Hi, my son has developed an allergy to bee stings and been advised by the Dr at A&E to see his own GP about getting an Epipen and desensitisation treatment, just wondered if anyone has any experience or information about this. Thanks
Simple answer is no I don’t but as it must have been a frightening and worrying thing to have to go to A&E, a couple of thoughts in the absence of other responses for you.
Not knowing any details so apologies if a crass question, but are you absolutely sure it was an allergic reaction? I am no Dr, but depending on the location of the sting, the normal response to a sting on the face for example can appear quite extreme but does not necessarily imply an allergy.
I only know the desensitisation process can be over a quite prolonged period so is a reasonable commitment. Unless no room for doubt, I would seek a second opinion as I have encountered a lot of people who believe themselves allergic when in fact they can just swell up in response to a sting which is certainly unpleasant but a relatively normal response.
Best of luck with it.