Posted: 8/5/2016 7:41:29 AM EDT
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was stung in the face (right between the eyese) on Wednesday afternoon @ work by either a yellow jacket or hornet. Wednesday was fine and just red and painful. Thursday was swelling and slightly itchy but worked anyway, took Benadryl and iced it when I could.
Today just woke up and I look like a f*king Avatar. (blue charactor in that liberal movie if you know what I mean). No rash, no breathing problems, just swollen enough that i'm starting to get freaked out since its on my face. I just took an ibuprofen, and had some coffee and taped ice to my face. Question is its been so long since I've been stung, What's next, and what the hells going on here? Its just a damn bee! If I die will I look like an Avatar in heaven, or will I be myself? ....All these concerns. |
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was stung in the face (right between the eyese) on Wednesday afternoon @ work by either a yellow jacket or hornet. Wednesday was fine and just red and painful. Thursday was swelling and slightly itchy but worked anyway, took Benadryl and iced it when I could. Today just woke up and I look like a f*king Avatar. (blue charactor in that liberal movie if you know what I mean). No rash, no breathing problems, just swollen enough that i'm starting to get freaked out since its on my face. I just took an ibuprofen, and had some coffee and taped ice to my face. Question is its been so long since I've been stung, What's next, and what the hells going on here, its just a damn bee. If I die will I look like an Avatar in heaven, or will I be myself? ....All these concerns. Is the stinger still stuck in your skin? And yes, whatever you look like when you die is how you look in heaven. I wouldn't be too concerned though, between all the burn victims and mangled car crash victims, nobody will even give you a second look. |
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no that's just honey bees that leave them behind. Maybe a few other types of bees also but not yellow jackets Maybe it stung a poison dart frog before it stung you. Also if you slapped it the stinger could have broken off. Imagine being a yellow jacket flying around with no stinger. He can only land on things and hump them now. 
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It's not just allergic reactions to venom that you need to worry about.
I was stung on the hand by a hornet a few years ago. I immediately popped 5 Benadryl caps. However, the swelling soon started. Hand was fat and hot. Hornets inject bacteria and can cause nasty infections. Doc gave me an IV of powerful antibiotics. Said I would have lost use of the hand, if I had waited until morning. |
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It's not just allergic reactions to venom that you need to worry about. I was stung on the hand by a hornet a few years ago. I immediately popped 5 Benadryl caps. However, the soon immediately started. Hand was fat and hot. Hornets inject bacteria and can cause nasty infections. Doc gave me an IV of powerful antibiotics. Said I would have lost use of the hand, if I had waited until morning. .....I feel better already and I'm never posting a question here again. |
Had the exact same thing happen to me earlier this year , but it was a honey bee. Took a day and a half for the full swelling to set in, and another three or four days for the swelling to go away completely. Just took Benadryl and iced it when I could. I looked like somebody hit me between the eyes with a 10 pound sledge. 
ETA: I did not turn blue, that might be a reason to see a doc. |
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.....I feel better already and I'm never posting a question here again. Quoted:
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It's not just allergic reactions to venom that you need to worry about. I was stung on the hand by a hornet a few years ago. I immediately popped 5 Benadryl caps. However, the swelling started. Hand was fat and hot. Hornets inject bacteria and can cause nasty infections. Doc gave me an IV of powerful antibiotics. Said I would have lost use of the hand, if I had waited until morning. .....I feel better already and I'm never posting a question here again. My pleasure. 
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| I was mowing the yard one day with my old push mower when I got stung right in the ass. Out of nowhere. I mean - who expects to get stung in the ass? I immediately bladed at 45, and saw the little bastard winging away. I swear I heard giggling over the sound of the old cheap-ass one-lung Briggs and Stratton. I would have drawn down on the little cocksucker, but he was too quick and got away. Funny thing, though; I didn't swell up or bruise or anything. No looking like blue aliens for this guy. I just popped the top on another Budweiser and kept on chugging. No six-legged freak was gonna ruin my day. |
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Yep, you're in stage 2 of a venomous infection. In the next few days the skin will begin to fall from your face. But don't worry, so long as your bone structure is intact, they can take skin from your ass and sew it to your face. You'll lead a mostly normal life. |
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Yep, you're in stage 2 of a venemous infection. In the next few days the skin will begin to fall from your face. But don't worry, so long as your bone stracture is intact, they can take skin from your ass and sew it to your face. You'll lead a mostly normal life. 
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