Help me Dr. Dan...

[spaceboy]

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[Kippi ben Kippod]

Originally Posted by spaceboy

Dear Dr Dan,

I live where there is very poor healthcare. Yesterday I was stung by a wasp and the reaction seems to be getting worse. Am I going to die?

Please help.

Signed,

Spaceboy

Just gargle with holy water...

[Franzi]

Pour some 'tussin on it. You'll be fine.

[Josh]

Holy shit your turning into a wasp!!

That would've made a kid cry....

[spooky]

no necrosis? no problem!

as long as i can still breathe and are in no danger of losing limbs, i dont bother with medical care. but id say its likely you might be allergic to what stung you. or its infected.

id take a benadryl, and maybe keep one with you at all times, in case it happens again, and you have a different level of reaction.

as i understand it, and im no doc, allergic reactions can vary pretty randomly in severity. so id make sure to have something close by if it ever happens again in case you go into anafalactic shock(no idea how thats spelled).

if its infected, make sure the stinger isnt still embedded in your skin, its a wasp, not a bee, you said, so its unlikely. watch for shit lookin like its dying, red veins leading away from the wound, numbness maybe....are you running a fever, i hear thats a sign of the body fighting infection?

im sure DC will poo poo all this, but thats how id handle it. but i lack medical insurance.

i wonder if you can get parasites from a wasp sting? i know theres some crazy parasites that they can have, and i know about some fucked up shit they do to caterpillars, ending up growing inside them, castrating and eventually killing them, and fighting with eachother growing inside the caterpillar, but im sure you dont have that to worry about.

[Franzi]

Originally Posted by spooky

i wonder if you can get parasites from a wasp sting? i know theres some crazy parasites that they can have, and i know about some fucked up shit they do to caterpillars, ending up growing inside them, castrating and eventually killing them, and fighting with eachother growing inside the caterpillar, but im sure you dont have that to worry about.

Wow, that's some scary shit. Good luck, Spaceboy.

[devilishone]

Originally Posted by spooky

i wonder if you can get parasites from a wasp sting? i know theres some crazy parasites that they can have, and i know about some fucked up shit they do to caterpillars, ending up growing inside them, castrating and eventually killing them, and fighting with eachother growing inside the caterpillar, but im sure you dont have that to worry about.

That's not parasites, that's their eggs laid inside the caterpillar and eating it alive

[MaH112]

Originally Posted by spooky

in case you go into anafalactic shock(no idea how thats spelled).

It's anaphylactic shock. Some cortisone will work as well, reduces the swelling ...

Concerning the red vains: If u happen to picture them, don't worry. U r not gonna die. Especially the UL about the red vaines strechting over ur arms towards ur heart (and that once it reached the heart u r fucked) is total BS. The red coloring of ur vaines is a bad sign, no doubt. But it will NEVER -repeat N-E-V-E-R- reach ur heart. The next lymph node on the vaine's way to ur heart is gonna wash down the coloring.

Also, applying ice on the area of the "assault" is not that much of a good idea.
The cooling will stop the blood circulation in that parts of ur body. Hence, the venom will not be washed down or diluted by blood circulation. As a result of that, u will carry the venom much longer time with u in that limited area. Concentration's higher, and so the damage will be.

Fever, fatigue, and drivelessnes is damn well a sign of ur body combating "intruders".

Nevertheless, go get a doctor in case u won't recover!

[perclissigi]

Animal AIDS is the worst...
Hope things are ok!

[blue eyes]

Benedryl cures all