Wasp stings and a painful experience

[MikeBjerum]

Well, by my wasp and hornet experiences the worst is over and that leaves only the important questions:

Porn!  We need photos and descriptions of the new home dude!

Have a neighbor and his wife that bought their first eight years ago, at age 51, to travel to Sanibel (sp?) for winters.  Two years ago they sold that one (Florida winters had it rusting to pieces), and purchased a lake home in northern Minnesota.  Last year they bought another new and large Monaco.  I have seen but not been in this one, and all I do is dream of the hopefully someday something similar 

Hope the healing is going well, and the travels won't suffer!

[robheath]

You shoulda pulled out your can of Copenhagen and put some snuff on it.  Always works for me.

[TAB]

I find antihistamine creams do wonders.( it is after all a allergic reaction,)  It tend so cut the swelling pretty fast. 

[Big Frank]

The last time I was stung by a wasp or bee I took a double dose of benadryl immediately. It barely had any swelling at all and the pain wasn't too bad. I would keep taking benadryl if it stayed swollen.

[alfsauve]

Feel your pain, CR.  Though mine was almost a month ago and  is now mostly healed.

Got bit on the left index finger by another spider.  It started swelling and I went to the doc for antibiotics.  That was on Wednesday, it looked like a ball park frank.  So on Friday I get a wasp sting on the left thumb.  Man the whole hand looked terrible.  Like you said, a catcher's mitt.  2 weeks later the swelling had subsided, but the thumb started peeling.    Everything seems pretty normal now.   I can't begin to imagine 5 wasp stings.   One itched enough.

Hang in there.  These thing just make you tougher.

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[billt]

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[crusader rabbit]

Thanks for all the good advice and recommendations. 

The swelling is subsiding, but it had advanced to about midway up my forearm.  From one side, I looked a little like Popeye, yesterday.

Itching is all but gone.  Hand still looks like it's been on a Krispy-Kreeme diet.  At least I can make a "fat boy's" fist now.

Last time I was stung by anything like this was when I was about 6.  I was playing at a neighbor's house, inside, when a big hornet-thingy decided to pay particular attention to me.  I took off running, slamming the screendoor behind me.  Unfortunately, it caught up with me about halfway home and stung me in the back of the head.  It actually knocked me down.

At least this time I didn't start bawling for my mommy. 

I was able to exact some revenge, though.  Went to Homer's a bought a can of wasp spray and nailed the crap outta that nest.

I know it's foolishness to feel satisfaction about killing a load of insects that were just doing what thier nature requires them to do.

But, oh it felt good!

[ratcatcher55]

The last time I was stung by a wasp or bee I took a double dose of benadryl immediately. It barely had any swelling at all and the pain wasn't too bad. I would keep taking benadryl if it stayed swollen.

+1  I got nailed by a red wasp the other day in the barn. A little Accent meat tendeizer will also take the discomfort as well.

[tombogan03884]

Thanks for all the good advice and recommendations. 

The swelling is subsiding, but it had advanced to about midway up my forearm.  From one side, I looked a little like Popeye, yesterday.

Itching is all but gone.  Hand still looks like it's been on a Krispy-Kreeme diet.  At least I can make a "fat boy's" fist now.

Last time I was stung by anything like this was when I was about 6.  I was playing at a neighbor's house, inside, when a big hornet-thingy decided to pay particular attention to me.  I took off running, slamming the screendoor behind me.  Unfortunately, it caught up with me about halfway home and stung me in the back of the head.  It actually knocked me down.

At least this time I didn't start bawling for my mommy. 

I was able to exact some revenge, though.  Went to Homer's a bought a can of wasp spray and nailed the crap outta that nest.

I know it's foolishness to feel satisfaction about killing a load of insects that were just doing what thier nature requires them to do.

But, oh it felt good!

Revenge is sweet !