56Yo British Backpacker ANDREW HODGES Says He's Trapped in Cambodia Due to 2018 Spiderbite Injury

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:24 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:19 pm
Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:53 am I remember a story of an English girl here who got a spider bite. What started as a small red lump quickly descended into a full blown emergency, eventually with her getting back to England and having here leg saved - just. Moral of the story - any new red swollen painful lumps on you body need to be quickly put in front of a (real) doctor quickly. Time is of the essence with toxic bites.
Did you hear this from a third party, or is it just a story that floats around?

Heard similar myself, always assumed it was a shaggy dog story.

This is probably the story that you are thinking of:
general-chatter/british-woman-contracts ... 35196.html

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:30 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:24 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:19 pm
Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:53 am I remember a story of an English girl here who got a spider bite. What started as a small red lump quickly descended into a full blown emergency, eventually with her getting back to England and having here leg saved - just. Moral of the story - any new red swollen painful lumps on you body need to be quickly put in front of a (real) doctor quickly. Time is of the essence with toxic bites.
Did you hear this from a third party, or is it just a story that floats around?

Heard similar myself, always assumed it was a shaggy dog story.
This is probably the story that you are thinking of:
general-chatter/british-woman-contracts ... 35196.html

Ah yeah, to be honest, she was desperately unlucky to have that happen.

explorer · Post by **explorer** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:31 pm

jah steu wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:16 pm They just want to boost their viewing figures with a ‘sensational’ story that will no doubt show Cambodia in a bad light, rather than pointing out that this person was ill-prepared for his travels.

I know of someone in Australia who had a chronic problem with his leg, from a spider bite.

It can happen anywhere in the world. Nobody is trying to show Cambodia in a bad light.

Have you watched similar TV shows? They have to be professional.

The story probably has more to do with flights not being available for him to return home.

If you were bitten by a spider, and were in a similar situation, would you be better prepared?

jah steu · Post by **jah steu** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:36 pm

explorer wrote:I know of someone in Australia who had a chronic problem with his leg, from a spider bite.

It can happen anywhere in the world. Nobody is trying to show Cambodia in a bad light.

Have you watched similar TV shows? They have to be professional.

The story probably has more to do with flights not being available for him to return home.

If you were bitten by a spider, and were in a similar situation, would you be better prepared?

This would be being reported by BBC News. Not really a ‘TV show’.
They have had months to report on any UK citizens ‘stuck’ in Cambodia. And it’s my understanding that there are flights back to the UK.
And yes I would be more prepared, as would most travellers I think. Insurance, sufficient funds, family and friends back home as back-up.
You don’t find anything at all sketchy about his story? “Working holiday” visa here... eh? Magically curing a serious necrotic tissue problem with internet knowledge and self-prescribed medications?

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Khmerican · Post by **Khmerican** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:15 pm

Do any photos exist of him and the leg together - a full body shot showing that this is his leg?

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:39 pm

I got some pretty bad skin infections from what I thought were regular mosquito or ant bites, so I'm not
really surprised that a spider bite can turn this nasty. This also serves as a reminder that it's a good idea to go see a doctor. I didn't and self medicated with antibiotics; it worked but in a more severe case losing a few days trying could have horrible consequences.

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:27 am

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:19 pm
Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:53 am I remember a story of an English girl here who got a spider bite. What started as a small red lump quickly descended into a full blown emergency, eventually with her getting back to England and having here leg saved - just. Moral of the story - any new red swollen painful lumps on you body need to be quickly put in front of a (real) doctor quickly. Time is of the essence with toxic bites.
Did you hear this from a third party, or is it just a story that floats around?

Heard similar myself, always assumed it was a shaggy dog story.

Yes, the link above is the one I was thinking of, thanks CEO News

Anthony's Weiner · Post by **Anthony's Weiner** » Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:16 am

TheImplication wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:48 am I’m guessing it had to be some type of snake bite to cause that much damage.

I was recently bitten on the calf by an insect in the forest. I am on my third week of antibiotics for the small but painful abcess that it caused. I can imagine if left untreated for a month or two one could end up in serious problems.

Dunderhead · Post by **Dunderhead** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:36 pm

i met Andy, yeah it is his leg, its been getting better slowly, but it comes back, each time a little less serious, right now he is walking pretty well compared to 2 months ago, so prognosis looks good eventually, but he's a heavy smoker so healing is slower.

jjy · Post by **jjy** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:38 pm

Does anyone have a contact for Andre please?

56Yo British Backpacker ANDREW HODGES Says He's Trapped in Cambodia Due to 2018 Spiderbite Injury

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