Reoccurring bug/mosquito bites swelling, previous infection, am I going to die?

Question

Last week I had to go to the hospital because I had two infected bug or mosquito bites that made my left arm really swollen. I had to get a shot on my butt and just finished eating 10 days of pills, 30 in total to get rid of the infection. My arm is normal again except for the scars around my bites. Today or yesterday I got 3-4 new bug or mosquito bites around my biceps/triceps. Now they are swelling up but not like my previous infected ones since I don't think they are infected. I've been taking 10 days of pills, 3 pills a day and had to expose my butt cheeks to a nurse. Can these new bug/mosquito bites get infected again even though I took so many pills and got a butt shot to get rid of all infection? I feel like it these bites get infection, I would feel that I would want to amputate my left arm because of all the pain from swelling.

Update:

I was even crying like a baby on the phone talking to the 24 hour nurse line, so yeah I feel I got a traumatizing experience with bug/mosquito bite infections

Update 2:

The bites are swollen and hard

Pat · Accepted Answer

I've found two things that help with bites.  The first is to put apple cider vinegar (Braggs) on them to stop the itching.  The second, if they get really swollen, is to take flax seeds, wet them with warm tap water, drain them, then pack them on there for a few hours under a bandage.  They tend to draw out the poison.  Clay is said to draw, also.  You might also find some good remedies here:
http://www.earthclinic.com/cures/mosquito-bite-remedies.html

You might also want to try eating garlic daily through the mosquito season.  Three garlic flavored Triscuits a day does the trick for me.  Or if you want to go hard core, get some bug repellent and put it on your clothes, never your bare skin.

Reoccurring bug/mosquito bites swelling, previous infection, am I going to die?

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