My fever broke during the night, so I was only running a temperature for about 5 hours. Now I'm just back to my normal symptoms of swelling and itching.
Removing your glove and using your hive tool are the best ways to remove the stingers.
I recommend, per my pharmacist, using both hydrocortisone and Benadryl creams on the stings. She said that they do different things to control swelling and itching. I think they helped eliminate my body not react to stings.
Jim
Thanks for the advice, Jim. I don't have any Benadryl cream, but I did take some more orally this morning (well actually it was around noon, I sleep really late on Sundays). I have ice on my hand right now, which seems to be helping with the swelling, and I'll probably put some hydrocortisone on it later.
I got 9 mil gloves at Harbor Freight and got stung on a regular basis although this is better than bare handed, which I like. I bought 12 mil gloves from Amazon and have only been stung through the gloves one time. I wash them and reuse them, I also powder my hand so they go on easier and have seen no difference in the bees trying to sting the gloves.
Thanks paus. I'm not sure of the thickness of the gloves I have, they don't appear to be labeled. I just got them at Lowes, so I doubt they are very heavy duty. If it seems like this severe of a reaction is going to be a consistent thing for me, I will definitely have to get some thicker gloves.
My concern is that I had a toxic reaction after only getting stung twice, when it usually takes 10+ stings to cause this type of reaction. It makes me concerned that I could develop an allergic reaction, since my body seems to be overreacting to the venom. Do any of you guys get a fever or other symptoms of a toxic reaction (fever, chills, nausea, dizziness, headache, vertigo) regularly?