--- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "moomoos_mom" <moomoos_mom@...>
wrote:
>Ya i agree with Cate around 60 or 70% outgrow sting allergy as kids
for the other 30% or so are not so lucky like Cate and myself!! on
the other hand like David said it would help to know a little more
about the reaction your son had was there any rashes or swelling away
from the sting site dizzyness or breathing problems??? if so then it
was for shure a true allergic reaction!! on the other hand if it was
a large swelling area only around the sting site it would be called a
large local reaction although alarming its usually nothing to worry
about!! the problem with skin testing is people that get large local
reactions to a sting usually have very strong reactions to the venom
skin test!!on the other hand its common to see weak positive tests in
people who have had true allergic reactions meaning whole body
reactions!!! the risk of a true allergic reaction after having a
large local reacton and a positive skin test is around 10%!! the risk
of having a allergic reaction after a true allergic reaction hives
trouble breathing dizzyness and a positive skin test is 60-85%
depending on what culprit does the stinging meaning the risk is
higher for people allergic to honeybee stings 60-85% people allegic
to vespid wasps meaning yellowjackets hornets and paperwasps the risk
is 20-60% depending on how bad the first reaction was the worst the
reaction the more likely to have another similar!!on the other hand
kids under 16 years old who have had mild reactions had only a 5-10%
risk of having a reaction to another sting less than 1% will have a
worse reacton than there last!!where kids who had more serious
reactions ran about a 40% chance of having a similar reaction!!the
big problem is there is really no way to predict who will have
another reaction until they get stung again!!!! Rich
> Rich and I were the allergic kids that were told we'd out grow it.
I
> guess my only tidbit of advice is, if they say he'll outgrow it,
take
> it with a big grain of salt.
>
> cate
>
> --- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "Deb Fawcett" <acet@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello to you and welcome. I see the David has already responded
> with his most excellent words of wisdom. I'm not one with an
> allergic child but I became very much so as adult. This is an
> excellent place to start your search and talk about your
> concerns......and vent.
> >
> > I'm sure you will hear from others and as David said this site is
a
> wealth of information and David himself is most knowledgeable.
> >
> > Good luck and hang in there.
> >
> >
> > Debbie
> > (What's happening with everybody else )?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: tmpsailing
> > To: insectstings@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:02 PM
> > Subject: [insectstings] Yikes! Son hyperallergic
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Brief history:
> >
> > Six year old son. Real outdoorsy. Stung half a dozen times
before
> > without incident. At a pumpkin patch field-trip in October with
> > school he got stung behind the ear and his ear and neck swelled
> up
> > like a grapefruit. Allergy testing just done today and he is
> super
> > allergic to yellow jackets.
> >
> > End of history
> >
> > I'm new to this as neither wife nor I are allergic to anything.
I
> > did a google search and am a bit overwhelmed at all the
> information
> > out there about insect allergies. Can someone recommend some
good
> > sites to start with. My head is full of questions, but I don't
> know
> > what to ask or where to start.
> >
> > We, (as a family), are always outdoors or hiking, or swimming,
or
> > playing. We have a summer cabin in the wilderness where the
kids
> go
> > to for weeks during the summer and that's where my son has been
> stung
> > before. Should we be getting our other son tested as well?
> >
> > Any information references that people feel would be helpful
> would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
>