What are you allergic to?

[Karen]

Allergies - Bees, wasps, hornets, etc. If I dont get the bee needle in time, then i can possibly die most horribly. I've been stung lots of times (they like to sting me, and will search me out in a group to bite), and the reactions are getting worse and worse. I was rock climbing and one bit me on the arm, just above the elbow - i tied it off with a piece of rope to get to the hospital, and my entire arm looked like someone took a rubber glove and blew it up all the way to my fingertips.

You DO carry an epi-pen, don't you? If you don't, you should, and should know how to use it.

Same for anyone who has a mouth-swelling-up reaction. I have one with me at all times because of my "tree-nut" (worst are almonds and pistachios) reaction. And, Blue_Frog, every "repeat exposure" means your reaction will be more extreme next time. Get yourself a prescription for an epi-pen!

[Blue_Frog]

You DO carry an epi-pen, don't you? If you don't, you should, and should know how to use it.

Same for anyone who has a mouth-swelling-up reaction. I have one with me at all times because of my "tree-nut" (worst are almonds and pistachios) reaction. And, Blue_Frog, every "repeat exposure" means your reaction will be more extreme next time. Get yourself a prescription for an epi-pen!

Yep - EpiPen = BeeNeedle ... I should have said that instead of bee-needle since thats what i generally call it I carry one in my purse all the time, and I know how to use it, but haven't yet. I've let people around me know how to use it just in case - usually a lot of antihistimes take care of stings on the extremities, but I have the pen in case i get stung around the chest/throat/head etc. Its pretty scary sometimes, especially since i love to spend time outside. stoopid wasps My mother has the same allergy, and has gone into anaphalactic shock before after a sting - we've had to use the pen on her before, and its a scary experience!

[Glacier]

This usually gets a bit of a giggle, but I am allergic to dogs and cats. Straw darn near kills me. Filling the dog houses is not fun!

If it's outside, has leaves, flowers, drops pollen, I am allergic to it. The snow mould will be out in a few weeks. That's my cue to start taking my meds more. A large part of why I like winter so much is that the vast majority of my allergies disappear with the first snow. I rarely need medication in the winter.

I have a life threatening allergy to Aspirin. The rest are controlled with Reactine, Claritin, Flonase and some eye drops I can't recall the name of.

[Husky_mom]

This usually gets a bit of a giggle, but I am allergic to dogs and cats.

add me to the list of gigglers.......

[Edwina's Secretary]

Soft shell crab, penicillin, cats, rag weed, mold, mildew, etc, etc,. I consider claritan an miracle drug and keep benadyrl around. I have a new drug that is WONDERFUL but appallingly expensive! And we won't even talk about "contact dermatitis..."

The world can be a cruel place!