If bitten by insects here be careful

[ray23]

This guy was bitten while we were riding yesterday. Might have been a bee we don't know. It was about a half inch long and dark black. We were on the move he just knocked off and thought he had been stung by a Bee. He thought nothing of it, he adh been stung by Bees befoe and was not alergic.

Within 20 Min, his throat was swelling, he had thousands of tiny blisters all over his skin. We were about 20 mins outside of Ban Dueng, he wanted to wait until he got back to Udon. But he looked terrible so we convienced how to stop at the ER in Ban Dueng.

By the time we got there he had lost all felling in his face and his tongue had swollen so much you could hardly understand him. Would he have been allright for the other 40 Mis to Udon I don't know but it wasn't worth the risk.

He got the an injection and the additional meds he needed for 140 Baht. We were delayed abou two hours, while the injection too effect and they could observe him. the photo is after treatment

If you get bitten by something and your having more then pain a reaction to the toxins, get medical help quickly, it can kill you. Sound's silly but we all kick in the macho when we get hurt, sometimes that is not the best idea.

For he first time since I have been here ran across nurse who was nonresponsive in the E.R. She was a four star b--ch. We had to push them to get them busy on him and there were no other patients in th E.R.

One of the guys who was on the ride who is translator for the Thai Government. The first thing he asked was did the rider have a copy of his passport with him. He didn't the tranlator explained to us not to upset these people. It seem if can't prove you are in the Coutry legally they can refuse you service and this nurse would be one that would do just that.

Well each to his own I usually rely on mr Thai drivers license. but that is not proof your in the Country legally. So I'm going to get face a sheet copy and my current vias and put them on the bike. Better safe then sorry.


Before anyone goes off on this, my experience in these country hopsitals ha always been been positive until what I saw yeseterday. But it was very real, it would not have bothered that bimbo if he would have died in the E.R. while she was shooting the breeze with her friends playing games on the computer.

He went to AEk in Udon when we got back they gave him anothher injection and additional meds. Today the rash is gone but his forearms are still swollen and painful.

[melvbot]

Nasty. Theres plenty of bugs here that can give you a nip, you never know til it happens if youre going to react or not. Nice to see hes back up and about having a recovery fag.

[chinthee]

That's one of those bad ass black wasps. If you see any nests around your house (they look like ceramic hives), which houses 1-5 of the buggers, knock it down and let the ants eat the larvae. Nasty buggers indeed.

[Nawty]

I got bit by one couple of weeks ago. Did not know it at the time, walking down the drive to take kids to the school bus. Sting in back shoulder, pain, no sign of any bee or bug.

Later the pain persisted, not unbearable but certainly there and swelled up over few hours and then days later was still there, but very itchy.

Then few days later nanny saw a wasp nest above in the tree where i was walking. I got the fly spray onto them. Killed em all, made the buggers mad but....the girls ran inside....sooks...I just did a 360 with the fly spray still goin.

And I am somewhat allergic to bee stings also.

[ray23]

I think you nailed it black wasp. After two visits to the hospital he is not only enjoying a fag but having a beer at home tonight. Whatever they gave him worked fast.

[blackgang]

Don't say that you are not allergic to stings, after so many you usually do become allergic so treat everyone as you know you are allergic.
First one I got that gave me a reaction I damn near died, and after that I carried the ANA kit or what ever they called it, and then a Dr. said to carry an Primateen mist inhaler with adrenalin if I wasn't going to carry the kit.

[chinthee]

Be careful of those damn black wasps. They build nests on your motorbike chain, on your patio furniture...anywhere. The only way you can tell is that they are a conical cream coloured cone and usually the Queen? wasp will visit it pretty often. Knock those bastards down, or not only will you be in the hospital, but you'll be scarred for life. I know.

[Slipstream]

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Anyone got pics of these evil little things! ???
could be it's something we've seen but just dismissed out of hand...