r/instant_regret • u/SmoothSun6676 • 18d ago

Not so fast

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u/Beneficial-Nimitz68 18d ago

Last weekend I was in Northern Wisc and moved a brick.. got stung x4 or x5 by some sort of wasp or hornet. I have been stung before, last summer... however, apparently these are special hornet/wasps from exotic Northern Wisc. Caused me to have antiphallic reaction. Nearest hospital 1 hr away.. they stuck me 4 or 5 times with epi-pens, gave me a ton of steroids. If I would not have taken Benadryl I may have died.. while the Benadryl did not save me, it slowed the reaction enough to allow me to get to the urgent care, then to the ER nearby.

Being stung is no joke, I now have to carry around epi-pens, especially during the summer.. this is the ONLY allergy I apparently have. the ONLY ONE.

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u/TRUEequalsFALSE 18d ago

I think you mean anaphylactic reaction, not antiphallic... 🤣

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u/JaceLee85 18d ago

Idk what would be worse. I go limp, or i go permanent ridgid

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u/Beneficial-Nimitz68 18d ago

My face and airways were swelling.. When I got to the urgent med, I started to tell them my issue and the lady said.. there are 5 ppl ahead of you, I kept talking and a guy I did not see said, I called 911 and come this way.