That's scary! Do you have any idea what it might have been?
Ice cream is fine, but next time, try some Benadryl.
I have no idea what happened. I didn't eat anything out of the ordinary, wasn't bitten by anything, I can't pinpoint it. I have Claratin in my meds drawer, but I also picked up Benadryl on Friday. I just used ice cream to reduce the swelling quickly.
Yikes! That must have been so frightening!
Glad you were able to stay calm and handle it, Chuck.
If something similar happened to me, I think I would have called an ambulance.
That's the downside of living alone - noone nearby to help you when you need it
Well, if it had been the first time this happened, maybe. I've had allergy issues before where that happened, so while it was unexpected, I knew what was happening (just not what caused it) and was able to do what I needed to stop it.
I was fine on Friday, no pain and the swelling had gone down. I slept in my bed as usual last night, and everything is fine today too.
I'm going out shopping today, using the gift cards that I was given for Christmas, perhaps to get new shoes and sneakers. I'll also get a new CD rack, as my first two are full.