Got Stung!

Bromptonboy · July 17, 2013, 07:18:47 AM

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!

X · July 17, 2013, 08:21:36 AM

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.

Bryancd · July 17, 2013, 09:33:23 AM

I should have just ate him as part of my nutrition strategy. :)

billybob476 · July 17, 2013, 10:10:58 AM

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!

Bryancd · 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.

Bromptonboy · July 17, 2013, 10:37:05 AM

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.

Rico · July 18, 2013, 05:32:30 AM

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! ;)

Bryancd · 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.

ChrisMC · 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.

billybob476 · July 18, 2013, 09:32:33 AM

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.

Rico · July 18, 2013, 12:11:31 PM

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.

Feathers · July 19, 2013, 01:15:47 AM

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.