I've had about 5 stings this year. Not much considering how many bees buzz around me. Actually it amazes me how passive they are considering what we do to them/their homes.
Anyway, I find that I swell up more than I used to. A boy in my daughter's class said that his dad tried to suck the poison out of a bee sting before it could get right into the blood stream. Anyone tried that?
Couple of weeks ago I was stung on the finger, and somehow thought I should remove my wedding ring. Proved to have been a very good decision as my fingers got much bigger than normal and would NOT have fitted in my ring. It would probably need to have been cut off, which would not have pleased me or my wife.
Lesson 1: Remove rings if stung on/around fingers.
Just a thought, my brother told me (not entirely sure if I believe him) that rings can, in an emergency, be cut off with an angle grinder, he did it for a work mate whose finger was being badly squashed by the ring. He says the angle grinder did less damage to the finger than the bent ring, but I'm not sure I would want it done to me (although doing it might be fun!!!)