I was amazed at how bad the spider bite was..nothing happebed for the first 24 hours, and then he woke up the next morning all swollen and bright red (even his ears.) (I know I had to laugh too but only after I locked myself in the bathroom and stuffed a towel in my mouth.) He finally got to a doctor who knew what was up, having been bitten as a youngster, and he gave hom a decadron 5 pack and that helped. He also had cellulitis and an allergic reaction, but now all he has is one sore arm. It is black in the center and the lesh around it looks like blue marble, as the fat is eaten away. The healing is going slowly, as it must to avoid kidney and liver damage. He's enjoyed incredible health most of his life and is not good at being sick. Paint him grumpy.
I don't think we have red wasps. We have Japanese hornets...they are about the size of a thumb and have delightful personalities. We used to have a dog that loved to chase them, She had long hair so didn't get stung very often. But when she did she acted like a real baby. We could never convince her to leave the darn thing alone. We also have yellow jackets...bad tempered and the nest is in the ground so it's ewasy to get swarmed mowing the lawn or bush hogging. The wasps we have a brown and have a striped tail. We used to kill them by waiting until after dark, putting the nest inside a paper bag and then quickly pulling it down and throwing in into a fire. It seems cruel now but as kids we thought it was great, along with frog gigging.
I hope your family likes Germany = it's really clean and the food is wonderful. Especially now when spargle is in season. There is also a fabu dessert - rosa gra-something..baked berries. and do good. L
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Wow, Germany is in my bucket list as I have German heritage. Heard it is beautiful.
In a message dated 9/29/2012 10:21:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SpaceRace65@aol.com writes:
Brown Recluse? Yowie! I don't think I've ever seen one around here but that doesn't mean they aren't here. I have a million places for them to hide. Hope your hub gets over it soon.I'll get the epipen renewed next summer when the wasps come back. It won't be long before it gets cool enough that they'll go to wherever they go in the wintertime. Meanwhile I'll just be careful and keep plenty of benadryl close by. It worked last time.I like the Bengal Wasp and Hornet Killer because it will shoot a stream about 20 feet and kills instantly. I'm sure hairspray works fine, but you have to get too close to the nest and red wasps always have a guard stationed a couple of feet from the nest watching for danger. The guard was the one that popped me and I was sitting in a chair 6 or 8 feet from the nest. You have to locate and kill the guard first.I don't do life insurance. Everything I own is paid for and the kids don't need it. Speaking of kids, my daughter and her husband are leaving Thursday for their annual anniversary vacation. Going to Germany this time. Their last name is Berka and there is a little town within a train ride of their destination that they are going to visit, named (I think) Gagberka. Son in law thinks that's where his family originated. They aren't going to do any research there, but they would like to get a set of beer mugs or something with the name on them.--In a message dated 9/29/2012 5:04:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Annie39@aol.com writes:--In a message dated 9/29/2012 6:01:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lynnk05@aol.com writes:Sory to hear that Charlie...I know what it's like to be allergic to winged beasties that bite. My husband is now recovering from a brown recluse bite....not nice. There is no anti-venom and it takes about 6-10 weeks to get over. yikes!My weapon of choice for yellow jackets and wasps is hairspray. Clogs the littlew buggers up so they can[t breathe. .
Better get that epipen renewed. We'd hate to lose you over a bee bite...now over a democrat victory - That's something different. (only kidding.) L Ya better make sure your life ins is paid up LOL
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I have an epipen now, though I don't know how to use it. On my 70th birthday party a red wasp popped me real hard on my face out on the patio. I had never been overly allergic to stings before except for swelling at the site of the sting, so I was majorly pissed because this was right under my left eye. Somebody mentioned the penny trick, where you tape a penny on the sting site and it will take away the pain and no swelling will occur. So I taped a penny to my cheek. BTW, the penny trick works like a charm. About that time I felt like I couldn't get a breath and I remember saying "you know, I feel kinda weird". Then I went out like a light. Luckily my daughter and some other people were here because I had apparently gone into anaphylactic shock. My daughter called 911 and some of the others poured Benadryl down me until the medics got here about 5 or 6 minutes later. By that time I was revived and was working on getting my bearings back. The medics checked me out, said I was okay now and left after I told them I was not going to the hospital with them.Needless to say I am very watchful now when I go outside. The red wasps seem to be everywhere this year. I've used about a dozen cans of wasp spray so far killing their nests and their swarms (I had never seen wasps swarm before, but they're doing it here this year).In case anyone is wondering, Bengal Wasp and Hornet Spray is the best.The thing that concerns me about my epipen is that is was quite expensive and it's expiration date was pretty short - like one year I think. So it's now about 4 months past its expiration. Most likely next time I'm stung I'll be here alone.--In a message dated 9/29/2012 11:52:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, greg.vincent@yahoo.com writes:Oh, I am qutie the expert on Epipens Annie
On Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:55:34 AM UTC-4, Annie39 wrote:--Exactly Greg. Tho some schools have the parents provide some of these things. My grandson has allergies, and his parents have to provide an epipen for him in the nurses office. However, they are very expensive and some parents may not have the means to buy one. An epipen must be administered immediately or the child could die.In a message dated 9/29/2012 11:48:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, greg.v...@yahoo.com writes:The same reason they have school nurses and doctors, with first aid kits and everything. Epipens too!
On Saturday, September 29, 2012 10:52:25 AM UTC-4, pre...@aol.com wrote:--In a message dated 9/29/2012 9:45:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, greg.v...@yahoo.com writes:This is kinda silly. If there is a school, public or private, with diabetic and/or hypoglycemic kids that doesn't keep some OJ on hand, they should be closed immediately.Why? They are schools, not health clinics. If you oppose taxpayers ponying up for morning after pills, what the hell is the difference? Taxpayers are not responsible for the healthcare of their neighbors kids.
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