Hi Roz,

Sounds promising!

I can confirm that with kids the paediatricians are hopeful that they
can grow out of allergies and intolerances - I only know this from
the food perspective. My eldest who is 16 whilst still very
sensitive to dairy seems to be be winning the battle with wheat.

Hope everyone is enjoying the cold weather - we have had snow again
today ..... I LOVE this time of year as there aren't any wasps :)

All the best for Christmas ...

Maggie


--- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "Insect Stings" <david@...>
wrote:
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> Hi Roz,
>
> It is fascinating but I used to get hundreds of emails from every
year from children about acidity and alkalinity of wasp venom and bee
venom - and so I made a web page about this subject which is now one
of the most visited pages on the website. I am glad that Joe found
it helpful!
>
> I think a sting challenge is a very sensible move as most children
that have any allergy do seem to grow out of them - lots of children
are allergic to nuts and diary for example, but not as many adults.
There is a little girl in our village who had anaphylactic shock to
dairy when she was 2 years old and for the last nine years she and
her mother have been neurotic about milk. The allergist recently
suggested she have a milk challenge in hosptial - and there was no
trace of allergy at all.
>
> It seems as children approach their teens their allergy profile
changes for the better (whilst their moods and behaviour often seem
to change for the worse!).
>
> Immunotherapy is certainly not a treatment which is either
convenient or pleasant - worth doing if you need it, but definitely
worth making sure you really do need it in the first place.
>
> Thanks for your good wishes for the festive season - despite all
the economic doom and gloom everywhere!
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Roz Hannan
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:41 PM
> To: insectstings@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [insectstings] Up-date
>
>
>
> Joe has just finished his science homework (Are wasp stings acid or
alkaline and how would you neutralise them?) and has found this site
invaluable. It is the first time that he has had a interest in
browsing the site himself and I thought that I would bring you all up-
to-date with developments!
>
> Following our consultation at the Royal Surrey, and having a
negative blood test, Joe was referred to St Mary's Paddington ( a
leading London Hospital) to see Proff. Warner. We had our
consultation in August. Joe was given a skin test which showed very
slightly positive (just!!) after about 15 minutes and he had another
blood test . We were advised that, as the initial reaction had been
so severe, he should have immunotherapy. However a negative blood
test could show that Joe is growing out of the problem. What to do???
>
> Anyway, I'm not sure what the result of the last blood test was,
but Joe has been called up to St Mary's for the day on January 9th to
be 'challenged'. I believe that this will involve him being injected
with a dose of venom. Not very pleasant, but at least we will know!!!!
>
> Until then, we will battle on with Year 7 homework!!!
>
> Hope you all have happy Festive Seasons, wherever you all may be!!
>
> Roz
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