Bee sting/bite q's-Long

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"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> writes:

> <[email protected]> wrote in message

> > Quit wearing helmets?
> >
>
> Now, that's funny ;> I do like my helmet, though. I couldn't wear one
> today, because I couldn't get it over the swelling. I wore a cap because it
> was a little chilly this morning. Quite frankly, it didn't feel any
> different to not have on a helmet, so I think I'll just keep wearing it. I
> have done enough face plants, both cycling and speedskating, that I like the
> security blanket I guess.
>
> Cat

Well I sure hope you don't have any lasting effects from the aparian
encounter.

Was just joking about the helmet.

Never wear one myself though

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le Vent a Dos, Davey Crockett
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[Jiyang Chen]

"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>stuff


I thought when bees sting you, the stinger gets stuck and they die? How
does it proceed to sting you 3 or 4 time?

 

[Frank]

"Jiyang Chen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I thought when bees sting you, the stinger gets stuck and they die? How
does it proceed to sting you 3 or 4 time?>

Bee Viagra

 

[Benjamin Weiner]

"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Richard Adams" <[email protected]> wrote :

> > A sting where the skin is thicker or has more fat cells beneath the
> > surface is less likely to have venom spread quickly. Because you were
> > stung in the scalp, where skin is relatively thin, you had a reaction
> > similar to mine. Were your heartrate much lower, even with panic, you
> > probably wouldn't have had as severe a reaction. (this is pretty much
> > how my physician explained it.)

> Thanks, but I did the Benedryl thing to no affect, except putting me into a
> drug-induced coma. I kid you not, I am very sensitive to medication. If I
> took a Benedryl on a ride, I probably wouldn't make it home;> I am happy to
> hear that my reaction might have been due to a combo of where I was stung
> and my HR.

A teammate of mine got stung on the scalp directly after the finish of a race
while riding back to the start. He isn't normally allergic, but he started
hyperventilating and says he nearly passed out. A driver gave him a ride
back and by the time I saw him coming out of the med tent he looked pretty
normal, if shaken. The med tent's conclusion was similar to the above - not a
severe allergic reaction, more like the usual sting exacerbated by high heart
rate and stress.

If you are still coherent enough to post to RBR[*] a day afterward, you
probably aren't gonna die from this one or need a trip to the ER, but
checking with a doctor and probably an allergist sounds like a good idea.



[*] low standard for coherence

 

[Cat Dailey]

"Jiyang Chen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >stuff
>
>
> I thought when bees sting you, the stinger gets stuck and they die? How
> does it proceed to sting you 3 or 4 time?
>

As I learned after posting this, a yellow jacket is a type of wasp, which
can sting over and over, as it's stinger is a straight barb which can be
pulled out of your skin. A honeybee, on the other hand, has a ridged
stinger, which once it goes in, cannot be pulled out again. The bee leaves
the stinger and a bit of its abdomen behind.

Cat

 

[gym gravity]

Cat Dailey wrote:

>
> As I learned after posting this, a yellow jacket is a type of wasp, which
> can sting over and over, as it's stinger is a straight barb which can be
> pulled out of your skin. A honeybee, on the other hand, has a ridged
> stinger, which once it goes in, cannot be pulled out again. The bee leaves
> the stinger and a bit of its abdomen behind.
>
> Cat
>
>
tell that dork that bees sting, flys and spiders bite.

 

[Richard Adams]

Tim Lines <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<3WARc.114566$eM2.112778@attbi_s51>...
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> >
> > Quit wearing helmets?
> >
>
> A couple months back, I INHALED a yellow jacket which proceeded to sting
> the inside of my throat and then my lip when I coughed him up and spit
> him out. I rode straight to an ER, where they made a very large deal
> out of it.
>
> To continue your line of reasoning I should .... ?

Well, there we go! Every rider should be required to wear a full face mask!

 

[Richard Adams]

[email protected] wrote in message news:<87ekmhawlk.fsf@cpe00024481c080-cm0f2069983361.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> "Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> > > Quit wearing helmets?
> > >
> >
> > Now, that's funny ;> I do like my helmet, though. I couldn't wear one
> > today, because I couldn't get it over the swelling. I wore a cap because it
> > was a little chilly this morning. Quite frankly, it didn't feel any
> > different to not have on a helmet, so I think I'll just keep wearing it. I
> > have done enough face plants, both cycling and speedskating, that I like the
> > security blanket I guess.
> >
> > Cat
>
> Well I sure hope you don't have any lasting effects from the aparian
> encounter.
>
> Was just joking about the helmet.
>
> Never wear one myself though


(Must resist urge to make comment about that being obvious!
Aaarrgghh!)

When did you start refering to yourself in the first person, again?
Seems there's been a lot of 'Davey does this' 'Davey did that'...
Just askin.

 

[Kyle Legate]

"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Am I allergic to bees now and do I need to carry an epi pen with me from
now
> on, or is this a one time weirdo thing? I have been stung before and
never
> had a reaction like this one, but my one sister is terribly allergic. Did
I
> get stung or bitten? I am pretty sure that the critter in question was
what
> we call a "yellow jacket" here in PA.
>
Yellow jackets are not bees, they're hornets. Hornets can sting more than
once, but I find it strange that one would contain enough venom to do what
it's doing in the absence of an allergy. Get to a doctor; if you are
allergic, the next sting will be far worse.

 

[Roland2k]

"B. Lafferty" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

(snip)

> > Cat
> I would suggest a visit to the local ER. Safe is safe.

I think I understand why you suspect LA of drug use now.

 

[Mike Cummins]

Cat,
Are you feeling better? I'm asking because I got stung, just under my
helmet on the forehead, this morning and now my face is rapidly swelling.
Did you learn anything medical that would help me.
Thanks,
mc

"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Jiyang Chen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > >stuff
> >
> >
> > I thought when bees sting you, the stinger gets stuck and they die? How
> > does it proceed to sting you 3 or 4 time?
> >
>
> As I learned after posting this, a yellow jacket is a type of wasp, which
> can sting over and over, as it's stinger is a straight barb which can be
> pulled out of your skin. A honeybee, on the other hand, has a ridged
> stinger, which once it goes in, cannot be pulled out again. The bee
leaves
> the stinger and a bit of its abdomen behind.
>
> Cat
>
>

 

[Cat Dailey]

"Mike Cummins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Cat,
> Are you feeling better? I'm asking because I got stung, just under my
> helmet on the forehead, this morning and now my face is rapidly swelling.
> Did you learn anything medical that would help me.
> Thanks,
> mc
>
> "Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "Jiyang Chen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Yup....here goes....benedryl first thing to prevent histamine reaction. If
it's too late for that, you can call your doc and get prednisone to reduce
the swelling. It's what is known as a large local reaction. While it's
nothing to take too lightly, it is NOT an indication that you are more
likely to suffer from anaphylaxis in the future. Keep an eye out for a
secondary infection also. Benedryl didn't help me (too long after the
sting) and copious amounts of ice did nothing. It wasn't until this morning
that my doctor found out from an E.R. doc that prednisone would help
considerably with the swelling.

Hope you feel/look better soon. I feel your pain ;<

Cat
PS-I am fine now, but it took FIVE DAYS for the swelling to go down...and no
secondary infection.

 

[Carl Sundquist]

"Cat Dailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message> > > >
>
> Yup....here goes....benedryl first thing to prevent histamine reaction.
If
> it's too late for that, you can call your doc and get prednisone to reduce
> the swelling. It's what is known as a large local reaction. While it's
> nothing to take too lightly, it is NOT an indication that you are more
> likely to suffer from anaphylaxis in the future. Keep an eye out for a
> secondary infection also. Benedryl didn't help me (too long after the
> sting) and copious amounts of ice did nothing. It wasn't until this
morning
> that my doctor found out from an E.R. doc that prednisone would help
> considerably with the swelling.
>
> Hope you feel/look better soon. I feel your pain ;<
>
> Cat
> PS-I am fine now, but it took FIVE DAYS for the swelling to go down...and
no
> secondary infection.
>
>

Glad you're better. FYI, prednisone is a corticosteroid. As you've found
out, it's the most effective way to counter the effects of bee/wasp/hornet
stings. That is what Jonathon Vaughters needed to take in the Tour a few
years ago, but would have tested positive for if he had been called for a
drug test.