After being bitten by a bug, Melissa Gilbert said, “My entire upper arm was swollen”

After visiting the emergency room due to a bug bite, the former Little House on the Prairie star advised her fans to “don’t wait to get treated” and take bug bites seriously.
Melissa Gilbert is disclosing how a bug bite led to her being admitted to the hospital.

The 59-year-old former Little House on the Prairie star uploaded two images from her hospital visit on Instagram on Friday, warning her followers to monitor their health and not disregard any bites that may initially seem like nothing.
She began her caption, “A Public Service Announcement: Well that was a fun night in the ER,” “My arm was bitten by a flying bug (not a bee or wasp) two days ago. My arm was extremely swollen, red, and hot by last night.”

“I called my doctor, @skincarelab, and he advised us to head straight to the ER. When @timbusfield said, “Absolutely not,” I was going to wait. We’re leaving! I was given the diagnosis of cellulitis and an abscess following numerous tests.”

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, an abscess is a “pocket of pus” that can develop “almost anywhere” in the body.

After visiting the emergency room due to a bug bite, the former Little House on the Prairie star advised her fans to “don’t wait to get treated” and take bug bites seriously.

Melissa Gilbert is disclosing how a bug bite led to her being admitted to the hospital.

The 59-year-old former Little House on the Prairie star uploaded two images from her hospital visit on Instagram on Friday, warning her followers to monitor their health and not disregard any bites that may initially seem like nothing.

She began her caption, “A Public Service Announcement: Well that was a fun night in the ER,” “My arm was bitten by a flying bug (not a bee or wasp) two days ago. My arm was extremely swollen, red, and hot by last night.”