Saturday morning, the area was still red and seemed to be getting worse as the day went on. While the pain of the sting subsided by the end of the day Friday, the area on my arm seemed to be getting redder, itchier, and warmer. I posted updates on my Instastories throughout the day (and kept making this face obviously). I put ice on it to help with the pain and swelling, but ultimately this was just the beginning. Then the area started to get swollen and red. It stung, of course, for a couple of hours. I also remembered that time is of the essence to make sure the stinger doesn’t stay in too long, so I grabbed a magazine and used one of the cardboard inserts to scrape out the stinger. I quickly went inside to find something to scrape the stinger off of my arm I remembered learning as a kid that you should use something blunt like a credit card to scrape it out instead of using tweezers. Its stinger was still stuck in my arm as I stomped on him with my sandal. Margot was taking a nap, and I sat on a lounge chair out on the deck ready to relax with Crazy Rich Asians. I didn’t even see the little jerk I only felt the sting on my inner arm, and quickly swatted it away from me before it landed on the deck. I should be feeling pretty relaxed - and I am - after spending the last few days enjoying the warm weather, boat rides, and an extra couple pair of hands helping keep the girls occupied.īut something happened on Friday that hasn’t happened in over a decade: I got stung by a yellow jacket.
BEE STING REACTIONS 2 DAYS LATER FULL
I just returned from a full Labor Day weekend at my parents’ lake house.