I'm beating my brains out tryin to remember what we decided was the best protocol for a sting.
I don't know what stung me. Yesterday morning on my way out the door I noticed a stinging, itchy sensation in my chest area (directly above the cleavage area). After getting to work and seeing myself in a mirror I noticed a good size welt with a 'hole' in the middle. All I have at work is some CS that is 5% DMSO (months old if that matters), so I dabbed the sting numerous times throughout the day. When I got home I applied a 40% DMSO to CS mix to a cotton ball and taped it on with a band aid and slept in it. Although it doesn't hurt, it's still really itchy, and feels like it's real hard underneath - the 'hard' part is about the size of a dime. The 'hole' area is kind of oozy but dried over looking. I forgot the 40% DMSO, so have just dabbed on the 5% off and on today. I have ordered a unit from ^V^, but haven't heard when I'm getting it yet, so I can't even experiment with that yet. I guess what concerns me is this hard 'core' (for lack of a better description) or whatever under the bite, I'm assuming it probably is full of the "poison" of whatever bit me and I'd like to get rid of it. It's NOT a boil, but could kinda resemble one with the hardness underneath. Any suggestions?!? Thanks in advance! Ruth
