Yellowjacket stings

Griff · 10-05-2012, 06:10 AM

The last time I got stung it was in the back of the hand by a yellow jacket. The swelling was minimal but it itched for several days. I had a more significant reaction years ago to a bald faced hornet. My arm swelled right up. Yours sounds like its progressively worsening, I'd talk to my Doc. Maybe you need to keep Benedryl around.

Lamplighter · 10-05-2012, 09:14 AM

In Oregon and Montana, in late and dry summer our otherwise just plain
mean yellow jackets turn into raging beasts of prey and blind violence.
My experience with them is multi-fold.

I think stings on a place just above a bone (e.g., ankle) is worse.
Maybe this is because there is less circulation, so the toxic elements stay around longer.
Swelling and itching for a full week has not been uncommon for me.

Anyway, 10% cortisone ointment/creme applied immediately and prn does help some.

10-05-2012, 06:10 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The last time I got stung it was in the back of the hand by a yellow jacket. The swelling was minimal but it itched for several days. I had a more significant reaction years ago to a bald faced hornet. My arm swelled right up. Yours sounds like its progressively worsening, I'd talk to my Doc. Maybe you need to keep Benedryl around. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-05-2012, 09:14 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	In Oregon and Montana, in late and dry summer our otherwise just plain mean yellow jackets turn into raging beasts of prey and blind violence. My experience with them is multi-fold. I think stings on a place just above a bone (e.g., ankle) is worse. Maybe this is because there is less circulation, so the toxic elements stay around longer. Swelling and itching for a full week has not been uncommon for me. Anyway, 10% cortisone ointment/creme applied immediately and prn does help some.

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