bee sting on the bike

Yikes!  At least it wasn't IN your eye!!

I had one sting me on the leg last summer, and then a couple of weeks ago I was riding up a huge hill and one flew into my bra--I grabbed a handful of material, drug the stinger across my chest, and then it stung me in the breast  before it got away.  I didn't stop riding because I didn't want to stop on the hill.  I had a pretty ugly scratch and sting for a while.  I keep my jersey fully zipped now!

I need to put a benadryl in my bike stuff, just in case.

I had a bee fly in my mouth about 2 years ago.  Damn thing bit me while trying to get out.  Pulled over and sat for a second as my lip blew up.  Then figured I wasn't allergic and continued ridding.

I keep forgetting to pack the Benedryl.  I've been stung a few times riding, sometimes they get stuck in the vent holes of my helmet not to mention once on a tri run, and my favorite three yellow jacket stings on my legs while doing a trail marathon last fall at mile 6 which throbbed til somewhere between mile 13 and 15 and was swollen for a few days.

I guess it's all part of the game, thankfully I don't appear to be allergic.

About 15 years ago, I had a bee fly into my mouth and sting me on my tongue.  Fortunately, I was close to a strip mall that had a drug store and restaurant.  I got some benedryl and ice.  Called for help for a pickup.

I'm not normally all that allergic, but my tongue swelled up a lot.  Enough to make me gag some.  I ended up going to the ER.  Everything turned out ok, but it was kind of scary to have my tongue swell up that much.

Oh, and a few weeks later, one flew into my shirt and stung me on the side about 3 or 4 times.  It hurt, but wasnt near as much of a problem as the tongue one.  Haven't had any problems since.

That SUCKS!

I have been stung so many times...but only once on the bike. Last year, a bee ran into my hand and stung me on the thumb right above my glove. I yelped so loud, I frightened the folks riding with me. No ill effects, though.

Then, a couple of years ago, I was running and a yellow jacket ended up between me and my water belt in the back. Unfortunately, not as simple as just unhooking the water belt and taking it off. Because to make the belt fit I had to shorten up the straps, I had a lot of strap left over, which I tied in about 3 knots (too lazy to cut the ends off). So, while it took me what seemed like forever to get the belt off, the stupid wasp stung me two or three times. And I freaked out another runner going the opposite direction with my dancing and cussing.

When I was a horse person, I got stung regularly. Even got a bee in my pants once. The worst was when my horse decided to munch into a yellow jackets' nest (they nest in the ground); we both headed for the barn at top speed, covered in yellow jackets. I think I got stung at least a dozen times. Not sure how many times the horse got stung, but he was pretty unhappy for the rest of the day.

Just glad I'm not allergic.

Crappy. I was warming up for a race once and a wasp flew down my jersey and stung me repeatedly. Not a great race start!

Ouch!!! I've never had that happen but I would freak out!!