Jon Gosselin just went through a scary ordeal…
Speaking with The Sun Friday, the 44-year-old reality star revealed he was at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania when he suddenly woke up in “excruciating pain” and realized he had been bitten by something:
“I was DJ-ing for the weekend in Philadelphia, and I finally felt free. It was my first real single weekend. I was totally ready to open up and meet new people and start fresh. But I woke after a night of music and fun and went to stand up only to fall back down on the bed. I was in excruciating pain. ”
Referencing his split from longtime girlfriend Colleen Conrad , Jon continued:
“My first thought was ‘What now? ’ I have had a rough year, my breakup was hard, then I got COVID, which was bad. It was really weird because when I looked at my leg, I realized it was twice the [normal] size, and there’s the red-looking blister with a large red circle around it. It kind of looked like a cigarette burn but really raised. ”
After limping his way to the car and getting himself to the hospital, Gosselin said the doctor immediately recognized that the bite was from a brown recluse spider. Yikes! In case you didn’t know, the venomous arachnid can lead to loss of limbs or even death if not treated quickly — so thankfully, he got there right in time:
“The doc instantly knew the pain was from a brown recluse, which is a deadly spider. My entire leg had swollen up from the cellulitis. The doctor told me that I was lucky to come in because if you don’ t treat this you can lose limbs or die from a bacterial infection. It’ s crazy because one moment I was DJ-ing and having the best weekend, and next thing you know my life was in danger again. ”
Once Jon was released from the hospital with some antibiotics and topical cream to treat the bite, he called an exterminator to make sure the 8-legged creature was gone — but so far, no luck:
“I just wish I knew where the spider was so I can take my revenge. … I went through days of severe pain, and now the antibiotic is so strong it’s made me ill. I’m losing pounds again. It’ s finally healing after a week, and the swelling has improved, and the pain is just where the bite is rather than my entire leg. ”
We’ re wishing him a speedy recovery after this. And if you want, you can take a look at Jon’ s spider bite photos obtained by The Sun HERE .
[Image via Judy Eddy/WENN ]
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