I was opening some mail, and next thing i know i start scrathing my upper chest, after about 5 minutes , I feel something attached to me, only to pick off this...
Sure hard to tell from the "after" picture. Was looking around at bugs in general and came across a bug called an Assasin Bug. It sucks blood and the drawing...
Hi Craig, In the picture it does look similar to an earwig. Looking closely it appears to have been damaged and that the tail end is missing. It seems to be a...
Thanks for that Doug - I had it down as an earwig creature too but I didn't think that earwigs bit. Having said that, I guess that is what those two large...
Hi All, My name is Richard from Dronfield, small village near Sheffield, England. Have just had the biggest shock of my life, and what a downer it is, have...
Hi Rick, Welcome to the club to which no one wants to belong - Anaphylaxis Anonymous! I am David the person behind the insect stings website and I hope you...
Sorry to hear about your sting. It does change your whole way of living for a while. This site is the best place to start ! I agree with David. DO NOT "just...
Hi again, Thanks for e-mails, am trying to find specialist, only one is skin specialist in Sheffield, should I start there? I went to NHS and waiting list just...
Rick, Epipens are fine - the problem is that the people administer them in a panic sometimes and do so wrongly (the classic mistake is to administer them...
Hi folks, just to add my two penneth!! I had no problems getting referral form GP to allergist, appointment came through almost straight away and I had a wait...
hey everyone, my name is Carolyn I live in NY and this summer became anaphylactic for the first time from several hornet bites. I had communicated with David...
Keeping cool under venom immunotherapy is not easy but you just have to keep really focused on the end result - which is the freedom to be out there with your...
Want to say hi to Carolyn and Annie since I didn't get a chance to reply. Hope all goes well. I had my second round of venom therapy and had quite a set back....
Hi Debbie, so sorry to hear about your experience, wow, it must have been really scary for you. It does sound like your doctor is moving pretty fast with your...
My opinion is that you are going too fast - your immunotherapy course is more like a rush immunotherapy course which whilst an established method of treatment...
Thank you David and Carolyn for responding so quickly. I am seriously concerned about the amount of venom. I have called Ohio State University to see what...
We've had frost here in the UK and I thought, good that's the end of the buzzies but yesterday was warm in the afternoon and my hubbie killed a wasp as it was...
Down here in Surrey/Sussex borders in England we have seen wasps in December - the key is not the frost but successively cold days ie a cold spell. Trouble is...
Hi everyone, My opinion on the last wasp is that there really isn't any date that they go away. They over winter if they are in a protected area and will be...
Hi All, Have been tryin to source an allergy specialist, near Sheffield, got pointed to private hospital. Well am sorry to say but i think my own gp knew more...
A question---- Has anyone used their epipen? It is something that I think about a lot, and am a little unsettled to "is there time" "will I be in a fit state...
Rick, Before you undergo desensitization it is very sensible to have a blood test to confirm the type of venom you are allergic to - there are different sorts...
hey Richard, I must say I totally agree with David about the blood testing, I found out that I am not allergic to bees at all, only wasps, hornets and yellow...
Hi All, sorry for repeating my self in last two messages, thort 1st one dint get sent but it must have. David- you went threw treatment, for a result that...
Rick, The dangers of desensitization are trivial compared to the dangers of being stung if you are anaphylactic - there are no documented deaths due to venom...
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