Subject: Bee Sting Info
It might be wise to carry a penny in
your pocket while working in the yard in case of a BEE STING!!
A couple of weeks ago, I was stung by
both a bee and hornet while working in the garden.
My arm swelled up, so I went to the
doctor. The clinic gave me cream
and an antihistamine. The next day
the swelling was getting progressively worse, so I went to my regular doctor.
The arm was Infected and needed an antibiotic. The doctor told me - ' The next
time you get stung, put a penny on the bite for 15 minutes'.
That night, my niece was stung by two
bees. I looked at the bite and it had already started to swell. So, I
taped a penny to her arm for 15 minutes. The next morning, there was no sign of
a bite. We decided that she just wasn't allergic to the sting.
Soon, I was gardening outside. I got
stung again, twice by a hornet on my left hand. I thought, here I go again to
the doctor for another antibiotic. I promptly got my money out and taped two
pennies to my bites, then sat and sulked for 15 minutes. The penny took the
string out of the bite immediately. In the meantime the hornets were attacking,
and my friend was stung on the thumb. Again the penny. The next morning I could
only see the spot where the hornet had stung me. No redness, no swelling. My
friend's sting was the same; couldn't even tell where she had been stung.
She got stung again a few days later
upon her back---cutting the grass! And the penny worked once again.
Wanted to share this marvelous
information in case you experience the same problem. We need to keep a stock of
pennies on hand .
The doctor said that the copper in
the penny counteracts the bite. It definitely works!
Please remember and pass this
information on to your friends, children, grandchildren, etc.
( If the
chance of getting stung in his yard was that high, I would try that other
bit about putting a dryer sheet in your belt or hang one from your
pocket. It is supposed to keep the wasps and hornets clear)
