I got bit by a spider

Only spiders around here I exterminate are yellow sac spiders and violin spiders, don't need those breeding anywhere in my vicinity thank you. Others I'll relocate outside if I'm not comfortable with having them around.

I probably have about 50 stucco / baseboard spiders around my flat, those are tiny and rather cute, fast runners! Huntsman I don't mind. Wall crab spiders I find impossible to catch as they are so flat and move in quick bursts. Grass spiders I don't like, also get relocated. Also get the occasional giant daddy-long-legs, I don't mess with them anymore - got charged by one when I accidentally bumped it off its web and it freaked me out haha.

Thing I've heard about spider bites is that if it forms a blister is to not pop the blister, you create an open wound which can then lead to infection. Most bites clear up on their own, but be safe and get medical attention as things can get nasty before you know it.
 
So anyhow haven't been back for 3rd check-up - leg swelling and infection almost gone, mildly tender - foot still swells up but then goes away so I reckon in a day or two all good.
 
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