 [ Symptoms ] i got bitten by a spider or something like it years ago on my thumb redness and itching keeps coming up its been years since this bite on my thumb and it went away at first but months later i noticed the same place was swollen and itchy it goes away and comes back months and months later i have noticed it happens when my body is in stress or im going through sickness i dont understand why this same site keeps getting swollen and red its been years ive asked my doctor about it once and he said oh it will go away on its own this does not seem to be happening [ Disease ] my grandmother swore by this she told me the ice packs really worked after a few minutes she would get up and dance a little she was 97 then if it worked for her my guess would be it will work for all