maherwoman
Well-Known Member
Can anyone help me out?
Yesterday, during an adventure I will post about in a few minutes that required me to stand absolutely still for quite a long period of time (about an hour), one of my hands got bit by something. I did not feel it, though I did feel the itch from it not long after, and now my hand is swelling.
The bite occurred on my hand, at the base of my thumb, a bit between my thumb and forefinger...and the area is all swollen now, itchy like you wouldn't believe in the entire area (front and back, though I haven't found a bite on the back/palm side), and hot.
The bite happened around 8pm, and was swelling by midnight.
Last night, in an effort not to wake Danny, I was able to locate some Benedryl spray I carry around (in case I get bit by yet another bee...long story, and doesn't pertain here, lol), and sprayed the area with it. It helped for some time, but the itchiness woke me several times during the night.
I have not scratched it (thankfully, I know better than that), but the bite itself has a raised center (kind of like a mosquito bite), but it doesn't just itch, it also aches.
I've now slathered it with hydracortisone cream (now that I could find it, lol), but it doesn't seem to really be improving.
Anyone have any idea what the heck this is? Could it be a mosquito bite that's just in an unfortunate spot? I do have a mosquito bite on another spot on the same arm, but it's not swollen like this.
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Yesterday, during an adventure I will post about in a few minutes that required me to stand absolutely still for quite a long period of time (about an hour), one of my hands got bit by something. I did not feel it, though I did feel the itch from it not long after, and now my hand is swelling.
The bite occurred on my hand, at the base of my thumb, a bit between my thumb and forefinger...and the area is all swollen now, itchy like you wouldn't believe in the entire area (front and back, though I haven't found a bite on the back/palm side), and hot.
The bite happened around 8pm, and was swelling by midnight.
Last night, in an effort not to wake Danny, I was able to locate some Benedryl spray I carry around (in case I get bit by yet another bee...long story, and doesn't pertain here, lol), and sprayed the area with it. It helped for some time, but the itchiness woke me several times during the night.
I have not scratched it (thankfully, I know better than that), but the bite itself has a raised center (kind of like a mosquito bite), but it doesn't just itch, it also aches.
I've now slathered it with hydracortisone cream (now that I could find it, lol), but it doesn't seem to really be improving.
Anyone have any idea what the heck this is? Could it be a mosquito bite that's just in an unfortunate spot? I do have a mosquito bite on another spot on the same arm, but it's not swollen like this.
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