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[Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>]

Owww.  Bummer.  I don't think I've ever been stung by a caterpillar.  If I
were you I'd be using topical benedryl on day two and after--avoiding the
sleepy side effects.  I'm allergic to ant bites and always have benedryl
capsules and AfterBite with me.  Wonder if AfterBite would help with the
caterpillar stings?  I think AB is just/mostly amonia, but it is effective
for my family with everything from mosquitos to spiders to wasps to ants.

Cathy

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:58 PM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Saturday, I was out cutting sorghum for the chickens and I suddenly felt a
> sting on my forearm.  I almost panicked because I am so allergic to bees,
> but I did not see a bee. By the time I got in the house, I could see 4
> welts, roughly the corners of a inch long rectangle....then I
> knew...Saddleback caterpillar.
> Yowza, it's been a while since I got stung by one and you forget how it
> burns!  (It is like an acid or something!)  Half of my forearm and ring and
> pinky fingers went numb!  Some duct tape and a couple of benedryls and some
> lidocaine later, I could barely see the welts.  Yesterday, it started
> itching, so I put hydrocortisone cream on it and later crushed some plantain
> leaves and jewelweed.  I took another benedryl before going to bed.  This
> morning, the welts are larger than they were the first day and they itch
> like the worst mosquito bite you ever had!  Any other home remedies for the
> itch?  I've blanked out...
>
> Bev
>
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