The Sting at 72 hours

Bee Sting at 72 hours

I woke up this morning, 72 hours after being stung and could barely walk.  The swelling had gotten worse again overnight and the aching was terrible.  We had to get to The Studio for preregistration, so I limped around the house and got some ibuprophen and got ready to go.  We took an ice pack too, and I sat with it elevated and kept the ice on it.  This really helped the swelling and with the swelling went the ache.  Then it started itching!!!  This was the first of the itch . . . much akin to having your extremities rewarm after being out in the cold too long.

So it would seem that I'm perhaps moderately allergic to bee venom.  I'm very grateful it's nothing like real anaphylaxis.  That would be terrifying.

So the moral of the story is:  Don't approach the hive from the front wearing shorts.  Doh!