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Yesterday's hike delivered a shocker...
Daisy and I were attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets. One got me - (I am highly allergic.) Fear crept in quick as I recalled my frightening experiences of 1994 and 2000.
Thank God - If it had to happen, it couldn't have happened any better than it did - God was in all the details: I had just walked off the path and was crossing the main entrance road of the park when I was stung. Minutes later a park service employee drove by - I flagged her down for help. She drove me around until she found another worker, who thankfully, chews tobacco. We made a tobacco paste and applied it to the sting-zone, wrapping my arm with toilet paper to keep the paste applied to the wound so it would draw out the toxins. She drove me back to my vehicle where I met my panicked husband - We'd been separated while walking in different areas and I yelled out to him that I'd been stung. He ran to our car with my dog to come back for me. We were minutes from a dear friends house where I was able to get some Benadryl. I was in a lot of pain all day but I did not have to go to the ER.
Just thankful for all my many blessings. Thank God for being in the details and for protecting me.
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1374 kcal
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Fat: 72.09g | Prot: 64.72g | Carbs: 62.10g.
Breakfast: water, melon. Lunch: tap water, My Vegetable Beef Soup. Dinner: beets, Turkey and Vegetable Casserole, chunky bleu cheese dressing, water, green pepper, cucumber, carrot, lettuce. Snacks/Other: butter, water, Muffin in a Minute, soy slender. more...
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Gosh girl, you need to stay from that path..both you and your husband
has had some nasty goings on there...how is your husbands knee by the way???? Have a good evening and keep that pen that you carry around for that kind of thing..that way you won't panic..and get some relief
quicker....take care of you....Bren
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Hey Bren -- yeah, you are right. The same park where Jim was injured. LOL It's too pretty to stay away, so we'll just be careful. Jim's knee is lots better - Thank you for asking. It took about 11 weeks, but he force-stretched it a lot and it healed eventually. Yesterday's scare whangdoodled it a bit - cuz he had to run the trail to get to the car. I do need to tote the first-aid pen; but mine has expired; and they're so dang expensive. My plan is to keep meat tenderizer, bandages and benadryl handy at all times. That should do the trick. :D Take care, you -- love ya!
11 Aug 11 by member: Evie1010
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How scary! Glad you are recovering!
11 Aug 11 by member: Sandy701
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Oh girl you are so very lucky! must have been quite the scare glad to hear it all worked out!
11 Aug 11 by member: pixidaisy
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God was definately with you. So glad that you are doing well! :)
11 Aug 11 by member: moondove
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His protection is all around you :) Thank God you are ok!!! Been missing catching up with you... will write to you soon. Meantime, how goes your way of eating? It looks like you are on the decline again! Whoo Hooo!!! Much Love.
11 Aug 11 by member: jsfantome
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What a scary episode ! God is indeed taking care of you and your family. Glad you are ok !
11 Aug 11 by member: notfast
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thanks ladies for stopping by -- Great to "see" ya'll. Thanks for your well wishes and kind thoughts. I'm doing great today. No pain at all - felt fine all day. And Paula, my WOE is going super. I've noticed a pattern with my body. Seems I lose a fast-n-furious days prior to TOM; then TOM enters and I put on a couple of # from water-weight. I lose those 'vanity lbs' and I'm back where I was before and then soon I will reach a new all-time low. So, that's where I am right now. Just about to hit a new all-time low - Lord willing, in a few days! :D I'm doing well, though. Just plugging away - one day at a time...and LOVING this lifestyle.
11 Aug 11 by member: Evie1010
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Oh wow hate those scary moments, as you say God was looking out for you, I never knew about the chewing baccy, probably the only thing it is good for LOL....really disgusting. Yep keep that pen with you when walking out you never know when that can happen....take care :)
11 Aug 11 by member: Yvonne19
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Yvonne, you got that right, girl! That stuff is nasty -- but it works great for insect stings. LOL Hiking a volcano in Costa Rica years ago, I was stung... My Bro-in-law (a paramedic) scurried around at the Main Lodge asking other hikers/tourists if they had any cigarettes. Finally, someone was able to help. He broke the cig open and spit in the tobbacco to make a paste and applied it to my skin. It worked wonders! We were over an hour away from "civilization" where we could get some benadryl - and without that home-remedy, I likely would not have made it.
12 Aug 11 by member: Evie1010
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Evie, great information, thank you so much, me and my daughter suffer with allergies and get bitten, if we go out in the country we really are city girls.....now I know this little tid bit could save some uncomfortable moments....
12 Aug 11 by member: Yvonne19
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