something bit me in bed last night

[kiddblue]

last night something bit me on the back of my calf, I woke from the bite and then it burned for about 15-20 mins. I fell back asleep thinking it was my cat, who has never bit me. Today in the afternoon it started to burn again for about 15-30 mins. I work for a foot Dr and had him glance at it, he saw no rash, and said we'll wait & watch, he barely looked at it. Had the 2 techs I work with look for a entry hole, bite mark and found none. Now there are 2 approx. 5" - streaks running from where it burned down toward my foot.Afraid to go to sleep now.

[kiddblue]

Thank you, I appreciate your response, I did have a foot/ankle Dr look at it and he stated to just wait and watch for any changes.

[Aquarielle]

I'd suggest calling your doctor's office to ask if they think you should come in. It sounds like you're probably fine, but I wouldn't want to base a decision about whether to seek medical care on "probably" from people on the internet, you know?

[kiddblue]

Since last night the streaks have faded, and it no longer burns. should I still go to a dr

[sprinkles77]

Some spider bites can do that.  But streaks can be sign of an infection you should go to your doctor.

[Aquarielle]

Even if there's no visible bite mark, you could have an infection from whatever caused the initial pain. Streaks like that are a common sign of infection. Since you posted 12 hours ago, I'm hoping that you've seen a doctor. If not, you really, really need to; if it's an infection, it obviously has to be stopped so it can't get worse and lead to complications. I hope it's ok!