Wookie Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Funny you should bring up wasp stings... Got stung by one of the little ****s yesterday at about 5pm. Yes, it was a hot sting, but I'm a man and can take a little pain, so thought nothing of it. Ten minutes later, the sting site is a little bit red, but not too bad. By the time I got home 90 minutes later, my hand is red and a bit swollen. By 8pm, the swelling has reached past my wrist. By now, I've had two antihistamines and have decided to see the GP the next day. After a dire night's sleep, I wake up and the swelling has reached about four inches from my elbow and it's only where I slept on my hand that it's gone away. When I finally get to see the GP, he tells me that there's nothing really to worry about, it's not infected (but here's a prescription for antibiotics just in case) and he doesn't think a referral to the allergy clinic is worth it. Basically, just tubigrip the arm and keep it elevated (impossible, it was my mouse arm) and maybe ice-pack it. I can't remember having this reaction the last time I got stung, but that was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Be careful Wookie. A friend of mine was stung right infront of us years ago and quickly complained about not feeling very well. Of course we did the correct thing as friends do-we extracted the urine out of him,but i watched the colour draining out of his face. Yeah,i took him to hospital and they said any longer and he might not have made it. Its a bit of a wake up call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayduster Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Definitely a health and safety issue cover up as much as possible, the little ******** detect co2 and will find exposed skin without a problem. The first time you get stung sets you up for possible anaphylactic reaction you could do with medical advice on that. More often it is like me a gradual worsening of local reaction ask the doc for a Kenolog injection http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/seniors-health/medicines/kenalog-intra-articular-intramuscular-injection.html that should help if it is a progressively worsening reaction. In my case first sting was reddening, second an egg size, third the size of an orange lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I got stung on the neck on Monday, managed to yank it out and stopped a fair bit of poison going in. I was worried, as a couple of years ago I had multiple stings on the boat race and I ended up rushing to hospital, where they stuck me on a drip for a couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Be very careful of anaphalactic shock. We nearly lost one of the members of our HFT club. He got bitten by an adder but thought little of it. Half an hour later he collapsed. Ambo called and they sent the air ambulance. The paramedic said that another half an hour and he wouldn't have made it. If there is any chance of wasps about then surely for H&S there should be two of you there when strimming near wasp nests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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