Scared of rabies, possible exposure 2 months ago, living in fear.

[ShadowStorm7878]

Hi guys, I live in the western part of the USA (California) and in a very populated city; we see no bats here, but where I live, rabid bats are found not near humans.

So two months ago. I parked my car outside a public parking lot, and there were a lot of cars there. I accidentally parked my vehicle very close to the car next to me, and it was tough to get in and out. I don't remember if I was getting out or getting into my car, but while doing that, I felt a pinprick sensation on my left foot. At first, I thought ok, don't panic; you might have brushed it against something else, like my car door or something else; I could not look down to see if there was a bat because there was not enough space even to open my car door, I parked that badly, but I remember I did not touch it on my car door; at least that is what I remember (Maybe I did: or I did not, smh).

When I got home hours later, I touched my foot and noticed that a bit of part of my skin was peeled off, and boom, there I was; my mind went straight to rabies; there is only a discoloration (hyperpigmentation) in that area, and on that discoloration, small brown spot, (hyperpigmentation) I see very tiny two pinprick marks, not sure if it is related to that. Maybe the bite happened close to that area, I don't know, but I don't see any bites, or holes or anything like it; I see some "pinpricks, that I think are pinpricks, maybe they are, maybe they are not (if you have a picture of a pinprick bite or pinpricks, please show me if you can, or if you have a bat bite picture because, on google, there is no good one).

Still, I wonder if they are legit pinpricks or if my skin made them because of something else; it does not hurt when I touch or feel them. Still, bat bites cannot be noticeable to the naked eye, which scares me even more. The spot is still there, but I don't think it has anything to do with it; the location that happened is close to that area, but maybe it is on another part that I did not see. That is what scares me the most about bat bites; you might get bit without noticing where you got bit and can't even see it. I also get a very weird sensation on my foot that I felt a pinprick sensation. Sometimes that place would burn, itch, and sting.

So, I thought a bat had come from under the car and bit me, or it was just there. I did not see it, or it bit me when I was getting into my car, and I went straight under the car again; every scenario was in my head. I was wearing socks and shoes, and I thought that it was impossible that, in that small space, he would have bitten me.

There are no bats in my area, but rabid bats are found in the county where I live. I think that I am that unlucky one that stumbled upon a bat, did not see him but got bit, and my mind is constantly busy because I am afraid that in 3 months, I won't be here anymore. And to add, one month has passed, but some say it takes up to 1-3 months, even a year. So the anxiety is not going away. So I went to the doc yesterday, doc said highly unlikely a bat bite, but if I want, I can get vaccinated. My primary doc said not to even worry about it because what I am saying is almost impossible.

I know there is a high chance I am overreacting. So I am sorry again for writing here, but I can't help it; I am terrified, and I am convinced that I have it, but at the same time, I think I don't; at the same time, I think I am that unlucky person who got bit without realizing that it was a bat. So sorry again, and I will understand if you don't reply, but if you do, I highly appreciate it.