Hi Lisa - sorry to hear about your son - as a Mum you go thru the mill worrying about them.- mine are 14 & 16 and it doesn't stop. You will find a new 'normal'...
Ive been on honey bee and mixed vespid shots for 3 years now and still occasionally get large local reactions from the shots its funny its always different...
HI Rich, Yes, I still do and like you it varies from jab to jab. Also the "sting" at the time of the injection varies too from nothing to ouch! Cheers, Chris ...
I 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...
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...
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...
I went for my follow up the end of june with my new allergist/rhumatologist. He had done a whack of bloodwork in May and at that time said no way to the shots...
Hello everyone. I hope everyone had an insect free 4th of July. I know I sure was going out of my mind with my son running around watching the fireworks and we...
OK Lisa, well you should really go with your allergist's advice and anaphylactic reactions to skin prick tests are very rare. Having said that a RAST blood...
When I had my skin prick tests, I didn't have a reaction. And they said I was one of the most highly allergic people they had ever seen in the office. I did...
mrmichaelgee
mrmichaelgee@...
Jul 7, 2008 9:41 am
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Hi Lisa, Â My son Joe is one of the children that you may have read about in the archives. He was stung 3 years ago by a wasp and he went into anaphylactic...
OK now I'm crushed ! The King of Stings DOES NOT know everything ? Say it isn't so !! I won't believe it ! I may start the half in each arm thing. I still...
Hi Diane, I know the buzzards are where ever I happen to be. Maybe not as much but in Ohio the weather has been strange. I expect them to come around their...
Cate ! I was wondering how it went with all the blood they took. Sorry to hear it was a no go and the other stuff. I'll keep thinking of you and wish the...
HI Rich..............."hot as hell" !!! Oh my, that does happen and that's how I describe it ! Then the swelling gets all pooled in the back of my upper arm...
....a special 'Hey Ya'll' to Lisa and her young one. I've been exploring the www. looking for info that might help Lisa, but I haven't found much...and what I...
OK here we go as I understand it.! Fire ant venom is typically made up not of venom but crushed up body parts and so needs something which contains it in a...
Good Morning, Robin thank you so much for all of the information and such a warm welcome. Our allergist said that he uses the crushed ant for the ant therapy...
Hi Robin, Thank you so much for the good thoughts. We made it through the skin testing. My poor little guy. His name is Ryan. He had 29 injections on his...
Hey Lisa Bless ya'lls heart! I hope Ryan is feeling better....You and your husband too! It sounds like your doctor is being very careful with your baby :) I'm...
We have an appt for the kids july 29th. I hope they are ok. cate ... hear it was a no go and the other stuff. ... the results of the kids tests ? ... and ... ...
Hi Lisa, Some allergists don't recommend taking anti-histamine before the shots at all and some do (usually before). The main reason for the anti-histamine I...
Hello. I am trying to find someone who can identify this bug for me so I will know if I need to be concerned. I live in Atlanta and have several of these...
Jackie Fine
jmfine@...
Jul 17, 2008 12:57 pm
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-Theres some photos on this website: http://health.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/insectstings/photos/browse/f9e 1 (link in column on left/Photos) -Theres...
I am also unable to see the bug picture but I probably won't be able to help very much as the stingers in Georgia are very different from those in the UK. I...
Hi Jackie, I think it looks like a "Carpenter Bee" I can't tell from the picture how big it is except to guess that it is on a white stucco wall so maybe 3/4...
I'm wondering if I should worry about this. Last summer DS (12) had a werid having trouble breathing thing after a bbq out in the country. I took him to the...
Hi Cate, Sleeping to two hours at lunch time with just ice ? I think I'd have him checked. You think that the camp would have been concerned but I don't...
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