I got stung a FEW days ago! It left the stinger in but it pulled out easily. It stung pretty bad and left a four leave clover sized white mark with red around it. Then it turned into a little bump which I scratched in my sleep last night. Now my whole wrist is swollen flaming red with red itchy bumps and tingly up the arm. What is this and what will make it go away?
Thanks =)
2007-03-09 08:14:50 · 9 answers · asked by Perpetual Noob 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
If it left the stinger in, then it was a bee. When the bee pulls away, it leaves the stinger and it's venom sack. So when you easily pulled it out.....you may have accidentally sqeezed the venom sack and probably gave yourself an extra dose of venom. Also, the site of the sting may have become infected, or you may be starting to have an allergic reaction. The best thing to do is to go and get checked out by your doctor. If you start having an hard time breathing, feel your chest becoming "tight", or feel your throat starting to close up, either go to an emergency room as soon as possible, or call 911 for an ambulance. Don't mess with this, it can turn serious. Best of luck to you.
2007-03-09 08:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bee's leave their stingers. I don't think hornets do, but I I know wasps don't. You probably are allergic (mildly) and now have hives. Try some Benyhdryl (the oral kind and the topical cream). If it still does not go away, go to the doctor. Don't bother with the emergency room though. My son had an allergic reaction to fire ants and we were there for 4 hrs and all they gave us was Benyhdryl(I could have bought that at the pharmacy!!) Next time you get stung, the reaction might be worse, even deadly so stay away from bees.(my son now needs epi pens for ant bites or he'll die.)
2007-03-09 12:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by lilly j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to see your physician. You may have introduced bacteria into the wound while trying to remove the stinger with your fingernails. THis should have been resolved by the next day...minus some minor itcing. In the future, take a credit card or the edge of a knife and scrape the stinger away immediately. THe stinger has a bulb of venom in it and when you use tweezers or your fingernails you squeeze that bulb and inject more venom. In the meantime, apply warm wet soaks to the area, in an attempt to get the infection to localize.
2007-03-09 10:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by bflogal77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benadryl is probably your best bet. That will slow the histamines that are causing the swelling. You may be allergic to bees. In the future, if you get stung again, grab some antiperspirant and put on the sting ASAP. (regular deodorant won't work, must be antiperspirant) The active ingredient, aluminum zirconium, will keep the sting from swelling and stop the pain immediately. I have used this remedy myself and it does work.
2007-03-09 08:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by dumenuff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a secondary infection caused by the venom. I had that happen to me too. Go to the doctor and get a mild antibodic like amoxil and try not to scratch even if it itches like crazy. Calamine lotion seemed to calm the itching for me as did rubbing ice on the rash (also lowered the fever)
2007-03-09 15:28:19 · answer #5 · answered by littledevilinyourcup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have scratched a lot and caused other parts of the skin to be injured you do know that the skin is the largest organ of the body.
2007-03-09 08:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by robert s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know it is probably an alergic reaction to a bee sting, my dad is alergic to and i think that is it. go see your doctor.
2007-03-09 08:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alergic reaction. Go to your doctor.
2007-03-09 08:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by aust182 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm no fing idea
2007-03-09 09:44:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tara m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋