Jelly fish sting

Hi. Does anybody have any advise regarding jelly fish stings. Last July whilst snorkelling in the Red Sea I was stung by a jelly fish. I did not realise what it was until a few days later when a waiter in the hotel commented on it. At the time it was a mass of blisters. When I returned to the UK I went to my GP. Since July I have had various antibiotics and creams but I still have the raised whelts from the sting which itch and hurt at the same time. I have been back to my GP on numerous occassions but he said he has explored every option and there is no other treatment. The sting is on my arm. Does anybody have any suggestions on how I can get rid of it. Thanks

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Not a doc, so here's some good reading.

Jellyfish Stings Treatment: First Aid Information for Jellyfish Stings

Jellyfish Stings Causes Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention on eMedicineHealth.com

Jellyfish Sting Treatment

Treating Jellyfish Stings and Man-o-War Stings

How to Soothe a Jellyfish Sting

Jellyfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not a doctor either.

First aid classes usually teach the application of vinegar to stings, however I once had a shipboard doctor treat a box jelly sting with straight bleach on a paper towel. It actually worked!

As for prolonged reactions, my understanding is that the venom is no longer in your system and the residual welts/blisters are your body's reaction essentially to itself. When I get hit by jellies, the initial pain is nothing compared to the weeks of intense itching and sleepless nights. I think the best treatment for such a problem is time.

I received a small Sea Wasp/Box Jelly "sting" last week and was able to minimize the burn by pouring lots of vinegar on the affected area (my cheek). Pain lasted about a day, the red welt about 3.

At this point it is probably just still your body reacting to it so first aid like vinegar isn't going to help. I'd try some hydrocortisone cream to tame the immune response that is going on.

If the incident hapend in July and you still have the welts, ...wow!! that is much time,
-Go to another Doctor or Dermatologist.