Secondary reaction from wasp stings?

[SunnyD]

Last weekend, as posted previously, I had an encounter with some wasps while doing some yard work. I'm not allergic, as far as I know.

Fast forward to thursday, my wrist near where one of the stings were got rather itchy. Incessantly so. I thought it was coincidental, so I dismissed it. Turns out as the morning progressed, I ended up with a localized rash - not simply from itching, it was a nice bubbly rash which I still have today. I wrote it off as one of the dogs having run through some poison oak or something in the yard and it transferring to me.

Last night, on the finger that was stung, I vaguely remember it becoming rather itchy as well. This morning, I woke up, and my finger was swollen similar to as if I were to have had a mosquito bite (I am allergic to mosquitos, that shit swells up). The sting spot on my leg is mildly itchy, with no indication of a reaction (yet). It "could" have been a mosquito in the middle of the night, but I have no localized bite mark other than where the wasp had stung me.

So 2 out of 3, I'm not willing to write it off as coincidence anymore. Is secondary reaction to wasp stings/venom a week later normal?

And no... you can't have my stuff.

 

[Miramonti]

infection?

 

[Indiana Jane]

http://www.medicinenet.com/bee_and_wasp_sting/page2.htm

Hope im allowed to post links.
This link should give you all the advice you need. By what you have explained you could be having a delayed reaction. Something i have never heard of.
But if i was you and you are quite clearly getting worse it maybe better to seek medical advice.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Last weekend, as posted previously, I had an encounter with some wasps while doing some yard work. I'm not allergic, as far as I know.

Fast forward to thursday, my wrist near where one of the stings were got rather itchy. Incessantly so. I thought it was coincidental, so I dismissed it. Turns out as the morning progressed, I ended up with a localized rash - not simply from itching, it was a nice bubbly rash which I still have today. I wrote it off as one of the dogs having run through some poison oak or something in the yard and it transferring to me.

Last night, on the finger that was stung, I vaguely remember it becoming rather itchy as well. This morning, I woke up, and my finger was swollen similar to as if I were to have had a mosquito bite (I am allergic to mosquitos, that shit swells up). The sting spot on my leg is mildly itchy, with no indication of a reaction (yet). It "could" have been a mosquito in the middle of the night, but I have no localized bite mark other than where the wasp had stung me.

So 2 out of 3, I'm not willing to write it off as coincidence anymore. Is secondary reaction to wasp stings/venom a week later normal?

And no... you can't have my stuff.

I got bit by a wasp a few years ago and it did something like that. I actually have a scar from it.

 

[DrPizza]

here's another link

It's possible while you were in the lawn that you got the juice of the right plant on you, and perhaps had contact with a caterpillar. The combination produces a scent that a certain type of wasp hones in on. It didn't sting you, as you thought...

It layed eggs under your skin. It's not a rash, it's baby wasps crawling around under your skin, making your skin itch.

(j/k)

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
here's another link

It's possible while you were in the lawn that you got the juice of the right plant on you, and perhaps had contact with a caterpillar. The combination produces a scent that a certain type of wasp hones in on. It didn't sting you, as you thought...

It layed eggs under your skin. It's not a rash, it's baby wasps crawling around under your skin, making your skin itch.

(j/k)

Just wait until the wasp eats its way out of you.

 

[sao123]

the wasp landed on poison ivy efore stinging you.

 

[BoomerD]

Good one Doc!

It's also possible that you didn't get all the stinger out. Even a small piece of that nastiness can cause problems for days or weeks.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Go see a doctor.

 

[Jeff7]

You got teh herp.

Stingers were likely ovipositors before they evolved into defensive weaponry. You've got to watch out for STDs like that.

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Good one Doc!

It's also possible that you didn't get all the stinger out. Even a small piece of that nastiness can cause problems for days or weeks.

If it was a wasp, then there wouldn't be any debris left in the wound, as they do not leave anything behind except for the injected venom.

 

[ChanHo78]

They laid eggs in you.... you are screwed. The larva are slowly going to digest you. A very painful way to go, let us know how it progresses.