I feel your pain. I lived in texas for 14 years; when I got there, a fire-ant bite on my finger would swell up the whole joint of that finger, but when I left, a fire-ant bite on the same finger would swell my arm up to the shoulder! I used to have to take precautionary Benadryl every time, to keep the level of response from growing. Fortunately there are better antihistamines available now.
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