Originally Posted by grann of 6
If I'm not mistaken, hornets and wasps technically bite not sting. It was one of those paper wasps. I saw the start of their nest under my railing leading into the house. I did the baking soda paste, the meat tenderizer, and the after-bite stuff. I just soaked it in the tub, now it is getting itchy, very red, swollen and blotchy. Now I have benadryl spray on it. When you have an injury don't doctors tell you to stay off your feet and don't do any exertion? Well, I guess that means I won't be able to run the vacuum or mop the kitchen floor. I will just have to sit and sew. How awful!!!!
I'm a week after 2 wasps stings on my left knee. I really swelled up, both below and above my knee, so much so I developed a very large blister above the sting site. Dr. told me your tissues are filled w/ water as a reaction to the sting. Your tissues can only hold so much and then it has to go somewhere else, therefore a blister filled with that water, forms. If this happens to you, don't be alarmed. If it breaks, that dead skin should be removed and covered w/ antibiotic. I was also on Prednisone for 4 days. Now I'm waiting for new skin to grow and cover the 1.5" X 1" space. Ice pack, keep it elevated above your heart (which generally means lay on the couch with your foot on the back cushion), take Benadryl right after the sting and rub on the swollen area w/ 1% Hydrocortisone cream. If you'd have a breathing reaction, it would have happened already - within the first hour after the sting, my Dr. told me. Don't scratch it!