about a month ago, i was stung by a yellowjacket for the first time on my hand by my thumb, and my whole hand swelled up like a balloon, was in pain, itched, and didn't go back to normal for about 3 days. currently, there's been yellowjackets around my house because there's a nest in our ceiling, and i'm really worried about getting stung again.. i was told that a second sting could cause my throat to swell and give me a worse reaction, causing me to find out if i'm really allergic or not.. is this true? is an epi-pen recommended just in case?Monday, September 12, 2011
Does It Take More Than One Sting In Order To Become Allergic To A Yellowjacket Sting?
about a month ago, i was stung by a yellowjacket for the first time on my hand by my thumb, and my whole hand swelled up like a balloon, was in pain, itched, and didn't go back to normal for about 3 days. currently, there's been yellowjackets around my house because there's a nest in our ceiling, and i'm really worried about getting stung again.. i was told that a second sting could cause my throat to swell and give me a worse reaction, causing me to find out if i'm really allergic or not.. is this true? is an epi-pen recommended just in case?
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Ryan - You are born with allergies, I don't think you just develop them. When you get stung by any bee, if you squeeze the stinger, venom in the stinger is released into the skin. I learned that the hard way.
ReplyDeleteEpicGamer - When my little brother was younger, he almost died from getting stung on his hand. We went to this hospital like place, and they but him on an I.V. The swelling was almost to his elbow. The doctor said if it got to his elbow, he would've had to gone to the actual hospital and stay over night in intensive care.
ReplyDeleteA couple weeks later he went to an allergist and the allergist confirmed that he was allergic to bees but said he doesn't need an Epic-pen. Go to the allergist and they'll tell you everything you need to know. Ask about an epi-pen. I don't think you'll need one since my brother had a worse reaction and he didn't need one.
Buy benedryll and keep some on you. Benedryll helped my brother a couple other times he has gotten stung.
Hope I helped.
And I'm pretty sure the guy above me is wrong. I was once told that you can just form allergies, like how you can just stop being allergic to something. For example, an asthma attack is an allergic reaction. My brother randomly formed asthma 2 years ago. Also, my one friend used to be severely allergic to many things like peanut butter. One day, she just wasn't allergic anymore.