Anaphylactic shock / myLot

Romania

July 8, 2021 6:50am CST

Today I saw a huge dead wasp and I remembered how I almost died when I was stung by one of these wasps 25 years ago. I was picking apples and I couldn't see it when it stung me. The pain was ok, but it soon started to go up my hand. And when it reached my chest, I suddenly couldn't breathe anymore. I fainted and all I remember after that is waking up with tubes in my hands. Doctors said they gave me adrenaline and I was lucky, my dad got me to hospital in time. Well, before this episode I was used to be stung by bees and wasps. After this, not anymore, I must be careful

. Anyone with a similar experience?

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Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

8 Jul 21

I was bitten by some insect years ago, but can't remember the name, not a bee. I had to go to the ER and it got taken care of,

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Gogata Ionut

@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

8 Jul 21

Before that incident I used to get stung several times every year. After that, in 25 years I got stung only once

Jordan Lader

@JordanLader (4592)

• Sparta, Tennessee

8 Jul 21

I've bitten stung by a scorpion and thankfully it was not a venomous one and I just had a small red mark that itched a bit. I have a friend though that is allergic to bees to I try to keep an eye out for her when she's at my house because we have a lot of wasps around.

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Gogata Ionut

@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

8 Jul 21

She must be very careful. But as I said in another comment, after this incident I got stung only once in 25 years. As long as you stay out of their way, bees and wasps have nothing against you

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Gogata Ionut

@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

8 Jul 21

@JordanLader there is a problem for bees and wasps though. Rising temperatures are a threat to all of them, if temperature goes over 43 degrees Celsius they die. And that's a problem for all humanity, my problem was with just one huge wasp

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Jordan Lader

@JordanLader (4592)

• Sparta, Tennessee

8 Jul 21

@Kasjnak It's true. I try to plant flowers and things so that the bees go to them instead of staying around the house. The wasps are a completely different story.

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58482)

• Germany

8 Jul 21

I`m thankful that I never experienced something like this. Good thing that your father got you to the hospital on time.

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Gogata Ionut

@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

8 Jul 21

Yup! And my mom was the one that gave me the shot of adrenaline, she was a nurse at that hospital. I can only imagine their feelings...

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simplyme

@m_audrey6788 (58482)

• Germany

8 Jul 21

@Kasjnak Yes. I`m sure they were worried about you.

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Jose Juan

@quantum2020 (12040)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

8 Jul 21

I have been stung by bees; probably three at once. It really hurts

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Jose Juan

@quantum2020 (12040)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

8 Jul 21

@Kasjnak I got a little bump on the area of the sting; the pain lasted for around thirty minutes

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Gogata Ionut

@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

8 Jul 21

Me too and it hurts, but that was more than 25 years ago. Before that incident, if a bee stung me, I got a local bump and a little pain. Since then I got stung only once, the pain was similar, but my entire arm swelled and it remained like that for a week.

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