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Date: | Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:43:32 -0400 |
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A few decades ago, after banging in fence posts, I had an attack of tennis elbow, a form of arthritis. It was very painful and I had to wear a clamp just below the joint. After several months with no improvement my doctor gave me a painful jab of cortisone and cured it.
More recently I got it again, recognising it because I'd had it before. This was in the early spring and I hadn't been stung for months so my immunity was low. I went to a hive, picked up a bee and applied her sharp end to the painful point of my elbow, keeping the sting in position for a slow count of 120 (2 minutes) so as to get a full dose of venom. It was painful and the elbow reddened and swelled for a couple of days, but when the swelling was gone so was the tennis elbow and it didn't come back. I was told that the sting stimulated my body to produce its own cortisone.
Chris
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