I've been Slug Slimed. What do I do?

10/27/2008 | Responsibility2nd

[Responsibility2nd]

24 hours ago I picked up a cooler that was on my porch. A garden slug was on it. He attached himself to my middle finger on my left hand. I shook him off and washed my hands. Apparently I failed to wash adequately enough.

Now I have a ugly festeing blister on my finger. I google searched for answers. Didn't find any help. But I know my FReeper FRiends will come through with all sorts of solutions and answers. Some may even be helpful. (But I doubt it)

[KarlInOhio]

Was there any blood when you removed the little beast?

[Bi-ped Carbon Unit]

Did you try staying at a Holday Inn?

[Responsibility2nd]

I’m at work.

Where I do most of my FReeping. No way to take and download a picture. Sorry.

[Robert DeLong]

Did it look like this?

[Emmett McCarthy]

Yeah, Coca-Cola will kill just about anything, but don’t use the “diet” stuff.

[Responsibility2nd]

Great. Now a have an SSTD.

Slug Sexually Transmitted Disease.

[Infidel Puppy]

Give us your exact coordinates. We’ll have to nuke you from space... It’s the only way to be sure.

Not just from space, but specifically from orbit.
That's the only way to be sure.
And to that I would add my own "F'in aye".

[Slings and Arrows]

Understood. If you’re still concerned when you get home, a pic might be helpful for us armchair diagnosticians.

[Petronski]

The crew of the Nostromo reported they were impossible to remove, yet later on it seemed to fall off all by itself.

Oh, and it has acid for blood.

[savedbygrace]

See #78.

[Betis70]

“What the [heck] do you need ball bearings for?”

[BerryDingle]

Bite your lip hard and keep your hand in your pocket.

[Responsibility2nd]

Nope. And no reactions either. Excpet for 22 hours later. It now has swollen and turned red and icky looking.

[Responsibility2nd]

Yep. Just a little darker.

[Petronski]

What?

It’s all ball bearings these days.

[kbennkc]

Should I seek immediate medical attention?

Won't do any good . I saw what happened to Stephen King in Creepshow , and he hasn't been the same since . Happy trails .

[Hacklehead]

Did the "slug" look like this?

[Slings and Arrows]

Yeah, Coca-Cola will kill just about anything, but don’t use the “diet” stuff.

Research suggests otherwise (at least for sperm).

[Petronski]

Was this slug about five feet long with a scaly diamond pattern on its back and a rattle on its tail?

[FTL]

So many jokes about staying away from skanks on the Left come to mind but I’ll spare you.

You already know the answer to your question, why ya wasting the bandwidth? Instead go get checked out and then give a report of the new exotic “S-Lyme” disease they discovered based on your case.

Never heard of anyone getting a blister from a slug.