How is xsboy's bee sting doing? When I got nailed by one of those big red wasps last summer, I applied a paste of meat tenderizer and water to it right away and kept some on it under a bandage for several hours-it really took the sting and swelling away and that kept me from feeling crappy, too.
i'm thinking this was yellow jacket,based on where he was when he got bit. which is also what got me. wasp stings sound much more painful.