Bee sting desensitisation course

[itma]

I got my first sting today, while inspecting the hives. I knew I had been stung on the finger, stung is such the right word, ouch.

Amazed after the initial stinging feeling for about 5mins, nothing, nada, zilch. No swelling, no itching, nothing. Normally my hand will has swelled to my wrist by now 5hours after the sting, but nothing. I'm stunned.

I didn't think the treatment worked that well.

Be sure to pass on the good news at the next clinic.

Meanwhile... "Rejoice!"

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Wow, dpearce4!

Brilliant.

Really pleased for you.

Dusty

 

[REDWOOD]

I bet you had a brief moment of panic just think you can stick your fingers anywhere now I'm very pleased for you

 

[dpearce4]

I bet you had a brief moment of panic just think you can stick your fingers anywhere now I'm very pleased for you

Not everywhere. Im sure some things would still make me sting if I put my fingers there.

 

[Outlander]

Oh wow did not realise how instensive it was.

 

[dpearce4]

I have been asked to talk to members at our next meeting about why im going through it and whats involved.

I will be taking along my eppi pens and a practice pen so people can have a go using it on them selves. I will be making sure that people do also know the dangers of the use of the pens. And what they can do if they have someone that is having a really bad reaction without resorting to using a pen on them.

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

I will be taking along my eppi pens and a practice pen so people can have a go using it on them selves.

I'm not sure what this entails, but I'm sure you will have considered the possible H&S issues around this.

I know someone in Red Cross, who let people try their glucose monitor on themselves as a training opportunity - then got threatened by a legal claim for a needle stick injury!

Dusty

 

[dpearce4]

its ok dusty the practice one doesn't have a needle in it. but it fires like it does so they can see what it feels like without the needle going in

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

I thought you were sensible enough.
But we all do daft things now and again.

I'm sure your talk will be really interesting and encouraging.

D

 

[thorn]

Dp4, don't take this the wrong way, but we've all been waiting for you to be stung, and now we're delighted you have been.

It's great to find out how the course has worked for you. Thanks for the post.

 

[dpearce4]

Dp4, don't take this the wrong way, but we've all been waiting for you to be stung, and now we're delighted you have been.

It's great to find out how the course has worked for you. Thanks for the post.

hahaha. I was waiting for someone to post that thorn.

 

[BeeJayBee]

hahaha. I was waiting for someone to post that thorn.

It had to be Thorn - nobody else has the right name!

 

[dpearce4]

woke up this morning to a finger that was a bit hot round the sting area, and swollen at the tip but nothing else.

Fully gone down now to.

Cant wait to tell them at the clinic.

 

[VEG]

glad its working for you.

 

[freethorpe bees]

That's really good news DP, amazing how it works so well

 

[freethorpe bees]

DP - I would like to thank you for your inspiration. I phoned Addenbrookes yesterday and put myself down for the course. Should start sometime in May. The travelling will be a nightmare but once it's done (and has worked, hopefully) it's done.

Hope all continues to improve with you.

Bees

 

[dpearce4]

DP - I would like to thank you for your inspiration. I phoned Addenbrookes yesterday and put myself down for the course. Should start sometime in May. The travelling will be a nightmare but once it's done (and has worked, hopefully) it's done.

Hope all continues to improve with you.

Bees

Hi FB Im really glad you have taken the first step, it will be hard but im so impressed at how well it has worked for me sofar (long may it continue). Its one of the reasons I started the thread to sort of demystify what people will go through.

It has also been good that others have been able to give their expertise such as Karol and DrS. I really hope that others will follow in yours and my tracks.

Keep us posted of how yours goes.

doug

 

[veggy37]

Came across this thread as a new member of the forum, and must say it is very relevant to myself.

I became allergic at the start of the beekeeping year I think it was about 5 years ago. I got stung and blew up like a giant red balloon, and it happened again the next time I went to my bees, for the rest of that year I did very little in the way of thorough examination of my bees, but I had read in an issue of BBKA news about the possibility to be immunized against such an allergy so started looking and contacted my GP who put me onto the local hospital where I was tested to see what precisely I was allergic to.

Wasps were not an issue nor other bees but honey bees were so after much discussion I was put on the course of treatment for 12 weekly and then monthly stings.
I will point out that initially the hospital were dead against my having the treatment as I was adamant that I wanted to continue beekeeping, they said I shouldn't. This went on for a while but eventually I won through and now I am approaching 3 years of injections and have no issue with being stung, although I have bought myself what seems to be a sting proof suit and carry epipens around at times.
I highly recommend the treatment and they are fine with beekeepers who wish to continue keeping!

 

[VEG]

Good for you (no relation lol)

 

[drstitson]

"my GP who put me onto the local hospital where I was tested to see what precisely I was allergic to. Wasps were not an issue nor other bees but honey bees were so after much discussion I was put on the course of treatment."

again more protocol driven waste by the NHS.

you go in as a beekeeper. having been stung by your bees. yet they still test for wasp allergy.

you might be allergic to both BUT they don't test everyone on the street for wasp allergy.

do they test for peanut allergy or gluten intolerance .... no. but you as the patient WHO KEEPS BEES can't be expected to tell a bee from a wasp.

like archaeologists digging cause they don't believe the documentary evidence.