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posts from a lot of people that have been stung




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From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, August 23, 2010 3:58:49 PM
Subject: [Homestead] stinging caterpillars and itching

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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Wow, I did get nauseous with heart palpitations Saturday night, about 4
hours after the sting, but I attributed that to just being stressed
about it-worried about having to go to the ER.
It is not the worst pain I've ever felt, but it does hurt-the numbness
and tingling really make you wonder how animals adapt and generate
specific toxins.
I'm still taking benedryl, but I'm not taking enough.  I just don't want
to be sleepy and was hoping for some kind of good herbal remedy for the
itching.

Leslie wrote:
> http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1485/
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> posts from a lot of people that have been stung
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> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT gmail.com>
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--
EarthNSky Farm  34.498N 85.076W
SISU! (Finnish--There is no single word in English that encompasses
all that sisu means, but it combines the following ideas: guts, pep,
determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do,
nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit.  It's like "Just Do It!" & "Go for It!")