... Good day! I had the exact same thing happen two years in a row! The difference being, I did not use my epipen either time. I have always told myself...
Hi R and welcome to the group. I am so very sorry to hear about your son. It is an awful thing to go thru. The good news is you CAN get thru it. It's been...
Hi....... How awful for you ! It sounds like you did the right thing with the epi but I don't know that. You got lucky with your finger being OK. If it was...
Hi, I have had 2 anaphalactic shocks - first was: Being stung, going into the house to dab some TCP on it(!) and starting to feel a bit odd and having the...
... Hello, Glad you found this group! It will probably be your best support! My son was stung by a fire ant when he just turned 3. He went into anaphlactic...
... I use the Children's Liquid Benadryl. For me, a capfull upon being stung. I am 190lbs. It would seem to me that the liquid would work faster than...
Hi Rachel, Welcome to the group; as others have said, we all sympathize with you and your son. Rachel, since we've been emailing so much off board before...
... Just an FYI, I was told by my allergist to apply the Epi shot at the first sign of an anaphylactic reaction, and then call for help. The point being, if...
coleman11721
coleman11721@...
Jun 10, 2009 4:57 pm
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Thanks for all of the responses, everyone! Here's an update: I talked with my allergist over the phone about a week ago and explained to her what had...
sethzondag
sethzondag@...
Jun 16, 2009 4:06 pm
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Hi Kim Good to hear from you. I was wondering what was going on. So sorry your baby got stung. Even a baby wasp sting HURTS ! Stay strong and in control. I...
It is so sad when babies get stung - I remember watching as a wasp landed on my 8 month old daughter's hand, sticky with food, and before I could do anything...
David, Thanks for the reassurance about my daughter's sting. Hopefully she will NOT end up being allergic. It did scare me though that she had such a...
sethzondag
sethzondag@...
Jun 18, 2009 2:43 pm
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Hi Kim, The allergist would normally say that sensitivity does run in families and so people who are atopic are more likely to have children who are atopic...
Hi everyone, Well I finally approved an email I did not mean to, from a website that claims (like so many do) to have the ultimate cure for wasp and bee...
Hi everyone, Just writing again after a bit of silence. It's winter here in NZ, so I have been managing to avoid the reality of my allergy for awhile. I am...
Hey LIz Oh Sweetie, ((Hugs)) You are not alone in this. You have done the right thing in letting out your feelings. Bless your heart! I am praying that you get...
Hi Liz, Well I am very glad that you have started on your treatment and I do fully understand how easy it is to have that panic reaction to needles and...
Hi Liz!  I don't know if you've read any of my previous posts, but if you go to my first or second one, you'll notice I described what happened to me and...
Thankyou for your understanding guys. I went to my first appointment and I was let off the hook, as the immunologist and me decided to do the rast test first....
Your doctor is being very conservative indeed which is great because this cautious approach will help you come to terms with this emotionally and physically...
Thankyou David, It does help to know that noone has had an anapylactic shock in that clinic for 12 years, other than yourself. Puts it in perspective for me....
Anyone know how prevalent wasps/bees are in Arizona? We are going to Lake Havasu on vacation next week. The temperature high has been around 115 degrees F...
sethzondag
sethzondag@...
Jul 31, 2009 5:04 am
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Hi, We live in Houston, and keeping my son's epi from boiling has been an issue for us. (We've had record high temps over 100 degrees for 5 weeks or so). I...
I have been advised by a number of medical consultants that the key thing is to keep autoinjectors out of the sun in a shady spot - they really should be fine...
David, Funny thing you should mention shelf life of epipens. I just did refill one of my son's epipens. The prescription was ready to expire in a month so I...
I suffered my first anaphylactic experience exactly a week ago - it was half past ten at night, I was sitting at the desk on the computer and the wasp (who...
traceynapier@...
Aug 7, 2009 9:19 am
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Hi Tracey, It is scary stuff but hopefully the website and all the folk here will be helpful - as you can probably see you are not alone in this experience!...
HI Tracey, Sorry to hear about your anaphlactic experience. I'm sure you'll agree that the NHS do a great job on these occassions! We have seen Dr...
I have been persuaded to start a Twitter account at the address below and now am not quite sure what to do with it other than keep those informed as to what...
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