SCORPION STING! It has now been 24 hours since I was stung by a scorpion. I am in complete PAIN. Parker was gone of course, playing in a basketball game. I was putting laundry away, going from room to room. The kids were watching cartoons in the living room, 1/2 asleep. I walked into our bedroom, and felt something in between my first and second toe, and then felt the worse pain I've ever felt. TRULY! It felt like a needle went all the way through my toes....I'd rather give a natural birth!!! I fell to the ground, and was almost hyperventilating. My heart was racing and I was in a cold sweat. Almost immediately my foot and ankle was numb w/ a tingling sensation. Still to this moment, I cannot feel my foot, and the tingling and numbness has traveled all the way up my leg. I am useless....I can hardly walk, let alone DRIVE! I am so lucky to have such good friends and family. My phone has been ringing off the hook with concerned and curious people. Lindsay Kennedy came and picked me and my kids up today, so we could "get out of the house." THANK YOU SO MUCH! It's not so much the pain or numbness that is bothering me, it's the control issue. My right leg feels as if it's coming off an epidural. You know that tingling, numb feeling.....and how you literally cannot move your legs-SAME THING. OH AND BTW-they say this could last a week-maybe even a month! Are you kidding me! The norm is 2-3 days though. I don't think I can wait that long! Anyway, so here's how you "Treat a Scorpion Sting..."
1. Recognize scorpion sting symptoms: immediate pain or burning, very little swelling, sensitivity to touch, and a numbness/tingling sensation.2. The Arizona Bark Scorpion is venomous. The Arizona Bark Scorpion sting may have additional symptoms such as numbness or tingling of extremities or face, blurry vision, or muscle twitching.
3. When stung by an Arizona Bark Scorpion, children may start to exhibit hyperactivity and have roving eye movements.
4. If you are victim of a scorpion sting, wash the area with soap and water.
5. Apply a cool compress on the area of the scorpion sting. Ice (wrapped in a washcloth or other suitable covering) may be applied to the sting location for 10 minutes. Remove compress for 10 minutes and repeat as necessary.
6. Call the Poison Control Center at (800) 362-0101 or (602) 253-3334. If you develop symptoms of an Arizona Bark Scorpion sting, go to the nearest emergency room.
7. Keep your tetanus shots and boosters current.
I've done all of the above (I'm not sure about the shots being current), and the pain hasn't subsided AT ALL. My Mom's friend told me that if you get chewing tobacco and soak it in alcohol, then put that on the sting, wrap it with a band aid and then put a sock on...it's supposed to pull out the venom. Funny story: Parker went to Circle K to buy a pack of tobacco.....he said to the lady, "I need to buy some tobacco, the kind that come in pouches." The lady stared at him.....he said, "um, I don't actually chew tobacco, so I don't know what else I'm supposed to tell you." The lady laughed and said, "I don't chew either, usually they tell me the kind they want, and I get it." They eventually figured it out together. I will try the home remedy again....last night it just bugged me, having something cold/wet in between my toes.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADVICE OR TIPS FOR ME.... and would like to share. I'd love to hear it! My only advice is to get a good bug man! We have one that comes once a month.....I'm starting to feel like that's not enough, I just can't bare to pay more than $50 each month. I guess they say now that it's getting cold outside, they are wanting to come INSIDE more, to stay warm. BUG! I do know they like to be claustrophobic, so watch out for those warm/damp places.
