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Originally Posted by grandmatoall

I ran across this information last week. I don't now if it will help or not, because it is about stings. Thought I would share.. just in case.


>> > This information may be something to remember, as this
>> > season will soon be here again...
>> >
>> > It might be wise to carry a penny in your pocket while
>> > working in the yard.......... BEE STINGS !
>> >
>> > A couple of weeks ago, I was stung by both a bee and hornet
>> > while working in the garden.
>> >
>> > My arm swelled up, so I went to the doctor. The clinic gave
>> > me cream and an antihistamine. The next day the swelling
>> > was getting progressively worse, so I went to my regular
>> > doctor. The arm was Infected and needed an antibiotic. The
>> > doctor told me - ' The next time you get stung, put a penny
>> > on the bite for 15 minutes'.
>> >
>> > That night, my niece was stung by two bees. I looked at the
>> > bite and it had already started to swell. So, I taped a
>> > penny to her arm for 15 minutes. The next morning, there
>> > was no sign of a bite. We decided that she just wasn't
>> > allergic to the sting! . < BR>Soon, I was gardening
>> > outside. I got stung again, twice by a hornet on my left
>> > hand. I thought, here I go again to the doctor for another
>> > antibiotic.
>> >
>> > I promptly got my money out and taped two pennies to my
>> > bites, then sat and sulked for 15 minutes. The penny took
>> > the string out of the bite immediately.
>> >
>> > In the meantime the hornets were attacking, and my friend
>> > was stung on the thumb. Again the penny. The next morning I
>> > could only see the spot where the hornet had stung me. No
>> > redness, no swelling. My friend's sting was the same;
>> > couldn't even tell where she had been stung.
>> >
>> > She got stung again a few days later upon her back---cutting
>> > the grass! And the penny worked once again.
>> >
>> > Wanted to share this marvelous information in case you
>> > experience the same problem. We need to keep a stock of
>> > pennies on hand ..
>> >
>> > The doctor said that the copper in the penny counteracts the
>> > bite. It definitely works!
>> >
>> > ! Please remember and p ass this information on to your
>> > friends, children, grandchildren, etc.
>> >

Wow thanks! I'll remember that!!