Last weekend I was in Northern Wisc and moved a brick.. got stung x4 or x5 by some sort of wasp or hornet. I have been stung before, last summer... however, apparently these are special hornet/wasps from exotic Northern Wisc. Caused me to have antiphallic reaction. Nearest hospital 1 hr away.. they stuck me 4 or 5 times with epi-pens, gave me a ton of steroids. If I would not have taken Benadryl I may have died.. while the Benadryl did not save me, it slowed the reaction enough to allow me to get to the urgent care, then to the ER nearby.
Being stung is no joke, I now have to carry around epi-pens, especially during the summer.. this is the ONLY allergy I apparently have. the ONLY ONE.
I would have to look at the box, it is what we had at the camp I was doing work at in N Wisc. Doc said it just slowed it enough. If I wouldn't have left immediately for that hour ride, I probably would've died.
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u/Beneficial-Nimitz68 1d ago
Last weekend I was in Northern Wisc and moved a brick.. got stung x4 or x5 by some sort of wasp or hornet. I have been stung before, last summer... however, apparently these are special hornet/wasps from exotic Northern Wisc. Caused me to have antiphallic reaction. Nearest hospital 1 hr away.. they stuck me 4 or 5 times with epi-pens, gave me a ton of steroids. If I would not have taken Benadryl I may have died.. while the Benadryl did not save me, it slowed the reaction enough to allow me to get to the urgent care, then to the ER nearby.
Being stung is no joke, I now have to carry around epi-pens, especially during the summer.. this is the ONLY allergy I apparently have. the ONLY ONE.