tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post4930944905056367339..comments2024-01-27T02:01:24.039-05:00Comments on Happy Hour at the Top Bar: Bee-Stung LipsJulie Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-56792174424526149352016-05-23T14:57:58.763-04:002016-05-23T14:57:58.763-04:00Thanks for the info about the little blue pills. W...Thanks for the info about the little blue pills. Will take a look for them the next time I'm near The Vitamin Shoppe. Fortunately, lips heal quickly, so I'm already better, but it never hurts to have a good remedy on hand. Pretty sure this won't be the last sting. :-)Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-24534482570681479902016-05-23T12:53:30.082-04:002016-05-23T12:53:30.082-04:00Julie sorry about your lip,
I have had a girl or ...Julie sorry about your lip,<br /><br />I have had a girl or two come inside my home, usually they head for the light in the middle of the room. Then I can usually get them to step into a jar with a little anise drop or two toward the bottom, a quick cover in place and we're headed outdoors. Along with ice I found these little pills in the vitamin shoppe, that are in a small blue tube for bee stings and I take right away 6 little ones 3 times a day and it's like nothing happened, but a small red mark. I'll have to get you the name later. Heal quickMavis P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335386768652668961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-45973815521597754502016-05-22T14:24:12.239-04:002016-05-22T14:24:12.239-04:00That's a good idea to have an epipen on hand. ...That's a good idea to have an epipen on hand. I asked my doctor for a prescription, though, and he wouldn't give me one. Said the epipen could have a worse effect than a sting for someone who wasn't allergic. Fortunately, though, I live within 3 miles (5 min drive in traffic) of an urgent care center, so I keep liquid Benedryl on-hand for emergencies, -- it's just to slow down a reaction long enough to get help.Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-33176343760071988362016-05-22T09:00:16.488-04:002016-05-22T09:00:16.488-04:00I tried Benadryl for a bad sting on my wrist once ...I tried Benadryl for a bad sting on my wrist once and it made me sick. Now I use witch hazel to reduce the swelling of stings. It comes in medicated pads and in little bottles in liquid form.<br /><br />I have an Epipen on standby for worse case scenarios, i.e. me or a visitor having an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting, especially bee stings near the eyes and nose. I know a beekeeper who got on a sting under the eye and within an hour couldn't breathe. Again, worse case scenario. I hope I never have to use the Epipen.Philliphttp://mudsongs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-86007653827224699392016-05-20T23:16:51.563-04:002016-05-20T23:16:51.563-04:00Ouch. I got stung on the leg and didn't get th...Ouch. I got stung on the leg and didn't get the stinger out - swelled up and hurt to walk for a couple days. Can't imagine the lips! Hope you heal soon, and hope your hives are doing well now that the weather is thinking about warming up.Erikhttps://beeswitheeb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-32245590257199519502016-05-20T14:48:03.524-04:002016-05-20T14:48:03.524-04:00From the mouths of babes.....
I find two things h...From the mouths of babes.....<br /><br />I find two things have really helped me with stings and swelling. Get the stinger out as quickly as possible and then ice it right away - neither of which is easy when you are in the middle of an inspection! Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-64628104210884715502016-05-20T14:27:17.977-04:002016-05-20T14:27:17.977-04:00Good tips! I applied an ice pack during the day, a...Good tips! I applied an ice pack during the day, and took a Benadryl just before bedtime. Did it help? Hard to say. My middle child took a look an optimistically exclaimed, "Oh, mom, you look... well, you don't look quite as bad as yesterday." Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-24896200568338937082016-05-20T14:24:25.289-04:002016-05-20T14:24:25.289-04:00LOL! I like the idea of using wasps!
Hmmm... Will...LOL! I like the idea of using wasps!<br /><br />Hmmm... Will definitely suggest that my DH tries a Brad Pitt look. With my luck, though, he'd probably pick a style from 12 Monkeys. hee hee hee<br /><br />Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-42474489473785676562016-05-20T12:33:06.543-04:002016-05-20T12:33:06.543-04:00Did you find an answer to how to reduce the swelli...Did you find an answer to how to reduce the swelling more quickly? I hope so! FWIW after getting my allergy shots, sometimes I use ice packs (small gel pack or frozen veggies) and sometimes an antihistamine like Zyrtec. I've heard heat can help but haven't tried it. HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-18043039609503690672016-05-20T10:45:45.549-04:002016-05-20T10:45:45.549-04:00Ouch! If only there was a way to make a business o...Ouch! If only there was a way to make a business out of "natural bee-stung lips" without killing bees. Maybe just using queens? Or sneak in a wasp or two. (Most people can't tell the difference. ;-)) <br /><br />I also want to hear what your DH will do to make himself look like Brad Pitt since you are now Angelina Jolie! Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.com