Need good home remedy for yellow jacket stings

[Kid Shelleen]

Nasty little buggers, ain't they.

I was driving to work some years back, down an old country road in CT, when something hit my hand at the window.  I looked over in time to see a yellow jacket sting me between the fingers.

I casually took the next road, got on the highway and headed straight to the emergency room about ten miles away.  My arm was the size of my thigh in less than five minutes.  Thankfully, I don't get the throat issues or breathing problems but I really should carry the epi-pen...

Yes you should sir. As I'm sure that you know, the severity of allergic reactions can vary tremendously from incident to incident, especially should you find yourself the victim of multiple stings.....like from yellow jackets. You could easily find your trachea closing very rapidly, on the next experience, and perhaps not providing you with ample time to seek medical attention. I do not say this to harass or disturb you. I say this as someone who very much enjoys your posts and would like to read them for many years to come. Don't mess around on this one. If you have had prior reactions (and you most certainly have), then this is not something to muck about with. Get an epi-pen!!!

Or not. just my .02 cents.

[baxoruhe]

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Just found this blog while searching on Google, and it's provided pretty much good information regarding yellow jacket sting, must check that out once.

[Big Frank]

When I get stung by anything I take a double dose of Benadryl and that's about all I do.