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Re: Paper Wasp

foilhat2 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:29:06 -0000

i was once inadvertantly stung by a paper wasp between my pinky and ring finger...

i was putting a halter on my horse, then out of nowhere felt an excruciating sting, almost exactly as descriped on the Schmidt Pain Index... the drill analogy is perfect... it felt as though the stinger was quite deep in the skin, and when it initially happened, i looked down, it was still stuck in there, gave over four hard shakes before the wasp finally came loose... my hand then proceeded to swell, my fingers doubling in width...

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Paige — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:16:20 -0000

I just got back from vacation yesterday and in the time I was gone, one of these little suckers decided to build a nest outside of my patio right above the door. Before I realized what had happened, I heard a buzzing in my ear and the wasp had gone straight for the back of my neck.

I, of course, freaked and ran back in my home. I checked out my sting, which had already started to swell and was hurting. Seeking revenge, I returned to my patio door with a can of Raid and to my horror, saw 8-9 wasps buzzing right outside of my door.

Realizing my doorway was not likely a random hangout spot, I located the nest dangling menacingly above my door just outside.

I found the original culprit wasp in my home and flying into my patio door trying to get outside and swiftly sprayed extensive amounts of poison at it. Squeamishly, I cracked open my door and sprayed directly onto the rest of the nest. One by one, they began to fall to the ground until the nest was barren. Deciding to wait til dark to actually remove the nest, I am now free of them!

The sting is still visable and will occasionally hurt a bit, but I think I got lucky.

I hate wasps.

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Sandy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:35:19 -0000

I was in the storage room and it was like someone had shot me.
It was two day ago and it still has a an itch. I put ice on it and I took itch medication but it still itches. I don't know how long this itch is going to drive me nuts so I think maybe I should go to the clinic on Monday. The pain was terrible and then I had a red area about 3 by 3. I never saw the wasp or what ever it was but I will never forget it. Ice helped the pain.

Re: Paper Wasp

kahunna — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:30:35 -0000

Hi Tammey. It sounds like you need to see a doctor, especially if you are still experiencing reaction to the sting after two weeks. You might be experiencing a mild allergic reaction to the sting, or it might be a symptom of the type of wasp that stung you - either way, have it checked out!

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Tammey Chambers — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:17:13 -0000

Two weeks ago I was stung by a paper wasp at the base of my left thumb. There was excruciating pain followed by my thumb convulsing then it went completely numb and has been so since. It is extremely sensitive to cold and hot sending an electric shock up my forarm. My question is, Is this normal? Or am I having am allegeric reaction. I can't seem to find any information on wasps with this reaction.