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Originally Posted by ben parrish
Timely thread. I recently started reacting strangely to bee stings. I have been stung may times in my life with nothing more than minor soreness. Yellow jacket stings hurt like a mutha but cause me no swelling...BUT...the last two honey bees stings I have received have caused significant local swelling lasting for days. This is an issue because I have bee hives. I was stung under the eye a few months back and it looked like I had been hit in the eye for a week...pretty puffy under the eye with discoloration for a week. I got hit a few days ago behind my left knee. I instantly removed the stinger and went on about the hive inspection. The next morning, my left calf was swollen considerable and by the end of the day there was a 1.5" difference in the circumference of my calfs. Never an issue of shortness of breath or body hives.
I think I will go see a doc and get a script for an EpiPen...just to be safe.
Can a persons allergic response change over time?
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I would have thought somebody that owned beehives would be adequately covered to prevent bee stings? Some kind of bee combat coveralls? Yes?