Stepped Into A Nest
Last Saturday, I was cutting the lawn and I stopped to cut back some brush. As I stepped into the brush, I must have stepped into a nest of yellow jackets. I felt like I was stabbed on the front of my shin by a broken twig and then I had a swarm of bees swarming around me. When I stepped back to see if I had broken the skin by the sharp twig, I noticed that I had a bee stinging my leg. It wasn't a twig! I squashed the bee with my hand and then moved from the area quickly. I realized that it would be wise to head inside to grab my epi-pen since this sort of thing typically affects Mastocytosis patients more severely than healthy patients. I took some extra medications and then went back outside to finish the lawn. The area of my leg where I was stung felt a bit painful and itchy for the rest of the weekend but it wasn't worth mentioning. Now, eight days later, my leg is still itchy, red and swollen so it is worth mentioning at this point. So, I did some researc