by DogMa » November 11th, 2007, 5:26 pm
I'm not allergic to wasps, either. But fire ants and bees are in the same family, and they actually are pretty sure I developed the allergy when I was stung by fire ants, because I had never been stung by a bee before (you have to be stung at least once for your body to develop the allergic reaction; no one is allergic the first they're stung).
I could be OK after another sting. But there's a 60 percent chance that the next reaction will be worse than the last one, which would be, well, pretty darn bad. I couldn't even do the allergy shots afterward. They tried twice and I reacted both times. After that, the company that makes the stuff said they couldn't lower the concentration any further, so I wasn't able to continue.
My tongue and throat swelled, but I have no idea about the eyes. I was too busy being unconscious. Ha. All I know is I came to eventually, and then my throat started to swell shut, and maybe 15 minutes or so later, my whole body was covered in hives. And for maybe a month after that, I was allergic to EVERYthing. I'd use shower gel, and break out in hives. They brought a Christmas tree into the newsroom, and I'd start sneezing and tearing up the second I walked off the elevator. It was crazy, and it's just not an experience I want to repeat.
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