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Originally Posted by Crowbob
In the ER being pumped up with adrenaline and steroids and whatnot and about the time my throat closed up, I started to cry thinking I’m not gonna see my kids again when all of a sudden I felt completely normal, like I was dead.
Do you carry an epi pen with you now in the summer?
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I used to. ER doc told me next time I get stung to go IMMEDIATELY to ER. So, long after my epi pens expired, I got stung again and went directly to urgent care. Doc on duty says why are you here? I told him. So we just waited awhile, like 1/2 hour and nothing happened. So he says, I tell you what, we’re gonna pretend you were never here so we don’t have to fill out a buncha paperwork, charge insurance, blah, blah. I said fine with me! He explained that all bee venom is not the same so just because a person gets stung and has a reaction doesn’t mean that person will have a reaction next time he gets stung.
I am vigilant and wipe out any nests I happen to come across at home. So far so good.