07-31-2014, 04:24 PM
I use a prescription cortisone foam (clobetasol propionate). If used frequently after a bite it works pretty well. I have some allergy problems and I will continue to swell from a LFA bite and if not treated with the foam I'll eventually need a shot.
The cortisone foam treatment is a very off label use discouraged by my doctor as it's way stronger than any standard cortisone cream and supposedly thins the skin. It's obviously prescribed for other purposes but heck it works.
Oddly the regular fire ant just gives me the standard puss bump. It seems I'm always recovering from fire ant bites. The other bigger tree ant things that look kinda like tiny wingless wasps mess me up bad too. I don't recall those in Hawaii though.
Unfortunately I have to trim my driveway as the UPS guy won't drive down it now. I'll be sure to get several bites as they'll be falling out of the trees onto me. I better check the date on my epipen.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
The cortisone foam treatment is a very off label use discouraged by my doctor as it's way stronger than any standard cortisone cream and supposedly thins the skin. It's obviously prescribed for other purposes but heck it works.
Oddly the regular fire ant just gives me the standard puss bump. It seems I'm always recovering from fire ant bites. The other bigger tree ant things that look kinda like tiny wingless wasps mess me up bad too. I don't recall those in Hawaii though.
Unfortunately I have to trim my driveway as the UPS guy won't drive down it now. I'll be sure to get several bites as they'll be falling out of the trees onto me. I better check the date on my epipen.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
Big Islander to be.