blood sample

The pinky area  an inch to the top of the photo at the wrist end was much more swollen but never any redder than you see there.  The swelling felt hard but did not hurt and was never angry just itchy.  The area that went hard would be the size of a 5p coin.  All healing now but slowly

Edited May 20, 2021 by Billhook

[woody paul]

I had a argument with giant hogweed many years ago worst affected was lower right arm now when ever I cut or scratch it take 2-3 months to heel. 

 

[Billhook]

Blandford fly and Stone spider are both good calls, especially the former being around water at this time of year.  The only problem is that I never felt anything bite me and it did not develop into anything bad such as the times when I have been bitten by Horse flies, Spiders and Ants.  Giant hogweed I know is a devil if you have been strimming near it.  Is it not called “The devil’s hand?”

[Con]

I was working on my bike about 15 years ago. Got a metal burr. Similar entry wound and it then migrated a similar distance over about a week. Go over any stiles, barbed wire etc?

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[Tippin Alaybye]

Horrible grizzly hand result of years of arbwork !
The little scab at the finger end is the site of the initial nick and bleeding slightly now.  There has never been anything but clear blood, no pus.
The bleeding was not bad, just a gentle ooze same as a doctor would make taking a blood sample
The pinky area  an inch to the top of the photo at the wrist end was much more swollen but never any redder than you see there.  The swelling felt hard but did not hurt and was never angry just itchy.  The area that went hard would be the size of a 5p coin.  All healing now but slowly

Sorry. Can’t help there. Doesn’t look like it needs any intervention though

[sime42]

Have a look at blandford fly bites and symptoms. Not seen them myself but what you describe matches up with others have said.

Good beer that, Blandford Fly!

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Got a touch of ginger in it as that was reputed to ward off the flies.