tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post155892749781714116..comments2024-03-25T03:13:16.489-04:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I Want to Bee Number One!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25943919617382994212008-10-10T17:52:00.000-04:002008-10-10T17:52:00.000-04:00My little brother had allergy shots for years - a ...My little brother had allergy shots for years - a couple of them at the allergist's office and one or two at the house - and they made the biggest difference in the world for his quality of life. He was so allergic to pollen that his skin was constantly red from his sock lin to his shorts line in the summer. Combine pollen allergies with animal allergies and he was miserable. He started out with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19769216853436392892008-10-04T10:38:00.000-04:002008-10-04T10:38:00.000-04:00Dawn, I've worked on and off for three years for a...Dawn, I've worked on and off for three years for an allergist. I've given countless immunotherapy shots. A handfull of patients receive these for bee/wasp/yellow jacket allergies--and they all say it's worth it. I would rather be able to enjoy my family's company (despite your luck in camping etc) and not live in fear than balk at the 5 years of shots. At our office, we would retest every 18 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25571979943795052462008-10-03T21:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T21:42:00.000-04:00I'm glad you got tested so you know exactly what y...I'm glad you got tested so you know exactly what you are allergic to and that if you do get stung you know to get yourself to the hospital as soon as possible.<BR/><BR/>That was not the case for my brother in law (my sisters husband). He was working in a neighbors yard cleaning brush and got stung about 10 times. He came back home to get some benadryl. And by the time my sister got back outside Cedar Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654472717566772848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89102948142295601692008-10-03T17:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:42:00.000-04:00A) Already voted for you in all categories awhile ...A) Already voted for you in all categories awhile ago :) I think I can only vote once, yes?<BR/><BR/>B) Good news is that the bees we have up here tend to be the nasty yellowjackets. Fortunately, not the honeybees. I've actually never been stung by a honeybee. Good luck to you there!<BR/><BR/>C) I never went through the desensitizing process but growing up, I had three friends who went Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49257522475070540652008-10-03T16:21:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:21:00.000-04:00How can you vote more than once???????How can you vote more than once???????Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825607388560812132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65966982183052643882008-10-02T15:58:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:58:00.000-04:00Well I'm no help at all on the bee sting regimine....Well I'm no help at all on the bee sting regimine. It's not something anyone in my family has ever had to endure. I hope you get good info though!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the blogger award nominations. I voted for you ages and ages and ages ago LOL. I went back to make sure they weren't doing a new competition and no, they're not. I've already voted and they won't let me vote again (the absolute Mystiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500565432645458680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46991383850647854352008-10-02T12:28:00.000-04:002008-10-02T12:28:00.000-04:00Just wanted you to know I joined and voted for you...Just wanted you to know I joined and voted for you ! <BR/>All 3 !!!<BR/><BR/>I also recently learned the bees are stinging now because of their mating season. Be careful !<BR/>Hugs from Donna in IndianaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685562616965907033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10805811890685385312008-10-02T11:49:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:49:00.000-04:00Hmm, something to ponder for sure, I've nver been ...Hmm, something to ponder for sure, I've nver been stung. Would so hate to find out I'm allergic to them and not know it.MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88838889983090642992008-10-01T23:03:00.000-04:002008-10-01T23:03:00.000-04:00When I was a kid I was allergic to EVERYTHING. Al...When I was a kid I was allergic to EVERYTHING. All the normal-ish stuff like dust, mold, pollen, pet dander, etc. plus I was allergic to lots of food stuff. Most notably, I was allergic to wheat (NOT gluten, wheat specifically) and all things soy. I was also lactose intolerant. I think I was on the same diet as Brooklyn... In addition to the plastic, crinkly sheets (for dust mites), special Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952141751557039884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88424156877506419582008-10-01T22:50:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:50:00.000-04:00There is another way to deal effectively with alle...There is another way to deal effectively with allergies of all kinds. The BioSet system (just search on BioSet). No shots, no needles testing. I have gone both ways. Am allergic to many, many things. Took allergy shots for about 3 years, then started to feel worse when I got the shots so stopped. They helped a little. Fast forward a number of years, asthma developed despite avoiding many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45644830998402256402008-10-01T21:27:00.000-04:002008-10-01T21:27:00.000-04:00This comment is for EVERYONE with an EPI-PEN. Ple...This comment is for EVERYONE with an EPI-PEN. Please check the expiration date on the injection. Sometimes the pharmacy will give you one that expires in a few months. You want the freshest one possible. MARK AND REMEMBER THAT DATE AND GET A NEW ONE BEFORE THEN. THIS CAN BE SERIOUS. PLEASE PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THE DATE OF EXPIRATIONPaula71https://www.blogger.com/profile/05152560895036243670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-62111193771148858902008-10-01T21:19:00.000-04:002008-10-01T21:19:00.000-04:00I am glad that you have an EPI-PEN..BUT..also RACE...I am glad that you have an EPI-PEN..BUT..also RACE OUT and get a box of Benzadryne...Years ago, I took my litle boy out into the fields..we were going to enjoy the very last of the blackberries. I figured I must have jabbed myself on a thorn..Suddenly my moustache(I'm a dude,by the way!) was filled with White Faced Hornets(These are the nasty ones..with license plates) I mention this story now, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525859401884115826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14352212337641340902008-10-01T18:48:00.000-04:002008-10-01T18:48:00.000-04:00Been there, done that. I'm allergic to all the var...Been there, done that. I'm allergic to all the varieties of hymenoptera. Found out when I was stung back in 1994 (and had been stung numerous times as a child growing up). Went to the hospital all red and itchy and full of hives. Got a shot in my butt, extra oxygen and good as new. I DID go through 5 years of shots during college. It was a pain in the butt! In the end my doc said I had a 50/50 Allykathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826047905448433541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-92063007324366776582008-10-01T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-01T18:17:00.000-04:00We've done immunotherapy for other allergies, and ...We've done immunotherapy for other allergies, and they do work. We can actually get through an entire allergy season with fewer than a dozen antihistamines.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504919254472519754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84750951323992238642008-10-01T18:02:00.000-04:002008-10-01T18:02:00.000-04:00Dawn,As one who loves to camp and has a family tra...Dawn,<BR/>As one who loves to camp and has a family tradition of camping--I say that the years of shots may well be worth being able to enjoy camping and ball games and the zoo and the park and anything you can think of where a bee might be. <BR/><BR/>I can also tell you from experience how AWFUL an true-blue anaphylactic reaction can be (mine was to x-ray dye in the hospital but it was totally Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58415390806542183532008-10-01T17:15:00.000-04:002008-10-01T17:15:00.000-04:00I sure hope you win. I did my part and voted. I ...I sure hope you win. I did my part and voted. I have told everyone I know about your blog. My husband had to sit and listen to me read him some of your posts through all of my laughing and eye watering. Thanks for the everyday smiles!!car1224https://www.blogger.com/profile/17061980936349841670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7964583831399857192008-10-01T16:17:00.000-04:002008-10-01T16:17:00.000-04:00I am sooo glad you got tested for the bee stings. ...I am sooo glad you got tested for the bee stings. Hope you never have to use your e-pin. If camping is something you really want to do I do have a few suggestions.<BR/>I am allergic to bee, wasp, and hornet stings, so when my kids were children (1970's-80's) I had my epi-kit (preloaded syringes, not the nifty little pens they have now) and wore one-piece long-sleeved mechanic's overalls 2 sizes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34327537953786291112008-10-01T16:06:00.000-04:002008-10-01T16:06:00.000-04:00I have had allergy shots....not a big deal. After ...I have had allergy shots....not a big deal. After a while you don't even notice when they stick you. I did this for many years, then after becoming pregnant with my first child I had to stop them. I never did start them up again, but I seem fine now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85877533205337612792008-10-01T15:08:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:08:00.000-04:00Okay, I know you've gotten a ton of feedback about...Okay, I know you've gotten a ton of feedback about this, but something to consider. Is it worth it for just bees? I started because I'm allergic to everything except food, so for me it was worth it. Shots for 5 years for one thing? Something to think about.<BR/><BR/>Here's the kicker though that you need to know - every allergy dr. is different. So if you do decide to do the shots, you need Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1220509503369178372008-10-01T14:12:00.000-04:002008-10-01T14:12:00.000-04:00I'll be glad to vote for you. Lots better than my ...I'll be glad to vote for you. Lots better than my other choices I got.<BR/>www.mpgimprovements.comchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196533079391515924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53674272706981880502008-10-01T12:55:00.000-04:002008-10-01T12:55:00.000-04:00Wow, I didn't know that. I got stung 3 times last...Wow, I didn't know that. I got stung 3 times last year by a yellow jacket(those are the brutal bees, in my opinion, they don't even care if they die to sting you!-and they were horrible last year.) I got kind of dizzy too, and makes me never want to get stung, so much so that the other day there was one around my head and I ran arms flailing and screaming into the house and left my 1 year old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26568007101513995092008-10-01T11:52:00.000-04:002008-10-01T11:52:00.000-04:00I wish they had a venom test for kids. What if I a...I wish they had a venom test for kids. What if I am deathly alergic and I don't find out until it's too late? They don't make an epi pen for that!Shawna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737986055588284681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1162343855792481292008-10-01T10:59:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:59:00.000-04:00Definitely worth it. When I was tested they did th...Definitely worth it. When I was tested they did the needle tests for everything. I had 22 marks on each forearm and another 22 on each upper arm. I did that twice. I registered allergic to everything EXCEPT cat hair, bizarrely enough. I took the shots for several years until I moved to Kentucky, and I wish I was still taking them, because my allergies are far worse here, and the shots don't have Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91432219462563635572008-10-01T10:50:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:50:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to bees as we...I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to bees as well - although I've never been tested. I just stay away from anything with a stinger. LOL I would probably do the desensitizing, because it would be a miracle for me to remember to carry an epi-pen. I'm proud of myself when I can keep track of my keys & wallet!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975806548855709834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60973053861813493292008-10-01T10:32:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:32:00.000-04:00We had to keep an epi pen for one of my students l...We had to keep an epi pen for one of my students last year--he's highly allergic to peanuts. Never had to use it, but it's very reassuring to have--just like my pepper spray :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com