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[keepsthefire]

"Yo. Okumura here. Missed your call, so leave a message or whatever..."

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[doctor_dragoon]

[He resists the impulse to sigh, instead responding very patiently. People get frazzled during situations like this.]

Alright, but where on her body was she stung?

[braveboy]

[ He is indeed frazzled. ]

Uhhh ... hold on.

[ His voice gets a little muffled for a few moments as he goes over to Mary and softly talks with her. He's checking to see where she was stung. He returns to the phone a few moments later, though. ]

Her hand.

[doctor_dragoon]

[It's alright, man. It's gonna be okay.]

Okay. I've been seeing these stings all week, and if she's only been stung once she should be alright. Do your best to keep her in such a way that her hand stays below her heart.

Can you tell if the stinger in her hand?

[braveboy]

[ That's what he's hoping. He doesn't want to lose his girlfriend. Not even a temporary loss. ]

As far as I know, it was only once ... She can't move her arm, so I'll make sure she keeps it below her heart.

[ He moves away again to check her hand. ]

Uhh ... yeah, it's still there.

[doctor_dragoon]

The stinger needs to come out, but it shouldn't be too difficult. You can use your fingernail or anything thin and blunt to gently pry it out. Don't use tweezers or anything that might squeeze. When bees like this sting, they usually leave behind a venom sack that will only inject more venom if you squeeze the stinger.

Once the stinger is out, clean the sting with soap and water. Is she having any trouble breathing or swallowing?

[braveboy]

No, she's able to breathe and swallow fine ...

[ He moves to retrieve a small bowl of water and some soap before making any attempts to pry the stinger out. ]

[doctor_dragoon]

Good. [And she's obviously not allergic or they wouldn't be having this conversation. Things are looking pretty optimistic.] If she develops any problems with breathing or swallowing you should contact the Southtown clinic immediately, but that's not likely to be an issue at this point.

From what I've seen so far, the only thing to do once the stinger is removed is to wait for the toxins to run their course. The clinic down there might have something more to work with, but if they do I haven't heard anything about it yet. You can apply cold compresses to the sting to relieve pain and swelling at the site, but otherwise it's a waiting game.

[Alright, maybe that doesn't sound all that awesome when your girlfriend is the one who's paralyzed, but at least Yukio sounds optimistic?]

Recovery time seems to vary, and if her condition hasn't improved in the next six hours or so, you should contact a medic just in case, but she should make a full recovery.

[braveboy]

Okay ... thanks a lot for this.

[ He seems to sound calmer now, and he's on his way back to her now to dig the stinger out and start washing it. He's still not totally calm, but he's much calmer than he had been when he started talking to Yukio. ]

I'll be sure to be with her as much as I possibly can be during all of this, so, yeah, I'll contact the clinic if nothing's improved in that time span.

[doctor_dragoon]

It's no problem. I'm sure she's in good hands.