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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Glycerine pack.  Soak some cotton balls and put them over each welt with a 
bandaid or tape to hold them in place.  It draws out whatever is left there 
to cause a problem.

Also, Solarcaine for sunburns seems to work better than lidocaine.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT gmail.com>


> 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
>
> --
> EarthNSky Farm 34.498N 85.076W
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> 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!")
>
>
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