norcal.......wow! being allergic is stressful and going through immunotherapy is NOT a fun thing thing to be doing........
this is a thread on what happened to me:
Riverbee's Journeyit's a long thread but if you read the first post, it gives a synopsis.
i started my 'bee journey' when i was in college, guess some would say addiction........
it is, but i love honey bees and can't give them up. almost did and have a number of times.
2012, all that changed for me. wound up in an er on a hot summer day in a bee suit with about nothing on underneath .....
okay never mind.......
could barely breathe, and broke out in terrible hives all over.......it was crazy and i was scared.
i was angry about it, how could i develop an allergy after all these years? it happens. some give it up. i didn't.
i now wear full gear, and probably always will. the injections have helped.
i do get some reactions once in awhile, but nothing that winds me up in the emergency room. i carry two eppy's, liquid benadryl and an emergency steroid. crazy, but it's what i do to keep bees. the reactions are of the normal sort, welts and itch. i can deal with that. as soon as i am stung, i take down some liquid benadryl. it helps to get it in your system quickly.
it gets better norcal, get through the shots........it will be a long road, but hang in there!