Hi Maggie and 'All' Yes it IS cold..woke up to snow this morning...unusual for West Sussex, and annoying for all the children who are back to school today!!! ...
Will keep everything crossed for him! ... and you cos you go thru the mill too :) ... Sussex, and annoying for all the children who are back to school ...
Hi Maggie and Roz! And a happy new year to you all too - it is definitely going to be a challenging one for most of us, I guess, with all the gloomy financial...
Good evening..and a cold one it is!!!! Yesterdays trip to St Mary's started badly ...long delays on the trains due to a power failure..and ended with a...
So sorry Roz - how has Joe taken it? Will they test him again in a year or so? One of my son's friends (now 15) appears to have grown out of a nut allergy...
Hi Maggie, Joe has taken it as only a 12 year old boy can! Everything from " They didn't do the test properly"... to... " a wasp wouldn't even give me a 10th...
... current ... <mrmichaelgee@> ... Indeed! Regarding antihistimines... I wonder if there is an inhalent-type antihistimine out there on the market? I use...
That is very disappointing for you and a new burden of responsibility to consider too. I hope the reaction was not too unpleasant - I think the whole sting...
He sounds normal!! Mine would have had that view too :) ... They didn't do the test properly"... to... " a wasp wouldn't even give me a 10th of a sting..only...
Hi Everyone, I have been asked by Anaphylaxis Canada to spread the word about a survey they are conducting on insect sting allergic children so I agreed to pop...
Looking at the questions I guess that there are not many guys out there that would know the answers to these questions!! David From: David Glaser Sent:...
Does anyone know what tests are necessary for a delayed systemic reaction to wasp/bee stings? The RAST test came up positive to moderate and high strengths...
Yesterday I started the 300u/ml at .05cc Once again, I had a delayed reaction. Now the Allergist wants the shots stopped! I'm in such a panic, as I know if...
Hi Anna. I don't know the answers to your questions but someone here will be able to help. I am on maintenance and have been for a long time. Other than the...
Hi Kari DON'T PANIC ! Like I just replied to Anna, other than the original sting, my reaction to the therapy has always been delayed and much worse hours...
Last year we had a wasp nest in the wall of our house, which I didn't worry about as never really got stressed about wasps, how things change. The 1st time I...
Hi Anna Well I am sure your allergist will advise you Anna with all the knowledge at their fingertips but your results are somewhat contradictory as on the...
Hi Kari, I was in precisely the same predicament as you and it took me a year of nagging and battling with the local hospital to get my immunotherapy started...
Hi Mike, It is a small world since (I would guess) we share the same consultant at Guildford who is a great lady. She is very cautious about the treatment...
Hi, Sorry to hear of your life changing journey..hopefully the immunotherapy will go well and your will feel more in control again! We too saw the lady...
The RAST test is the blood test that measures the IgE in your blood and the result you get is a number and from that its graded as a class. I just went...
Wow, that is not comforting, as I am on the 6 month series to get to maintenance. I stated at 3u/ml .05cc. My first reaction was at 3u/ml .4cc. That's when...
Dear Kari  I had an awful summer last year as well keeping wasps and bees away from my allergic son. We went camping in Norfolk and the place was infested...
Dear David  Thanks for your information. It is my son who is allergic actually. When he was stung by a bee he had a severe sytemmic reaction the day after...
There are certain conditions when immunotherapy is not advised but I am not aware than MS and Lupus are included. Pretty sure they are not issues at all. One...
Dear Cate,  Yes it was the skin test that came up after 12 hours. About the same time as it took for him to react fully to the bee sting, and a couple...
My skin test popped up right away and lasted for a good week. I have had other allergy tests pop up later though. I keep forgetting to ask what exactly that...
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