tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post7487293766739047189..comments2024-02-13T11:24:29.348-07:00Comments on Backyard Bee Hive Blog: Anaphylaxis Due to Bee StingHBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post-64131851388472588572013-05-24T10:42:35.385-06:002013-05-24T10:42:35.385-06:00@bees Turns out: instead of fire ant they tested f...@<a href="#c8658329665885813440" rel="nofollow">bees</a> Turns out: instead of fire ant they tested for hornets. SLIT is only done with one allergen, an not venoms.HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post-72542694993378251362013-05-04T20:58:35.210-06:002013-05-04T20:58:35.210-06:00@bees The allergist says I need to be tested for v...@<a href="#c8658329665885813440" rel="nofollow">bees</a> The allergist says I need to be tested for venom sensitivity. Obviously honeybees are problematic, but there are 4 other insects in the hymenoptera family that are possible problems. If I am going to go through Venom Immunotherapy (VIT) it makes sense to be immunized against any other problems at the same time. I agree and disagree at the same time. Fire ants are not found in CO, so why be tested for sensitivity to them? Then again, maybe one day I will travel (wishfully thinking) to someplace with fire ants. At any rate, I can not be tested until 6 weeks from last being stung, so I still have 3 weeks to go. Then VIT involves twice-weekly injections for 3-4 month, then monthly (?) injections for the next 3-5 years. This all has a price tag of about $2,000. There is another therapy called SLIT (sublingual immunotherapy) that is more rapid and may cost less. I need to investigate the option further.<br /><br />One of the research papers I read on honeybee sensitivity indicated that there is about a 60% chance that the next sting will be worse, once you demonstrate sensitivity. I am happy to hear you were in the 40% and still keep bees. :)HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post-86583296658858134402013-05-04T17:49:02.463-06:002013-05-04T17:49:02.463-06:00Any luck with the venom desensitization? I had a s...Any luck with the venom desensitization? I had a similar reaction when my boyfriend removed the stinger by squeezing it...and of course a good dose of venom followed...<br /><br />Since my reaction, I got stung once more but had no reaction...I still keep bees.beeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267926204166031778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post-42067345951588819732013-04-26T09:32:19.478-06:002013-04-26T09:32:19.478-06:00Glad to hear from you again, Whizbo! Sorry to lear...Glad to hear from you again, Whizbo! Sorry to learn you are allergic, too. I am researching venom desensitization so I can get my bees back. What about you?HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95448057582700929.post-37648963286587603182013-04-12T15:15:47.907-06:002013-04-12T15:15:47.907-06:00I had a very similar experience last year, althoug...I had a very similar experience last year, although I drove to the hospital and waited in the parking lot alone, rather than at home. This spring I put my backyard bees up for adoption :( The only allergic reaction I've ever had, and it had to be bees!Whizbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516635450810600585noreply@blogger.com