Myles has been going through it shots since last September and we have had 4 reactions. The last reaction was at his appt Wednesday where he received epi (...
Hey Stacie What I remember when starting therapy, and working up to a maintenance dose, was that the fire ant took longer. Seems like maybe 20 weeks longer. I...
HI David, You are of course completely correct, the cold light of day shows that. I was naturally a little disappointed to learn the news that I was not...
Hi Stacie, I'm so sorry to hear of the latest reaction. It is soooo scary having a 2 year old (ours is now 3 years old) with a fire ant allergy. Our son's...
I'm actualy WAY better. Thanks for asking. It feels good to feel good! My friend here who is from the UK swears that our -20 is no where near as cold as -5...
David, I get yellowjacket and honey bee injections - at first, they didn't bother me at all, but as I moved up in the dosage, all I can say is OUCH. The ...
... them 3 years and they do hurt for about 24 hours still. im used to it and it dont bother me much anymore!!You are right the shots do hurt more than a real...
We haven't met any other sting patients either. Here is an update: As of now we are going to be getting a shot every 3 weeks. It will be the same dose every...
Dear Stacie. I'm so glad that the doctor will continue with the shots at any level. Keep us posted. We'll be thinking of you guys this summer as we play...
Rich - I had no idea they put that much venom in the injections! I knew it was two stings worth for a honey bee, had no idea it was that many for a yellow ...
Stacie - Such a good doc! And I echo Kim's words - I'm glad that the doc will continue the shots, too! Hopefully it'll work and the next level dose will ...
Well I am now into my 5th week of venom injections, the first 2 were a very low dose and my 5th the latest was a 1/5 of venom. Thankfully my reactions have...
Glad to hear that things are progressing well Mike and sorry to report on the first outdoor Bumble Bee of the Year in my end of Surrey, England. Just about on...
... for wasp venoms anyways!!The funny part is most allegists dont even know they just think its 2 stings worth which is true for honeybee immunotherapy but...
So how much of a reaction to the injections is acceptable ? After last weeks I had a slight swelling for a couple of days, and so I only got a slight...
Your first port of call is of course the allergy consultant but in my opinion ..... I think the main thing to remember is that your current reaction ie a bit...
... Thanks for the response David, and I will speak to the consultant again about it, and I wonder if they will lower the venom increase again this week due to...
From: zmithers Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 9:35 PM To: insectstings@yahoogroups.com Subject: [insectstings] Re: My journey to Immunotherapy and beyond week 6 ...
Hi , I am hoping to be part of this group and to begin immunotherapy soon. I think i will need the support to go through it. I discovered i was anaphalactic to...
Hi LIz, A very warm welcome to the Group although naturally sorry you have to be here at all! Talk about being unlucky - twice in a week is very bad luck but...
Hi Liz, What a nightmare you have had - it does leave you very jittery. That does ease to an extent - on this site Winter is voted the most popular season as...
Hi Liz and SO sorry about your luck with the stings. This is certainly the place to come for advice and compassion. We are all at various stages of the sting...
Thankyou to all you who have said hi. I am in New Zealand. I'm thinking that surely there is somewhere in the world where there are no vespids but perhaps not...
Hi Liz, I do watersports such as windsurfing and canoeing and have found you don't get wasps on open water - either that or I am concentrating too hard! Just...
... Spring is here and I am about to put my yellow wasp traps out to nab the queens. This is very important, because if you trap and kill the queens, then...
Hi Maggie, Yeah my initial strategy was going to be moving onto a luxury yacht, but I have been informed that there are such things called sea wasps and that...
Hi Mike, You are very brave. I am scared that I'll react badly to tretment but will have to see. I can understand about developing panic attacks, after my...
Oh wow, that is just bad luck. Poor you! Welcome to the group. I've gone quite a long time w/o a sting. My record was 22 years and I hope beat that ;) cate...
Hi Cate, I think you guys are all right about the wasps at sea thing. You would certainly know. If you're anything like me your wasp and bee radar is highly...
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