# My hand feels like a balloon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766 "2021-05-24T00:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766/21 "2021-05-24T18:06:54Z")

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I wish it was numb…  
That little pin-prick of a wasp has left it itchy as hell…

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766/22 "2021-05-24T18:09:29Z")

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Well, I wish you a speedy and compleat recovery! I wonder if a warm bath would help break the venom down at all or would it exacerbate it? I suspect Benedryl would definitely be helpful. I’ve been zapped by hornets and that was the suck as well so I sympathize.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766/23 "2021-05-24T18:16:10Z")

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Benadryl, elevate the hand, and go watch a Bob Geldof movie.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766/24 "2021-05-24T18:21:27Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> I wish it was numb…  
> That little pin-prick of a wasp has left it itchy as hell…

At least there’s no more “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!”  
(But you might feel a little sick).

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766/25 "2021-05-24T18:51:28Z")

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In addition to Benadryl, I’ve found that soaking wasp or bee-stung hands in a bowl of cool water with a spoonful of baking soda provides relief.

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