Yep, now I have this thing called an epipen that I'm supposed to carry with me in case I get stung again - just stab it into my thigh (sting kit I guess). It was worthwhile - my wife has been hugging me more since. I was wearing my full face helmet but had lifted the visor because it was hot and I was doing a U turn - going real slow. It was just a few yards out of the U turn and moments before I pulled down the visor. So yesterday I kept the visor down when I went for a short ride, Graham
On Jun 8, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Creative Residential Designs wrote: > > Well, Graham...what an experience! Little angels must ride with > you..(along > with bike-riding Mennonite nurses?..really what are the chances of > that?). > We're glad that you're here to tell the tale. > What kind of helmet were you wearing? I wear only a 1/2 helmet so no > problems with the bugs here. > Don't worry about being set back a few days...you could have been > set back > an eternity. You'd better carry a sting kit from now on. I got > allergic to > bees when I was 13. I was on my way to the World's Fair in Seattle > when a > bee came in the car and got me on the arm. I missed most of the > fair due to > that. I was so bummed out, but at least there was a nurse there who > treated > me. > Anyway, welcome back! Don't go towards the light! HotrodMamma > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:41 AM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: a close call - bee season > > >> >> Hey you all, We had a bit of excitement here night before last. On >> returning from a bike ride (NH 750), a bee flew in under my helmet >> and stung me on the side of my forehead - at least I think it was a >> bee. Within a minute everything started getting brighter and >> brighter (this was at dusk) and then my vision started narrowing like >> I was seeing down a tunnel that was getting smaller and smaller. I >> realised (because of my keen insight) that I was losing >> consciousness. I pulled over to the side of the road, managed to get >> off my bike - kind of just laid it on my leg, and within about 5 >> seconds was unconscious. A nice Mennonite couple found me on the >> side of the road. Others stopped. Joan (my wife) showed up because >> they found my cell phone with our # listed as 'home'. She (Mennonite >> wife) happened to be a nurse and he (Mennonite husband) rode my bike >> home to our place, locked up the house and left a note on kitchen >> table. Amazing that they stopped, that she was a nurse, and he rode >> motorcycles. I woke up in an ambulance being rushed to hospital . I >> had IVs in both arms, apparently I had suffered anaphalactic shock. >> Good thing I was out when they put in the IVs or I would have passed >> out anyway. Well, I came to, they told me I'd been given a second >> chance. >> We got back from the hospital at 12.30 yesterday morning. I refused >> to stay there overnight because of the $$ (no insurance) and someone >> was coming for a motorcycle yesterday morning at 9.00 am. I'm a >> little swollen all over but fine otherwise. I went for a bike >> (mountain bike) last night for nearly an hour and all was fine. >> So up till now I haven't been allergic to bee stings. I'm assuming >> this was a bee. It seemed small. I didn't see it but felt it under >> my helmet. It didn't sting as I remember bee stings, it was a >> radiating kind of pain that spread over a couple of inches and puffed >> up around my eyes. I remember the paramedics yelling at me trying to >> find out what had happened and I thought I was yelling at myself to >> answer them because I didn't believe it could be me in the >> ambulance. I wasn't in one the last I remembered. It all seemed a >> bit unreal. I'm training for a road race (running) and this has set >> me back a couple of days - bummer, (not a scratch on my bike >> though), Graham >> >> >>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
