wasp sting

[Stellata]

I was minding my own business at work this afternoon when I got a sudden sharp pain on my knee. Next thing I knew I could feel something crawling up my leg! I located the fiendish insect and gave it a good squish through my trousers, and the thing was dead on the floor. It looked like a wasp or a hornet.

Anyway, I have this red swelling on my knee. A wasp/hornet sting.

I don't think the sting is in there, but it hurts like hell. Waves of shooting pain.

I came over dizzy earlier, but that may have just been shock, general lack of sleep, and googling wasp stings and getting freaked out!

I asked in Boots, but, as I cannot take anti-histamines, they couldn't recommend anything, apart from using ice or a local anaesthetic cream.

I have a bag of water freezing, and I've put some vinegar on it as my manager recommended.
I was going to go homeopathic, but the remedy I needed was sold out in Boots!

Any other suggestions?

[And sympathy is also welcome, I've having a bit of a bad time anyway right now, and now I've got a wasp sting on top of it all!]

[surprising mystery]

Could you take ibuprofen to reduce the swelling and pain? Vinegar is good cos the sting is alkaline, ice and that might help to numb it as well. *big hug* what about hydrocortisone cream? its not an anti-histamine but its good for itchy rashes. It has bites and stings listed as one of its uses, if you cant ever use anti-histamines I suggest you buy this over the counter at the chemist, cos its a steriod based cream.

Take care xxxx

[Voldemort]

There are loads of creams that will help with that, I just can't bring any time mind right now...Sorry!

Try germolene or something like that if you've got any, that'll help a bit.

[Stellata]

Thanks. I've just taken some ibuprofen.

The water bag doesn't look like it'll work as the freezer compartment seriously needs defrosting and the bag's stuck... and....

If it's still painful tomorrow I'll get some cream from the Chemist near work. It's not itching. Just waves of a burning-like pain.

[Good_Enough]

When I got a bee sting on my finger back when I was 4 I believe my mom made me stick my hand in a bowl of ice and baking soda. But then again, it's been a long time so I'm not entirely sure.

Then there are always special cremes that can be used to help bites and stings from bugs, but I also don't know any good brands to recommend. There is also calamine lotion, I believe it's called, which I know is good to put on bug bites and I believe can also be used to help stings.

[emma539]

i had one of them and went put wasp stuff on it dont no whats it is called though sorry ask the doctors

[Voldemort]

Germolene helps with the pain, it has local anaesthetic in it.

[Stellata]

Thanks. :)

It's not even red any more, but it still hurts a lot.

[Sorrowfree]

Sorry I have no advice, but I gave you a hug, because wasp stings are not nice and wasps are scary, scary things. (To me, anyway. >.>)

[Stellata]

Thanks you. :]

[klo_flo]

I don't really have anything to suggest love, other then Reiki... but you'd have to know someone that could do it.

Anyway, I just wanted to give you hugs... dirty little cheeky wasp that got you =( I got stung on my bottom eyelid last year... TWICE.

Wasps make me sad... but I hope you feel better soon hun.

Take care xx

[Stellata]

Thanks Chloe.

Its been really really itchy today. I went to the chemists at lunchtime, and they suggested Eurax cream, which I've started using. It eases it a bit.

[Mandimoo]

eurax is good for relieving any kind of itch, anthisan is good for treating the sting. with ice, buy some ice making bags or trays or if in desparate need! pour a shallow layer of water into a plastic tub, wrap/bury it in the packet of peas in the freezer, helps it to freeze, and then break it out, it freezes a lot quicker this way, also the further down the freezer the better, cold sinks.

try holding anything cold (glass bottles are good) against it.
vitamin C is supposed to be a natural antihistamine, one of the 'tales' (not sure if it's true or not) is that when you take more vit c, you don't boost your immune system, so much as rid yourself of allergies that you thought were colds!


it's worth a go huh? i read somewhere that getting the omega fatty acid liquid capsules and getting the vic c liquid capsules are good because you can apply them directly to the area. worth a go, i can't see it harming you, unless you are allergic to those too. mand x

[Stellata]

Thanks Mand. I take a multi-vitamin so hopefully that'll help.

Mirtazapine apparantly has anti-histamine effects as well!

It's not so bad today. Although I probably shouldn't have my laptop resting on it, as it's hot!

[The Midnight Crazies]

Diluted ammonia helps really well for insect bites.

Marte

[Dan]

Damn, wasps are nasty little buggers, aren't they.

I haven't got any advice to add to the list that's up there, but yea, hope you're feeling better, glad you got the little ****.

[Stellata]

Thanks!

It's pretty much better now. Can't hardly see any mark. It just itches now and again. It was really scary while it lasted.

[craola]

Ahh I was going to suggest Arnica :)