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jellyfish stings.
18/F
palm beach, florida. Im not sure what kind of jellyfish are down here right now.
Hello! First Id like to day that the reason Im asking yall this question is because Im on a phone with bad, slow service so its hard for me to search around pages on google. This website loads pretty quickly for me though, so if you could just post the info in your answer thatd be great.
Anywho, sunday afternoon I was stung pretty badly by two jellyfish. One wrapped around my knee and another around my ankle. Its now Wednesday, the swelling is gone on my knee, this is whats left:
-very dark purple jagged marks that are now starting to blister. They look like blood blisters.
-the marks on my ankle are still swollen.
-they kinda tingle sometimes and cause my legs to spasm a bit
-my knee is sore and stiff, like the joint. My ankle and knee feel fatigued.
-they only sting, not itch.
A few questions. How long will the pain, soreness, and stiffness last? Will these scar? Plus I can take benadryl because I HAVE to be wide awake during the day, and be able to wake up at night, so is there a nondrowsy substitute?
THANK YOU!
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Hi there,
I am sorry for your injury! What an awful thing to have happen to you. :-(
In doing a little reading on this, what I found was a great deal of advice that says you should see a doctor immediately.
There are treatments that can help prevent scarring, and the scars from some of the untreated wounds are so scary looking you would hide your legs for life.
The rest of what I found warns of infection forming in the wounds in the stages they are in now, and that this can cost you your life.
My only suggestion, based on that information, is to tell you to seek medical help immediately.
As for the medication you asked about: My problem is that even the non-drowsy ones, or those that are supposed to be non-drowsy anyway, put me out like a light. Sorry, just one more reason to ask a doctor if they can suggest an alternative.
I hope you heal quickly and with minimal scarring.
Good luck!
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