Hi Guys,

Well it has been quiet this summer so far, even for the King of Sting
(!), and in fact this is true of insect sting levels generally - the
effects of climate change and the various problems that bees are
experiencing worldwide are reflected in slightly lower activity on my
website. I still get quite a lot of private email so there is still
plenty to do and plenty of folk getting stung.

I am sure you are right to point Lisa into our archives because there
are a number of people out there with similar predicaments and it
would be great if they could make a post and touch base with Lisa.

We all so understand your worries Lisa and the main issue is to make
sure that the epipens are always to hand for the time being. There
is lots of evidence to point to the fact that children generally do
grow out of allergies - I know some don't, but many do - but in the
meantime it is a really worrying time.

From what I can see you are obviously in good hands and having the
right tests and I am sure you are being advised from a medical
perspective. We in the group are all non-medical and for many of us
the problem has been coping with the emotional shock of it all and
how to live as normal a life as possible. In the UK immunotherapy
would not normally be offered to a 4 year old as it can be rather
traumatic for a little one that does not like needles so you will
have to be advised by your allergist. I don't think either of my
daughters could have coped with the treatment when so little - let
alone their protective father!!

Perhaps those mums and dads with little ones could touch base on the
message board and tell us how they have coped.

In the meantime please read through the historic posts as there will
be much good advice for you!

All best wishes


David

--- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "robertpowell872"
<robertpowell872@...> wrote:
>
> 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
>