Jun. 16, 2008 - A Prayer Request
My Mother's Encounter with.....
.....a copperhead snake. Last night, my mother was out carrying water to her flowers. It was just getting dark, somewhere between 9 and 9:30 pm. She sensed something moving and then felt a smack against her ankle. When she turned around to see what ws going on, she felt like she scratched her other ankle. She knew she had been bite by something. She went in and got my father. He found an 18 inch copperhead where she was at. He killed it, then got Momma in the car to head to the ER. By that time my mother's leg had started swelling. She wasn't feeling sick. Her ankle and leg was swelling up. Once in the ER, upon further inspection, she realized she was bitten in the other ankle, too. Both legs were now swelling, one a little worse than the other. The doctors checked her out and decided to keep an eye on her for more swelling for the next 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes, the swelling had slowed down but was still happening. They decided she wasn't swelling enough for a full round of anti-venom, however they gave her 4 vials just to be on the safe side. After watching her for awhile, they sent her home.
She must be feeling better. Much to our dismay, she went to a meeting for a new job this morning. She was going to go swimming with us this afternoon, but my daddy put a stop to that idea. Her legs are still a bit swollen. She is going to take Benadryl (which the docs told her to take for the swelling, I guess it works for almost any type of swelling.) and put her feet up the rest of the afternoon.
Please pray for her continued recovery. Thank you and God bless.
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