A man who was in "agony" after being bitten by a spider admitted he "hoped he would turn into Spider-Man".
David Webster, 37, was bitten on his left calf by a small spider while lying bed. At first, he thought nothing of it as he thought it was just a "little nip".
But not long after the effects were devastating as he was in constant agony, and experienced pins and needles all down the left side of his body. The pain became too much to handle so the next morning he was forced to go to A&E at Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.
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By that time the bite had formed a red ring around it and blistered. David told Grimsby Live : "The nurse at the hospital drained the blister and cut away the skin around the area. This caused severe pain but I knew it was probably best as they're professionals and must know what they are doing."
He added: "I was given antibiotics and pain medication, but only a few days later I found myself back at A&E as the pain was just too intense to cope with. I was kind of hoping after being bitten that night I was going to turn into Spider-Man, but unfortunately this didn’t happen."
It's now been around a month since the 37-year-old, from Grimsby, was bitten by the spider but he is still in a great deal of pain and relying on crutches to get around. Doctors were unable to tell David a lot of about the nature of the injury as they confessed that these kinds of spider bites are rare in the UK and they don't see a lot of patients with them.
Speaking of how it's still having an impact on his life, David said: "It's like having a hole in my leg. It’s crazy how one little bite can have such an impact and cause great pain to a person."
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