So I got stung by something over the weekend while cutting grass. At first it wasn't too bad but now it's red, swollen, and painful. At a place right now to get it looked at. Several years ago I had an allergic reaction to bee stings so it might have been a bee again. Hurts like a.....
Ugh. I haven't ever been stung by anything bigger then a mosquito, no ida if I'm allergic or not. Hope they can do something for you.
Here's my nasty wound. Doc at the urgent care place only prescribed antibiotics to avoid infection. Hopefully this will improve soon.
wow, that's nasty looking. Not even Benadryl?
Quote from: billybob476 on July 16, 2013, 08:04:27 AM
wow, that's nasty looking. Not even Benadryl?
Been taking it, hasn't helped really.
Ouch! we used to put a dab if meat tenderizer on a fresh sting - right after it happens. Once I got stung 18 times. That was terrible.
Ouch that looks really nasty! Hope you start to feel better soon. :-(
Quote from: Bromptonboy on July 16, 2013, 10:26:05 AM
Ouch! we used to put a dab if meat tenderizer on a fresh sting - right after it happens. Once I got stung 18 times. That was terrible.
Yeah, I've heard that helps. The thing is the sting hurt when it happened, but for the next day and a half no real reaction or discomfort - then it puffed up, got red, and hurt a lot more.
Hope it heals soon Rico, looks uncomfortable.
I have to agree that looks awful, I mean that is the worst foot wear I have ever seen. ;)
Hope you get that sorted fella, at least you wasnt bit on the old... you know.
Ouch, the meat tenderizer will pull the stuff out of it. Amy has used it to make the redness and swelling go away.
Ouch, Dude. I got stung under my eye once by a wasp. No bad reaction just hurt like blue blazes. I seem to get stung about once a year. I hope the medicine the Doc gave you helps.
So tired of bugs this summer. Don't know why they seem so bad this summer.
Wow Rico that looks bad! It looks similar to what happens when you are bit by a brown recluse spider. Do you have any poisonous spiders in Michigan?
That looks really bad!
I get stung at least 2-3 times per year riding by bike. Was stung on my index finger two weeks ago and my whole hand puffued up pretty good. Once i caught a bee in the back of the throat, he stung me but I was able to spit him back out quickly. Throat got tight but I could breath....and rode anohter 60 miles. :)
Quote from: Bryancd on July 17, 2013, 06:11:21 AM
I get stung at least 2-3 times per year riding by bike. Was stung on my index finger two weeks ago and my whole hand puffued up pretty good. Once i caught a bee in the back of the throat, he stung me but I was able to spit him back out quickly. Throat got tight but I could breath....and rode anohter 60 miles. :)
Now that is a trooper!
Quote from: Bryancd on July 17, 2013, 06:11:21 AM
I get stung at least 2-3 times per year riding by bike. Was stung on my index finger two weeks ago and my whole hand puffued up pretty good. Once i caught a bee in the back of the throat, he stung me but I was able to spit him back out quickly. Throat got tight but I could breath....and rode anohter 60 miles. :)
LOl You give true meaning to the term Iron Man.
I should have just ate him as part of my nutrition strategy. :)
Quote from: Bryancd on July 17, 2013, 09:33:23 AM
I should have just ate him as part of my nutrition strategy. :)
Who needs gels when you can eat bees!
And we have the ornery Africanized honey bee's that have been moving up from South America. Very aggressive and they move/swarm around a lot.
Quote from: Bryancd on July 17, 2013, 10:31:01 AM
And we have the ornery Africanized honey bee's that have been moving up from South America. Very aggressive and they move/swarm around a lot.
Yikes, they are bad news. We have been seeing a new type of mosquito - called a Tiger Mosquito - I think they are a recent invader from Asia. They are more aggressive than the local pests.
Well third day on the antibiotics and it's only a tiny bit improved. Still a lot of swelling and redness. Guess it's getting better....very slowly. Oh, and Bryan is crazy! ;)
Are you sure it was a bee and not a spider or something else? It's so red, usually bee stings get puffy but not red and splotchy like that, at least on me.
I agree, looks too crazy big for a new sting, unless you are allergic. Could be a spider bite.
Quote from: ChrisMC on July 18, 2013, 08:45:53 AM
I agree, looks too crazy big for a new sting, unless you are allergic. Could be a spider bite.
Check if you can climb walls! Maybe it was radioactive.
Quote from: Bryancd on July 18, 2013, 07:28:28 AM
Are you sure it was a bee and not a spider or something else? It's so red, usually bee stings get puffy but not red and splotchy like that, at least on me.
Not sure what it was. I agree that it seems big for a bee or wasp. I never saw what did it. I just felt it, but it hurt a lot and I jerked ny leg up fast and it was gone. I'm just hoping the antibiotics help it no matter what the cause.
I can sympathise - the right side of my left foot is currently swelling up and itches like crazy. Something bit it on Wednesday night and a day in work shoes and socks has done nothing to help. It's nothing like as bad as yours Rico but still as irritating as heck.
I'm glad I work at home on a Friday and can just hobble about barefoot. Hope yours clears up a bit quicker than it is too.