this is why u dont get stung

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I'm one of the idiots who don't drag their feet when at the beach in San Diego. I stepped on a small sting ray and the little bastard stung me on the inner ankle. Didn't leave the barb but it burned like hell. My ankle swelled up for a few hours like it would if you sprained it. It must have been a really little guy becasue the cut was pretty small. It could have at least left the barb for a souvenier.
 
concord;473340; said:
Aren't Lionfish stings deadly? I heard them say that in seaworld
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They are only deadly if you go into anaphylactic shock and death may only occur if you ignore treatment. Treament is a shot of Kenelog is your butt. A steroid that causes horrible muscle cramping. I had to get a shot of it after having a bad reaction to a bite from a Sunburst baboon spider.

kory
 
redtailfool;772924; said:
Ouch! Did you do anything to ease out the pain ?
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I couple of Advil and the burning only lasted for about 15 min. I spoke to the life gaurd at the closest tower and she said just some ice and clean it up really good. She said it happens all of the time and good thing it didn't leave the barb. They are difficult to remove without a blade.
 
what it that fuzzy that did it?
i was thinking about getting one.
 
Only if you are alergic..

I got stung by a full grown Black Volitan and wow, that hurt.. Not as bad as I expected though.

With that urchin sting you need to make sure part of the spine didn't get lodged in your finger as it can cause a severe infection.
 
BigTanker;475658; said:
Do any of you have pics of the afflicted body part after being stung by a lion fish? I have a large voltan (sp?) lion that I always tell people will mess them up if they stick their hand in the tank, but I never really had anything to back it up with. I know he inverts if you even get near him, but that's just because he's a jerk that way. I know my eel will take a chunk out of you if you're not paying attention!
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haha i do the same thing.. id love to see pictures if anyone has a lionfish sting
 
I would like to know what it feels like, but I don't want to see it coming....LOL
 
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