I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.

Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.

Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it (apart
from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting antibiotics)?

On 1/10/07 15:44, in article , "Uncle
Marvo" wrote:

I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.

Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.

Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it (apart
from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting antibiotics)?


Get rid of the japonica. I'm not joking. If you have that kind of allergic
reaction and it's getting worse, not better, I'd avoid that particular plant
like the plague.

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children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
| On 1/10/07 15:44, in article , "Uncle
| Marvo" wrote:
|
| I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.
|
| Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.
|
| Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it (apart
| from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting antibiotics)?
|
| Get rid of the japonica. I'm not joking. If you have that kind of allergic
| reaction and it's getting worse, not better, I'd avoid that particular plant
| like the plague.

Agreed. And antibiotics are precisely what you DON'T want to take
for such reactions - they aren't as harmful as when used to treat
snakebite, but are still not good.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Oct 1, 6:26 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article , Sacha writes:

| On 1/10/07 15:44, in article , "Uncle| Marvo" wrote:

|
| I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.
|
| Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.
|
| Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it (apart
| from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting antibiotics)?
|
| Get rid of the japonica. I'm not joking. If you have that kind of allergic
| reaction and it's getting worse, not better, I'd avoid that particular plant
| like the plague.

Agreed. And antibiotics are precisely what you DON'T want to take
for such reactions - they aren't as harmful as when used to treat
snakebite, but are still not good.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

sounds right to me Nick; sounds allergic rather than infection by
bugs;
I remember getting antibiotics for hay fever when I was 7 and I self
diagnosed hay fever later on (I still have it).
Allergies can be nasty as they can get worse and worse each time;
Sacha is right maybe (get someone else to get rid of it even);
otherwise, piriton is over the counter from chemist, elephant strength
antihistamine; stops sneezing in 15 mins and sends you to sleep 15
mins later; if you bloat badly next time, useful to have some handy.

In reply to Des Higgins ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On Oct 1, 6:26 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article , Sacha
writes:

On 1/10/07 15:44, in article ,
"Uncle| Marvo" wrote:


I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.

Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.

Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it
(apart from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting
antibiotics)?

Get rid of the japonica. I'm not joking. If you have that kind of
allergic
reaction and it's getting worse, not better, I'd avoid that
particular plant
like the plague.

Agreed. And antibiotics are precisely what you DON'T want to take
for such reactions - they aren't as harmful as when used to treat
snakebite, but are still not good.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

sounds right to me Nick; sounds allergic rather than infection by
bugs;
I remember getting antibiotics for hay fever when I was 7 and I self
diagnosed hay fever later on (I still have it).
Allergies can be nasty as they can get worse and worse each time;
Sacha is right maybe (get someone else to get rid of it even);
otherwise, piriton is over the counter from chemist, elephant strength
antihistamine; stops sneezing in 15 mins and sends you to sleep 15
mins later; if you bloat badly next time, useful to have some handy.

I think you're all probably right.

I've got a doc's appointment in a mo, I'll explain that it's the second case
of the same plant. Best to check up while I've still got two arms

[what's that that's just fallen off?]

The Japonica's going just as soon as I can get the stump out - maybe it's
time to pay someone else to do it, pesky thing.

Piriton.

zzzzzzzzz

On 2/10/07 09:19, in article , "Uncle
Marvo" wrote:

snip

I think you're all probably right.

I've got a doc's appointment in a mo, I'll explain that it's the second case
of the same plant. Best to check up while I've still got two arms

[what's that that's just fallen off?]

The Japonica's going just as soon as I can get the stump out - maybe it's
time to pay someone else to do it, pesky thing.

Piriton.

zzzzzzzzz


When I was asking about mozzie treatments someone told me that you can get
anti-histamine tabs that don't knock you out. If I take Piriton I'm gone
for a good two hours or more!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:44:48 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

I have been stabbed by (I think) A dead Japonica. Again.

Again, my arm has swollen up like a football.

Does anyone know why this happens and what one should do about it (apart
from spend half a day at the Doc's again, getting antibiotics)?


Get rid of the offending plants. Perhaps get someone else to remove
them.
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