Yellow Jacket Sting - From Initial Sting To Fully Healed

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11 ай бұрын

This was the first time in my life I have ever gotten stung by a yellow jacket, so I documented how my body reacted to the yellow jacket's sting. It was a little worse than I was anticipated to be honest.
Here is how it went:
First 10 Minutes - Pain at the site of the sting location, then went away
Next 3 Hours - Some soreness, wrist started to feel like I had sprained it.
Next 24 - 36 Hours - Worst time period. Very itchy, redness spread all around, tissue was very hard and could feel heat coming from the area.
36 - 48 Hours - Still itchy, but slightly less than the first 36 hours, Less redness than before, tissue was not as hard and could feel less heat coming from the area.
48 - 72 Hours - Less itchy, but still would have periods were it would become very itchy. Most of the redness had gone down, as well as the swelling.
72 - 96 Hours - No longer red and swollen, but still have periods it itches a lot .
120 Hours - No longer itchy.

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@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

This was my first time getting stung by a yellow jacket, I’m curious if other peoples symptoms and time line were the same as mine. Let me know how it went for you!

@John14Verse6 11 ай бұрын

I got hit today at work. I have that amount of red and swollen within a few hours. I am about hour 5 pain and itching. Used baking soda and essential oils, they helped a little bit. The redness seems to be going already but I’m watching to see. The area I was stung instantly was dime to nickel sized probably double stacked that has evened out with the rest. If I think about it I’ll update myself in a day or so and compare. (Update 36hr) 1 1-/2 inch bigger than other arm. Super itchy and stiff. Definitely seems exactly as yours. Hand is stiff also. Ice definitely helped when on but spot on to your video.

@larrrevenga49 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing I got bit in about the exact spot you did mine did never really did get too itchy & did not bother me except for concern of the swelling the Exact swelling you had Well your still alive & guess I will be too 😂👍 🐝

@lourdes-amaliatalbert748 Ай бұрын

Five years ago I was stung by what I thought was a wasp. I sat on the ground to pull the weed patches from around my trees. Suddenly, I felt an undeniable, sharp piercing prick on my left leg above my ankle. I grabbed my pant leg, jumped from the ground, and headed into my garage to remove my pants hoping to find whatever bit me, but all I saw was a tiny little red mark. I turned my pants inside out and shook them several times before putting them back on. Not knowing what bit me, and to play it safe, I took a Benadryl tablet. Four hours went by and my foot began to itch. I tried 3 popular anti-itch ointments. Nothing was working. Knocked myself out with Benadryl. The next morning I awoke to a very red, hot, swollen foot, and leg, itching, and a fever of 102. Blew my mind. That afternoon, I went to the E.R. I was given an anti-biotic shot and a 500mgs CPac for 14 days. I have a lot of trees on my property, and a rocky pond, where a group of yellow jacket wasp thugs like to hang out every summer. Realizing that fact, I thought I was bitten by a yellow jacket. The following year, it happened again. I was clipping my ornamental bushes when I felt a familiar prick. A black wasp flew out of my garden glove as I pulled my hand out of the glove. The wasp bit me on my wrist. By the next day, my arm was red, itchy, red, and swollen up to my elbow. Angry little buggers!

@calvinwilley3598 11 ай бұрын

I was taken to the hospital after I fell into a yellow jackets nest hiking down to a river two years ago. With over 26 stings, it was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life. Thank goodness there was a river nearby. I was able to jump in. My husband said he could see the whole swarm flying over my head. The swelling in my body was so severe. About 12 hours later, the pain turned into itching. It was awful. Took me several days to heal. It was an experience I will never forget.

@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

I had a friend who stepped on one when we were kids. The same thing happened to him. I took my shirt off and started hitting them off of him. He was stung so many times, but luckily was okay. I’m glad you were okay!

@janboblarry 11 ай бұрын

I got stung about 24 times hiking as well, id rather break my hand again, The itch afterwards will not go away oh man, its been 3 days and im so freaking itchy everywhere lmao..Bastards.

@rashmikhinchi1968 10 ай бұрын

Today in my farms i got 10 stings because i mistakenly disturb thier nest .. and the pain in unbearable

@Quasimodo1957 11 ай бұрын

Goddamn things serve no purpose other than to aggressively come after you.

@user-dg1yi5zy3n 10 ай бұрын

Got stung 36-48hrs ago. It’s 4am and I can’t sleep thanks to the itching. Ice is my only friend. Video gave me a little hope. Thanks

@ajgreen868 10 ай бұрын

Hope you’re better now?

@Superunknown190 9 ай бұрын

Got stung yesterday on the arm. Not as bad as what you’re experiencing, more tightness now, but man that initial sting felt like a hot poker. It burned for a good 5-10 minutes after.

@bonniekeough244 10 ай бұрын

My son was mowing the lawn.... They got up his shorts and stung him seven times on or around his private parts. He was in the hospital for six days and nights. He was almost 17 and enjoyed the nurses checking and caring for his junk.

@nateg2701 10 ай бұрын

What a boss

@marshmallow13585 11 ай бұрын

I'm on day 3 of being stung by a swarm of yellow jackets. I was working in my yard and felt an intense pain in my foot, when I looked down I had yellow jackets on my arm and leg ,I slowly walked away and yelled to my friend to get the hose. She said I had a swarm around me! They got in my hair too! I have a total of 7 stings, oddly the ones in my scalp don't hurt or itch today. But the one on my ankle knee and wrist are hot, stiff and very red. The ice doesn't seem to help me. Benadryl and Tylenol has helped. The vinegar took itching away and so does the baking soda.

@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

Ouch! Hopefully the swelling will start to go down soon or you. I’m sure having on parts of your body that bend make it worse though too

@meekrodriguez6438 11 ай бұрын

I like your videos

@rghall57 Ай бұрын

I got stung by one of those. I think its the same thing. They are very small and fly around fast. You usually get stung before you know they are there. My sting hurt a lot for about 4 hours. Then it subsided only to return that night. I could not sleep well and ran a few degrees fever. It lasted overall about 24 hours. Very painful. I had a man come remove the nest because i didnt want anymore of those stings.

@gybx4094 9 ай бұрын

Two weeks ago, I had 4 yellow jackets attack my left hand while I was working in my woods. They stung me repeatedly before I realized what was happening. I estimate at least 12 stings in the hand. The hand was paralyzed for an hour and it felt like a hammer was hitting the hand for 24 hours. There was no swelling. I used Sting Ease, an antihistamine, Tylenol and a poison ivy spray. The hand is nearly back to normal.

@SimpleManChannel 9 ай бұрын

Sounds awful, glad it’s back to normal!

@christine1921murphy 8 ай бұрын

I was stung by one yesterday on tip of baby finger. Washed it, put hydrogen peroxide & rubbing alcohol on it. Burned for a while, but no swelling or itching. Doesn't even hurt today

@Louis-bs7ns 10 ай бұрын

I was just stung 10 times by yellow jackets in my legs and thumb while cutting the grass on Saturday. Nest is definitely along the fence line. Still kind of hurts but def itchy. No swelling

@Wavyhustle90 10 ай бұрын

Same exact thing happened to me today I left the whole lawn mower in the back yard 😭

@JakeMartin-qm5iz 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I work with my uncle who has a lawn business and I’m on the weed eater most of the time, I actually got stung 3 days ago by a yellow jacket they hurt like hell!

@stephenshelton4267 11 ай бұрын

The big question is how and have you destroyed the hive? I have a zero tolerance policy on wasps and hornets and I frequently go around looking for paperwasp nests on the house and fence in order to destroy them.

@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

I saw them building a small hive on my fence, I hit it with a torch, and killed them all. So far, haven’t see any since.

@quick1566 8 ай бұрын

What about your noisy neigbours?

@IslandgirlPI 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm glad to have found your video 😅 I was freaking out & wondering of other peoples experiences & timeline as well! I got stung by the yellow jacket on my thigh & I'm on 36 hrs. & it is driving me insanely itchy 😂 there is a lot of red hot swelling & benadryl, & coritizone is not working!!!

@stephenshelton4267 11 ай бұрын

I think if you apply ammonia shortly after a sting it helps neutalize it. I use it on fireant stings, and I think the logic is the same as peeing on a jellyfish sting. Urine has ammonia, and I guess the poison in most stinging invertibrates is the same.

@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

Good to know! After the first few minutes I didn’t think it would be a big deal, so I left it be. Next time I’ll know not to do that!

@meekrodriguez6438 11 ай бұрын

Hello

@gbecks3672 9 ай бұрын

I’m on day 11 with a bad itch still

@MyGuyGD 10 ай бұрын

My dad moved when he was five and was playing on some logs when they stung him he was rushed to the hospital with 100 sting or so he is highly allergic I was also stung as a kid with about 15 stings I was 3 😂

@brianparkman8183 11 ай бұрын

It was 2 or 3 weeks ago I was cutting the back yard on a Saturday and suddenly I felt something stinging the top of my left foot. I couldn't tell what it was the the next thing I knew I was being swarmed by yellow jackets. I had run over and in-ground nest that wasn't there the last time I cut the grass. I ran up to the back deck and pulled my shorts off (I wasn't wearing a shirt) and got in the house. I had been stung 7 times. 2 times on top of my left foot, on the achillies of my left foot, my calf, on the back of my left leg, the underside of my left forearm, and on the back of my head close to my right ear. My wife put some baking soda (powder?) mixed with water on the stings. About 3 hours or so later I was hurting really bad. I remember thinking I can't take this pain much longer. It was very intense. It occurred to me to try some ibuprofen (4 tablets) and it really reduced the pain. I kept taking them every 8 hours after that through Sunday. By Monday 2 days later I was having no pain at all and really recovered. I still have the scabs though. They are going away slowly.

@SimpleManChannel 11 ай бұрын

Yikes, that would be awful. I’m glad your mostly better now. We’re you able to kill the nest?

@brianparkman8183 11 ай бұрын

@@SimpleManChannel Yes. Poured insect killer down it. It's gone now.

@gsplady50 10 ай бұрын

I received 17 stings last night when knocking into a planter where they had gone condo development on me. Attacked me on my ear, shoulder area and arm. I ended up going to the ER as I was having some strong reactions. I am on Prednisone and Claritin for the next few days. Some of them are really burning this evening. I used baking soda paste and apple cider vinegar with some relief. I had an antihistamine cream that I had purchased two years ago from Amazon and that seems to give me the best result. Needless to say, pest control folks will be handling the removal from here on out.