Octo Bite
I don't know what kind of octo it was, it's head was as big as a plum,
it was accidentally collected in a Sea shell. I have handled octos n different occasions, and I should have known it was agitated, but my Aunt wanted me to show her Grandkids. After it rolled off my palm I gently picked it back up, it rolled again off and I repeated my actions. It stayed put for about 15 seconds- then its mantle flattened against my palm for aproximately another 15 seconds, maybe half a minute. I felt the piercing shooting pain and immediatley turned my hand palm down. It stayed on for a short bit and dropped off of my hand and into a tub of water. I had about a .25" cut on my palm, but the searing pain was climbing up my arm past my elbow. My mom got out her vinegar and started rinsing the site of the cut. My husband and dad, found my imitrex (for migraines)
and gave me one- since my head also felt like it was exploding. My dad found some locals to ask for advice, and they said I should go to the dr. right away.
The dr. was right next to the pharmacy and he walked over with me. He prescribed veldrol and said I would probably have nerve pain for months or years. Either the beak- or more likely- a piece of it is still in my palm. The pain went away in about 3or4 days. Any touch to my palm hurt like crazy for the next 2yrs. Then it became infected and my entire palm was covered with what looked like hives. I was put on oral and topical antibiotics.I can still feel the bit in my palm, I live in NM and docs here aren't eager to disturb it. Luckily now, I don't have any pain from it- unless I hit the exact spot. Its been an additional 3yrs.