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As I was putting Sam's food and water out, I felt this terrible pain on my arm. I had no idea what... A wasp! I don't even know why it stung me. I was probably in it's way, it simple ran into me, and attacked immediately? I am going to see if you pull those stingers out, if I am not really seeing one. And I better be careful. When I was a child I was truly deathly allergic to stings, bee, wasp, whatever. I literally had to be carried to the hospital to be given a shot as breathing was impaired and worsening. So far, other than that minor if surprising and sharp pain, and a bit of pain in lengthening echoes from that, no problems. Oh, well, and a bump smaller than a dime by half the diameter. Weird, just damned weird.
No stinger was left, so... I'll just let nature takes it's course. There are many bits of advice, how helpful is another story. Using a penny as the copper works with body chemistry, mixing baking soda with water as a poultice, vinegar, among others. Meh... I'll live, probably.
Later.
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As it turns out, a wasp sting wasn't a problem at all. Then again, I am three times my previous body mass and quite acquainted with severe pain. This wasn't it. The only reason it seemed like it was painful was the shock of it coming out of the blue. The bump did increase to the size of a quarter, then flattened out into about a fifty cent piece as it faded. I assume my body slowly broke the poison down and then transported it away. At this point there is nothing remaining. Even the sting site itself is invisible. The odd thing is I have and continue to have minor sensations that resemble minor cramps, but not in a huge area, more like a few strands of some of the minor muscles in there are going through very weak spasms. Could be. On the surface, there is slight discomfort at the touch, as if a shallow bruise, or having been snapped by a really thick rubber band. All good, now I can get going. Yes, I did hold things up. If I was going to go into shock I wanted not to be in the heat and to be close to the phone and a place to lay down.
I try to hit such things with hydrocortisone cream ASAP. If you get it on right away, it does limit the reaction. If you wait a while, it does much less good.
ReplyDeleteI have learned the hard way to be wary of the wasps here in AZ. In Minnesota the varieties were much more aggressive. These here seem passive in comparison. Yet I provoked an attack once by hammering nails into wood on the ground right below a nest. That was apparently too much for them.
Got benadryl? I'd take one if I were you, given your history. And don't wait if you have any systemic symptoms coming on! Urgent care or emergency room.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely amazed. Zero symptoms at this point. The sting site is invisible and there is no pain anywhere, even at touch or with pressure. I have... changed.
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