"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>I just had a beautiful fall day ruined by a hornet sting. I was enjoying a
>coffee and donut and there were hornets buzzing around. I shooed the one
>that had landed on my finger. I guess I didn't see the one that was on the
>donut. I felt a bit of crunch, then a sting, and another sting and a third
>sting. I spit it out and stomped on it.... to late, but he deserved to
>die.
>
> I tried denial, but it was swelling. I headed out to look for a pharmacy
> to buy some Benedryl. It was swelling fast. I headed for the hospital
> instead. I registered, was taken ahead of about 40 other people in the
> waiting room, no waiting for a nurse, saw a doctor a couple minutes and
> they started hitting me with drugs.... epi shot, zantac and an Benedryl IV
> drip.
>
> Wow... that stuff worked wonders. The swelling started to go down within
> minutes. My face still feels like I have been to the dentist.
>
> They kept me for four hours for observation and sent me home with a
> prescription for 2 epi pens. From now on, if I get stung I have to stab
> myself with an epi pen and go to the ER.
>
> Thanks to our health care system there was no bill for the hospital.
> Thanks to my drug plan the charge for the two epi pens was only $35.

Epi pens cost a lot here. Not sure if they are covered by insurance.