If you’re one of those people that has nightmares of being attacked by a spider while in bed (which is everyone), you may not be a massive fan of this story that involves a woman almost losing her limb after being bitten by a false widow spider.
34-year-old Aideen Hynes from Northern Ireland almost lost one of her legs after a false widow spider attacked her while in bed. After being bitten, the infection ran down Aideen’s leg all the way down to her ankle and foot. The infection got so bad that doctors feared they were going to have to cut off her limb.
After some treatment and antibiotics, Aideen got to keep her leg.
“My leg was completely swollen and it was scabbing over – it was oozing with pus and I couldn’t walk. It was awful.” the mother of four said. “I had to be given crutches. I thought I was going to lose my leg. It got so painful I was ready to chop off my own leg.”
Check out what Aideen’s leg looked like after the spider bite, but be warned that the photos are quite graphic.
I warned you…
And for all you spider activists out there, the spider was caught by Aideen’s husband Darrin, but the goodhearted guy let him go in a field behind their house.
Bad move, Darrin.
Via Metro
