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Hello!
The buzzers are out full force here in the USA
It is awesome how they don't seem to pick ME out of a crowd any longer!!
I too am still having my shot broken up into to two, one in each arm
I wonder if a good test would be to have it all at once in one arm?
I think I've been on maintainence for 2 1/2 years & was told after 5 they would re-test me
However, I had a lot of false negatives (very frustrating) in the beginning of my whole adventure & have the added blessing (?) of having mastocytosis, which complicates everything
Regardless, thank you again, David for all the great information & support over the years
What on earth did people do before the internet?
:)
Diane
Insect Stings <david@...> wrote:
Insect Stings <david@...> wrote:
Hi Everyone,Well I have my next jab on the 10th July and this then marks five years of maintenance.Like Chris I have 50 mg in each arm and now I have no local reaction at all - in fact the needle seems to hurt a lot more than the venom! The main issue now is what to do....because I had anaphylactic shock after the second or third shot of the build up phase ie a very low dose, then the established advice is to be on venom immunotherapy for life.I really don't fancy that very much but then I don't fancy going back to square one again and having anaphylactic shock to a real wasp sting rather than a mild shot. Then again I might be cured for life. Who knows?Even the "King of Sting" doesn't know all the answers but maybe some of you have some thoughts?!!!As for wasp/bee stings here in the UK, Chris, I have a new website launched last year which monitors sting activity here in the UK and it is definitely the quietest year this century - feel free to take a look - www.waspwatch.co.uk .All best wishes to everyone!DavidI just noticed that my last message somehow missed the board, so here
it is again...
Well, I've not posted on here for quite some time, so perhaps time
for an update.
We moved house from Humberside (East coast, UK) to North Wales
earlier this year and consequently have changed hospital for my jabs.
I now go to Broad Green Hospital in Liverpool, where they have a
separate unit for immunotherapy, whereas at Lincoln hospital it was
done on the Day Unit, alongside all sorts of other treatments.
Broad Green also works as a drop in centre, so no pre-booking of
appointments, just come in around the appropriate time. This means it
is a very slick process, but you don't get to see the other patients
(whether they're there for immunotherapy or any other reason) on a
regular basis, which is a shame as I made a few friends at Lincoln.
I'm still having my dose split 50/50, half an hour apart, following
last year's bad reaction, but I've only got until October until the
three year course is up. So at 6 weekly intervals, that's only
another 4 visits until I finish!
I'm still not very good at remembering to carry my Epipens with me,
but am trying! Although I've not seen many wasps this year so far.
Hope everyone is well.
Regards,
Chris
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> Its been SO quiet here. How is everyone doing?
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> cate
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