u/inthestar2000

I found this huge species in a swiss forest, growing on a beech tree.

Can you help identify please?

42 Age

Sex female

Height 1.72

Weight 68kg

Race europe

Duration of complaint 2 weeks

Location calf

Any existing relevant medical issues no

Current medications FUCICORT 2x day

Hey guys,

Something bit me two weeks ago, thought it was a mosquito but all the other bites I had healed and this one transformed weirdly since 5/6 days. Got hot and swollen, I started using FUCICORT 2x per day since 3 days. Swelling is gone, it's mildly warmer than usual and the red colour was darker the last two days, now it sort of diffuses into the leg. I circled it in the first days to see if it was growing.

Made a blood test at the doc yesterday and came out that there's no infection in my blood.

Got sent home and need to continue FUCICORT. Plus I'm cooling it.Tomorrow morning I have another appointment in case it gets worse.

Then they'd give me antibiotics.... I really wanna avoid that. How can I make it heal faster and did anyone see something similar?? Thanks a lot!

For insect info: I'm living in Switzerland