Woes of Summer

Oh my gosh that sounds horrible! You must have really made them mad!

@mom210 We were on our property in the golf cart, my husband stopped the cart to watch a deer standing about 10 feet from us. Unfortunately, he parked on top of a nest!

@AbbyGreenhill Oh no, that stinks. I hope that you healed quickly.

Naw right in the center of the forehead, but yes he looks like he has gone a round or two. I tried to keep him most of the time, but he sure did get some looks as we went out and about.

@moffittjc Oh my gosh, how horrible! Yes, once you have been through that all the rest is pretty easy to deal with huh? Naw he was just swollen, my biggest concern was making sure he could still breathe well, since it was all in the face area. In fact, when he walked out that first morning and I saw him and squealed, he had no idea why I was squealing about him. He though mom had lost her mind!

@mom210 Poor kid! Was he in a lot of pain, or was it just swollen? One time, when I was 12, I opened a wooden gate that had a hornet's nest behind it. When the gate swung open, it knocked the nest down, which sent the hornets into a frenzy. I was stung over 20 times on my face and chest, and my whole head swelled up like a balloon. After the pain from the initial stings wore off, the only discomfort I had was due to all the swelling. Thank goodness it didn't last too long, because I was embarrassed to be seen among my friends! Oh, and interestingly, after being stung that many times at once, I was never bothered again after that by bee or wasp stings. When you've been stung by 20, getting stung by just one is no longer a big deal! haha

@mom210 I spray myself every time I go out, but it happens they bite me and I get horrible big bumps on the bitten area.

@LadyDuck Seems like our sprays here do not work as well as they used to. Do you have that problem there?

oh my, that is a tough thing to be allergic to, I usually do not know they are around until it is to late and I have been bitten.

@mom210 Oh, I am sure he's afraid he'll get stung again, Kim! I agree, poor little guy! SMH! BTW, I do know a way to stop pain quickly... Pain from bee stings and such can be controlled by applying a hot-as-you-can-stand washcloth for a few minutes. (Not hot enough to burn, but as hot as can be stood. A hair dryer set to hot, again, not long enough to burn, pointed at the wound will also stop the pain. You will need to do whichever of these treatments about six hours later, but twice is normally all you need to do the treatment.) Heat from either source breaks down the active ingredient in bee, wasp and hornet stings, as well as the reactive poison in many different pain-inducing plant stings. You have to repeat the treatment because venom or pain-inducing poison "hides" a bit of the gunk and it comes to the fore when the pain is stopped by heat. I've heard, but never tried, stopping other types of pain that way, too. Usually, I forget about this remedy and take pain killers before I remember.

@DaddyEvil Thank you for the tips, Hey got any tips on poison ivy & oak. I have one that got into that mess and has it all over him. Got some calamine lotion but it really does not seem to be helping much.

nope but we are back in summer and he is very paranoid about those mean little creatures getting to him again. Poor little guy.

We have talked about having honey bees, I don't know if he is allergic to them though. I know it was a wasp that stung him not a bee, but I do worry maybe he is allergic to wasps bee and thing else that flies and stings.

@PainsOnSlate Hopefully we will have health insurance in the summer, maybe I can get him tested then. It would be good to know exactly what things he needs to stay away from. right now, he is terrified of all flying things. Can't say I blame him

@mom210 You can get him tested for allergies, I did it recently for myself and love knowing the only thing I am allergic to is grass - no more mowing for me...As a child I had a billion things that would effect my skin and breathing. But the available of testing was not there.

@cintol I bought a great can of spray for them it sprays about 20 feet, loving it.

ouch! They can find their way to some very surprising places. I got stung a few days after him while moving my curtains back. Fortunately I am not allergic at all, my hand was red for maybe 20 minutes and that was it. Somehow this summer they really found their way into and around the house.

I am hoping our new house won't have a problem with them, we have found one small nest under a window outside so knocked that down but hope we don't have any others

It is just terrible to be allergic to things like that, that just keep coming around in the summer. Hard to stay away from them

@mom210 oh yeah, unless you live in a bubble.

@mom210 never but given my age and in the state i am in of deterioration would not take much

@bunnybon7 Hang in there. You never know what is in store for you. Things can always get better

Lets hope you do not have any near your area now then. Were you allergic?

@mom210 I wonder if there is a way to check things out? You might inquire about it.

Me too, he gets it from my mother though, she is very allergic. He is not bad, does not need to carry anything with him, I do worry he may get to that point though.

Ouch! They sure know how to mess up a day don't they?

@mom210 yeah they do, by now your son is most probably well but it's something he won't forget like me.

I agree spring and fall are the best, fewer bugs. I am not an extreme kind of gal. I don't like extreme winter temps, hate to be cold or the extreme summer either when I have to sweat.

@mom210 , agreed. Both winter and summer are too extreme. Luckily we're each heading to a season we prefer.

He has healed but is now terrified of wasps, he ran in the house screaming like a little girl when one was on the porch. Oh well, at least he did not get stung again.

@DianneN I had to laugh at him but yes, he needs to run away for now.

@mom210 It's still so fresh on his mind. Better to run away in fear.

I also like having a nice warm fire in the winter, hate going out to get the wood though. Thumbs up to all the above ementioned yucks of summer too. Hate those mosquitoes the worst though

@mom210 They used to be my worst until I lived on Guam. The flies are nasty and even try to go up your nose - yuck!!! So they are the worst for me now before mosquitoes.

@just4him I can understand that, anything trying to climb up my nose is very unwelcome

He is good now, but terribly afraid of them. When he sees one outside he comes running in. I cannot help but laugh at him just a little.

@mom210 haha! when one has had an unfortunate incident, he will always remember it. i hope he will be more careful now.

@mom210 i'm sure he did let you know about it. Hopefully he is better now.

Yes, he was in a lot of pain and let us all know about it often hehe

@mom210 Ouchh!!!!

Oh yes, those ants are terrible too. my hubby was picking veggies and his feet started burning, he realized he was standing in a fire ant hill, ouch.

he had it for about 5 days and is currently terrified of them.

I like them to keep their biting to themselves. Wish I could find a way to bite them back haha

I guess he is allergic but it does not seem life threatening. Hope it does not get worse as he gets older.

He had me wondering if I might be since I could not remember the last time I was stung. Well I was stung the next morning by one hiding in my curtains, as I was opening them, it was gone within an hour. So he does not get this after me. Must be from his Daddy's side.