Hi Dave,
It is very uplifting to hear how well your little chap is doing with his venom immunotherapy. It is always a bit of a surprise when it is proven to work but it really does!" And of course every time he has his maintenance shot it also confirms that it is working!
I have not heard of annual tests for anybody and can only assume that they are conducted because they want to stop the immunotherapy as soon as they sensibly can as it is a bit of an ordeal for a child. Having said that, it is a bit of an ordeal for an adullt sometimes!
It would be really interesting if you could let us know the reason too.
A cheery tale amongst all the economic doom and gloom!
David
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:34 PM
Subject: [insectstings] All going well with immunotherapy
I haven't posted in quite a while. Our 6 year old son started
immunotherapy around May for wasps and hornets. Build up to
maintenance dosage was uneventful. Over the summer he got stung twice
by wasps – yes, I agree that it does seem that wasps sense and attack
allergic people. My wife was right there in each case. No epipen
necessary, just liquid antihistamine and close monitoring thereafter.
It was heart wrenching to hear him say "I'm still breathing" to himself
every few breaths. The second sting was also treated with liquid
antihistamine and much less stressful for all involved. Each sting had
a fair amount of local swelling, but no hives or other systemic
reaction. Judging by the minor reations to the stings, it appears the
immunotherapy is working.
We are scheduled to have another set of allergy tests in January. Is
it common to have yearly allergy tests for kids? – I haven't read about
anyone else mentioning it.
Dave
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