Help! Tick? Spider? What is it!?

yesterday i was watering all of my yard and i feel like a needle went through my armpit. i flick off something that looks like a grass tick, but you don't feel ticks. could it be a spider? after i went inside, there was a red circle, (no bullseye) with ONE itty bitty "fang" mark. i put cortizone on it ASAP. i was out again yesterday and found 3-4 others that look EXACTLY like it in the grass. Now i feel like crap, (sneezing, aches, extremly small fever of like, 98.9). i have just recovered from rocky mountain spotted fever.

The fact that you just recovered from RMSF is awesome. Since you just recovered from that, however, check with your dr. about the new symptoms. If you can, take a bug into the office with you. However, it's probably allergies. Since you were outside and your immune system is slightly compromised, I would say it's allergies. Even if you've never had them before, you may have developed them. Try an OTC Claritin for a few days and see if that helps.

6 legs = tick... 8 legs = spider

i am no doctor, but my guess would be that you had some sort of allergic reaction.

i dont think it would be a tick-- dont ticks stick pretty well?

maybe asking a doctor...

fleas too and if the mites are ferocious this year

Go outside and catch one. Then go to http://www.whatsthatbug.com and see if you can find it.