Bee Sting/Free Physician Advice

pics or it didnt happen.. but seriously i dont know but i assume pics would be helpful

anyone stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?

Odds are the stinger is still in there causing the prolonged reaction. Usually just the venom from the sting goes away in a few hours. I had a sting that stayed bubbled and used an old CD to drag along the surface of my skin till it lifted the stinger out then applied cortizone cream.

I am not a doctor so don't take as medical advice just sharing a past experience that might be applicable.

Not a dr but I had almost the exact same thing happen a few weeks ago. They told me to only go in if I started having a systemic reaction. I.e. trouble breathing/swallowing, chills, headache. 

I would just knaw it off at the elbow and super-glue the open end.

You might be allergic, should really see a Dr to rule it out. If you are, it could do some long term damage.........or could be a stinger as said earlier

Per the May Clinic (here) you're likely having a moderate reaction to a bee sting and it'll resolve itself in 5-10 days. If you were going to have a severe allergic reaction you'd have noticed already.

Keep in mind that I am not a doctor and I am literally reading from a web page.

I got stung last year by a wasp and it was painful for about a week and then went away. I thought perhaps I'd gotten too close to a nest, but when I went back I couldn't find one. The little bastard just flew up, stung me, and flew away.

You sound like you're having a reaction of some sort.  Get that stinger out and take a couple of benadryl.

I am a first responder, not a doctor or nurse, but an allergic reaction, would cause problems to your breathing, and you would have had them by now. So it is probably the stinger still being in their, you could soak it, explore around trying to find it, go to the doctor, or just wait a day or two for it to pop out on it's own. 

You may have higher fees for urgent care rather than your PCP office. Try calling the PCP office and see if someone would be able to look at it today. Can try a credit card to push the stinger out, if you can tell where the actual sting is. The question is whether it is just reaction to the sting vs infection. Outline the reaction area with sharpie to see if it is growing or not. Try taking an antihistamine (eg Benadryl). I would hold off on any steroid until someone sees it and determines it's not infected.

I swell up pretty good from bee stings and sometimes it takes a few days for the swelling and pain to the touch to go away. It was always fine for me after that, it could get a little itchy too  

A 24 hr round of coffee enemas should clear that right up.

Suggestion: try not to get stung by a bee again.

If serious, hope you get better soon OP. 

I am a doctor, and I would advise you to toughen up and go rub some dirt on it. 

Did I mention I’m an academic doctor, not medical? 

That arm's gonna have to come off.  If you're right handed you'll be fine.

"The forearm is a long way from the heart, son"

Herb Brooks

Frickin bees man , but yea sounds like it got you good. Take a couple aspirin and walk it off 

If you were severely allergic to it, you’d have noticed it by know at least they weren’t hornets, which I was stung by this summer they have the ability to keep stinging. 

I got nailed by a yellow jacket the other day. The little fucker landed on the back side of an ice cream cone where I couldn't see him. Sure felt him when I put my ring finger back on the cone though. I was stung a couple of times as a kid, including once by a tarantula hawk, but I forgot how much yellow jacket stings hurt. My finger was swollen for days and was still itching almost a week later.

Possibly like your situation, my wife also thinks I was just being a wuss.

I've been stung twice in the last month, once by a bee (left the stinger in my wrist, was able to easily remove it right away) and once by a yellow jacket (didn't see it on a rock, literally laid my hand on it and got stung on my ring finger). Both times I had some decent swelling for a day or two, but it subsided afterwards. My doctor friend who was with me the second time said it's pretty common to have the majority of swelling show up a day or two later, and last for a day or two. The only real reason to go to a doctor is if you're allergic (swelling in the location of the sting isn't really an allergic reaction, but if you're having trouble breathing or seeing reactions elsewhere on your body as a result, you might want to go).

I wouldn’t go in yet as long as it’s just a localized reaction. Ice on and off. Benadryl and Pepcid for allergic reaction. It will take a week or two to get rid of the local inflammation. It’s going to itch for a while. 

If it goes systemic or you are wheezing or having difficulty breathing get your ass to the Dr for some steroids and maybe even abx. 

Hmmm I have a potentially serious medical condition. Should I go to call my physician, go to Web MD, google it, or post it to the braintrust on MGoBlog's message board?

Obvious choice...

Rub some dirt on it, drink a glass of milk and you'll be fine. Now get back in the game!

I do not believe I am fully allergic (impact to breathing, etc.) but the swelling kept spreading from a recent sting I had. The urgent care initially advised that I circle the red/swollen area with a pen. Urgent care wanted the timelines and 'proof' it was getting worse vs. getting better. If the swelling kept expanding after 3-4 days to come back. So, I'd start there. 

It kept spreading and the ink showed the evidence. They prescribed some steroid and it basically went away in 2 days. 

This was from a yellow jacket and the surface area of the redness/swelling on my leg grew to approx 8" in diameter. 

I only pas gas for a living...but I’d say Benadryl, Pepcid for histamine control, ice it down...if the swelling intensifies anymore I would go to the ED or the Urgent care. You can get what’s called compartment syndrome where basically the swelling becomes so intense it starts to cut off blood flow to the surrounding areas due to a high pressure gradient. Also could need to be looked at for infection.

Is it too late for apolitical thoughts and prayers? Are you even still alive?  If so, congrats, you’re probably not having anaphylaxis. Hopefully the topical hydrocortisone and Benadryl has kicked in.  *this doesn’t constitute medical advice even though it’s from a dr.