should i be concerned

[tonya-sr]

i got a large blue carpet anemone about two weeks ago, it stayed were i put it until today, it started moving around, so i reached in to put it back. well when i did this, it wraped its self around my hand and i had to pry it off, when i did that it left hundreds of little blue like stingers in my hand. i went to the sink and used fresh water and tried to wash them off. my question is do i need to be concerned about this? will this make me sick? this has never happened to me before. my hand still feels like i'm being stung. i have ice on it right now.
so please if anyone can help me with any kind of info, please i would like to know? or if you know how to make the stinging stop that would also help.
thank you
tonya

 

[reef_magic]

ouch, sry to hear that tonya. i dont really think it would make u sick, as it just paralyzes the nerves, use some cream or something to help it. it will probably sting for a while tho.....just a shot in the dark, good luck

 

[tonya-sr]

thanks reef_magic i appreciate your input, what do you mean by paralizing the nerves? i don't mean to sound stupid, it's just that i have never been stung by an anemone before. my guess is that this is temporary, (right)?

 

[druluv]

We all should be using latex gloves when we are handling these types of creatures. Hope you feel better

 

[tonya-sr]

hey waterfaller, i am glad to hear from you, thanks for the heads up on the vineger and razor, boy my hand does sting, well how have you been, yes i have been e-mailing you. you and BangGuy. i was begining to think i p___sd you guys off or something. anyway i am very glad to hear from you.i thought i had your ph# stored in my inbox, but it's not there,so i can't call until you are able to e-mail me. i do hope Bang will e-mail me soon. hey did you see my post yesterday?it's under,
(playing with new camera)
those are just a few pics i took while i was learning how to use it. very cool. well again thank you for the info on my ouchy, i sure hope this works, because my hand sure is burning.
tonya

 

[nm reef]

Ouch!!!!:scared:
Doesn't sound nice at all. If you had e-mailed me I couldn't have helped but I would have responded.....
Sounds like your friend waterfaller helped you out....hopefully you'll recover quickly with no long term after effects...

 

[tonya-sr]

thanks NM reef i appreciate your concern, thank you. i would have e-mailed you but don't have your e-mail address.
and druluv your right about the rubber glove, i have never come across this before. if my carpet does move again, you better know i will have gloves handy. thanks for the heads up about the gloves.
waterfaller my e-mail is
mracelis@att.net
keep me posted when you get your computer going. until then we can look out for each other on swf.
and the vineger seems to be helping a little, thank you so much.
tonya