a few days ago i was mudding with my family and went to thelake near by to rinse off and when i got back from rinsing off i noticed a black thing on me and i thought it was mud i didnt rinse off. i took it off and felt it wasnt mud and knew it had to be a leech. i bled for about an hour. it now looks like a red bump. is that normal?
Welcome to the SDMB, lalagirl. You bumped an old thread to ask your question, which is fine – but rather than confuse people, I moved your thread to IMHO, where medical questions go, and made it its own topic. Hopefully someone will be along soon who knows about leeches.
twickster, MPSIMS moderator
Mudding?
I’ve known a few guys that have pulled off leeches, and your description is typical.
Yes, that’s normal. Keep an eye out for signs of infection, particularly redness around the wound site.
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The extended (1 hour) bleeding is probably due to Hirudin from the leech which prevents blood from clotting and confirmation that it was indeed a leech.
I think mudding is the sport of getting drunk and driving through wetlands in monster trucks.
Thanks for that. I wonder if they ever drink Mint Juleps whilst driving, thus having a muddled drink while mudding.
My son got bit by a leech. The bite mark looked like a round cigarette burn for maybe a week. It didn’t cause any problems.
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