There were a ton of bees on the side of my house, and they were entering my kitchen, so I couldn’t wait and had to try and get rid of them, and took my extension cord and shop-vac and tried to get as many as I could… I did this three days in a row and was stung about 6-7 times altogether, including a couple on my head, and then one right on my eyebrow.
It hurt a little for a couple of days, but I couldn’t stop picking at the scab on my head, and could feel pus coming out, but I’ve had this habit - picking scabs, zits, squeezing whatever on my face.
A day before yesterday, I think the area by my eye was very itchy, and I couldn’t help myself. Yesterday, I noticed it getting swollen. I barely noticed any swelling before that, and thought it was getting better… Today when I woke up, it got worse, and looks horrible.
One of my worries is a memory of this guy I went to school with. It looked just like my eye, but what happened was that while he was picking at it in front of a mirror, hundreds of baby spiders were coming out, and that’s a fear I will have in bed, for many obvious reasons. I might have benadryl around, but I have problems breathing, so that’s not an option. For a little bit, I would take anything from the freezer to put it over my eye.
If this has happened to you, I would appreciate your story – what you did about it, what happened.
I’m just shy of epi pen allergic to bee stings. I was stung on the back of my neck once and the neck swole up enough I couldn’t turn my head. I’ve never had a delayed onset in the swelling more than an hour or two.
I did lose the sight in one eye due to a mesquito bite on my eyelid once but that was there in the morning after I was biten so again not days delayed.
My guess is if you have puss you’ve got an infection from your picking. Time to see a doc about some medication.
And time to see a doc right away, not in 4 or 6 weeks when they can ‘fit you in’. Either a primary care doctor or PA or NP. An optometrist would also be able to medically treat it if it was an issue involving your eye. Often optometrists are easier to get in to see on short notice.
That guy was very honest, and there’s no reason for him to lie, and it’s not something I wouldn’t remember.
I don’t have a doctor, and wouldn’t see one, anyway. I was just wondering if someone went through this, and if there was something easy I could do without having to leave my house (especially during a pandemic), or buy anything, great, if not, I’ll just deal with it. But I appreciate the concern.
I second that you may have a bacterial infection, and you may also have a bit of foreign material trying to work its way out. See a doctor; if you tell them what’s wrong with you, they’ll get you right in.
The area is infected. Clean it, put some Bacitracin on it, and if it doesn’t improve in a day or two, go to the doctor. There’s no magical home remedy.
You are crazy for not going to a doctor ASAP. Infections are never to be taken lightly, but infections in the face are exceptionally dangerous, because they can easily spread to the brain. You’re not only risking your eyesight, but your life.
