When I joined, I sat and read the entire archieve. Its not an overly
active group so its completley doable and SO worth it.

Hugs to you. I too have a four year old and know what fickle little
beasties they are :)

I hope you have some answers.

Cate

--- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "Deb Fawcett" <acet@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa and sorry to hear of your sons situation. It is without a
doubt a very scary one. This is such a good place to vent. The
board had been unusually quiet this summer it's usually such a "buzz"
this time of year. We do have a couple people here that have children
in your situation and our famous King of Stings is full of
information.
>
> You go a head an vent as much as you like. When I found this site
about 5 years ago it was such a blessing.
>
> Cate and I were wondering where everybody has been but hopefully
they will be back on soon and you'll be pleased with the support from
here.
>
> Go thru the posts. There is a wealth of information there.
>
> Take care
>
> Debbie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: robertpowell872
> To: insectstings@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:32 PM
> Subject: [insectstings] I am new here
>
>
> Hello everyone. I am new here. My situation involves my 4 year
old
> son. He was stung in April 07. We experienced anaphylactic shock.
I
> would say it was the scariest moment of my life but I think that
this
> entire year living in constant fear has been the scariest part. I
am
> so glad I found this message board. I have been looking for some
type
> of support and I have found nothing until now. My son will be
getting
> skin tests next month. He has already had the RAST test and fire
ants
> and yellow jackets showed up as an allergy. I am not looking
forward
> to the testing as my son is not very fond of any doctors but I
can
> hardly blame him with two ambulance trips to the emergency room.I
know
> each person is unique with their reactions but any pointers or
advice
> would be wonderful. Thank you for the opportunity to vent a
little. It
> is hard for people with out these types of allergies to
understand.
>
> ~Lisa
>
>
>
>
>
>
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