yes, I'm afraid when we get the bill for all this I'll go into shock ....
On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: > They actually have benadril tongue dissolve strips now. My wife is > bad allergic to bug bites of all type so we keep those handy. Those > EpiPens ain't cheap. Glad you're ok though, and that the ppl who > found you were so nice. > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM, jason scott <[email protected]> > wrote: > next time you are stung apply wet tobacco from a cigarette. it > draws out the poison. i too was hit doing about 80. it was under > the eye. i kept driving but not for long because of the swelling i > was unable to see. i applied tobacco and within 5 minutes i was > back on the road. and as for the shock you should keep some > benadrill with you. the tobacco by itself might work if as soon as > it happens you put it on. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Graham Rogers > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:47 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: a close call - bee season > > I was wearing my full face helmet but had just lifted the shield up > - it was hot and I was only going about 15 mph looking to see if a > friend was home > > On Jun 8, 2009, at 9:39 PM, Paul wrote: > >> Graham, >> >> Wow!!!! What a story!! Makes me glad I have a full-face helmet and >> a winshield. :) So glad you're okay. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:41 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
