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Bee stings and diving - DetectorGuy - 09-11-2008
Has anyone ever gone diving right after a bee sting? I wonder what happens to the area around the sting with the pressure increase while descending and the sudden decrease of pressure while ascending? A few weeks ago I was helping a friend clear some brush away from his driveway. I got stung seven times that morning and it just felt like seven different bee stings. The minor pain subsided as the morning went on. I went diving about 3 hours later and by this time the pain was gone all together. The dive went well and while I was doing my 3 minute safety stop at 15' the pain came back and got worse as I got to the surface. The seven different stings felt a little worse than when I was originally stung. This time it took about 2 days until I didn't notice the stings anymore. If anyone has had a similar experience or knows about this stuff I am interested in knowing more...
Re: Bee stings and diving - wtdrm - 09-13-2008
Are you a member of DAN. If so contact them with the same question. Keep us posted.
Re: Bee stings and diving - DetectorGuy - 09-13-2008
Yes I am a member of DAN. I was just curious if it was just my imagination. I will ask them one of these days and post their response.
Re: Bee stings and diving - DiverQueen - 09-13-2008
The stings would trigger a histamine reaction from the body. It would have been better to wait 24 hours for the body to process it through. To dive that soon after is comperable to taking a medicine and diving when you don't know it's adverse reactions to dive physiology.
Tank goodness (pun intended) that you are not anaphylactic! Seven stings is a bad hit to the body even without having an allergy. The real question is...How will your body react next time?? Call DAN, Call your doctor! Dive Safe!
Re: Bee stings and diving - DetectorGuy - 09-13-2008
I figured that I was safe because I don't know what "anaphylactic" is. Now I have ta google it... Can you even use that word with out having it sensored out?
Re: Bee stings and diving - doogles - 09-14-2008
I think anaphylactic keeps you from STD's :-\
Re: Bee stings and diving - ballfrog - 09-14-2008
STD? SCUBA Tank Dents?
Re: Bee stings and diving - DiverQueen - 09-14-2008
OoooKay then..... :
Anaphylactic means having to carry an Epi-Pen to use when stung due to Bee Sting Allergy. (Prophilactics are what you use to prevent STD's) >
Any more questions?!?! Anyone? Any one?....Bueller?