two days ago i went into the barn, moved some hay around and came out with my face turning red and feeling very funny. my breathing felt constricted and my face swelled up. i ran up to the store and got some benedryl. i took a shower and neti potted my sinuses. i then proceeded to be relatively incapicitated for the next two days. this lifestyle isn't conducive to taking a few days off. i have been playing catch-up ever since. benedryl, like all other drugs, really affects me.
I have had my face turn red, breathing constricted, face swelled and felt funny, but I was stung about twenty times in it minutes before by honey bees. Did you doze off in the hay and have a wild swarm rest on your face?
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i can't take benadryl. it doesn't get along with me.
ReplyDeletei have problems being around wheat chaff...i can't breathe. i found out the hard way accompanying my dad to the grain mill to drop off our annual crop.
hope you're on the mend!
Uh, Dude, that sucks. Bummed for 'ya. I know it takes a lot to knock you out. Hypochondria or not, sorry to hear about it. I'm sure there's gotta be a black gunpowder recipe somewhere! In the meantime, snortin' cayenne pepper is a great cure-all! Your nose will burn so badly that everything else will seem like a walk in the park! Ed Abbey posed a good question too, regading the swarm of resting honey bees.
ReplyDeleteI doubt honey bees swarmed you and you forgot to mention it! :o)
ReplyDeleteAre you going to wear a mask from now on when you sweep out things?
I have facial swelling, hives and difficulty breathing when I take ibuprofen. So I don't take it anymore.
I've been lucky not to have any allergies, but in recent years, I have found myself coughing a bit more when I'm in the woods. I haven't really paid attention to what time of the year this happens, and I suspect it has something to do with pollen time for some flower or tree. Nothing as debilitating as what you've experienced, but I suspect a fellow of your vigor won't be kept down long.
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