I finally succumbed under pressure to see a doctor about the Yellow Jacket sting which was getting worse. I visited a local “Urgent Care” clinic and after 2 hours I left with prescriptions for a steriod and a strong topical ointment. It was distressing seeing new bumps (which itch) on my right wrist!! Hopefully the reddness and bumps will disipate soon…
Urgent care is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of care outside of a hospital emergency department, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat patients who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency room. Often urgent care centers are not open on a continuous basis, unlike a hospital emergency room that would be open at all times.
The initial urgent care centers opened in the 1970s. Since then this sector of the healthcare industry has rapidly expanded to an approximately 17,000 centers. Many of these centers have been started by entrepreneurial physicians who have responded to the public need for convenient access to unscheduled medical care. Other centers have been opened by hospital systems, seeking to attract patients. Much of the growth of these centers has been fueled by the significant savings that urgent care centers provide over the care in a hospital emergency department. Many managed care organizations (MCOs) now encourage their customers to utilize the urgent care option.
August 13th, 2008 at 9:50 am
So you got stung more than once? Or the bumps were an allergic reaction? Glad you bowed to pressure.
I just got back from learning my bone scan was abnormal. It is hard not to be scared, and just suspect arthritis. My doctor is hoping it is not an infection in the bone.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
It’s a good thing you went to have that checked out. I hope they’ll heal soon.