So I think I'm doing pretty well for now five days postop. The pain is tolerable with Tylenol. I'm up moving around. No potty issues to speaks of. Apparently I'm supposed to have more issues so I stepped on a scorpion! Hurt like crazy most of the night. Now just kinda tingling at the site.

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Stepped on a scorpion. That doesn't sound like any fun. By the way, how do you treat a scorpion sting. Is it like a major bee sting but many times worse. I have found that if you smash an aspirin and add a little Water turning it into a paste and apply it to the sting, it helps in removing the pain, stopping the swelling and the itch afterwards. But you have to apply it very quickly, say within 5 minutes. I wonder if this approach works with scorpion stings.

Benadryl and ice are the standard.

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Oooooh! I've been stung on my foot by a Scorpian. HURTS so bad! Get better soon!

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Does it help to know that some cultures consider the sting of a scorpion a sign of imminent weight loss for the victim?

They're probably the same cultures that see grey hair as a sign of wisdom... I've been grey since my early twenties but can't claim to be particularly wise

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They're probably the same cultures that see grey hair as a sign of wisdom... I've been grey since my early twenties but can't claim to be particularly wise

Psst, fake it. No one will doubt you. Ask me how I know when no one is listening.

Ouch! Hope you're feeling better. ????