ANyone else alergic to Wasps?

I\'m sorry mjps21983, but the way you told that story, it is F***ing funny! I just about passed out laughing.....

Fav part: I thought my ass was on fire.

[CHIZZY]

Originally posted by videoholic
I spoke with Lona (My wife) last night.  Apparently it was a little worse than I thought.  She said I passed out for about 10 minutes.  She said she was beating on me before the paramedics came trying to wake me up.  It really scared her a lot.  She said Logan was telling the paramedics to "fix daddy."  My boy rocks.

Fix Daddy.  Great stuff. Your kid is awesome

I almost died and you swallowed a bug. FOr some reason I think being allergic to wasps is a little worse.

Yet you didnt die. I almost died- by suffocation, its all the same- dying or not. Sorry to hear about it though.

Fix daddy!

[videoholic]

Well it looks like I have to go through a series of desensitizing shots.  That\'s going to be fun.  I assume they inject you with venom to do this. I get to do it weekly for a while, then monthly over a 5 year period.  This sucks.

I have read quite a bit on the internet on several allergy sites and it\'s pretty freaky.  I had no clue they are as bad as they are. I probably came as close to death as I will come.  So needless to say I won\'t be going camping any time soon.

[CHIZZY]

That sucks, bro... I really can\'t think of any purpose for mudwasps, either. They don\'t pollenate anything, do they?

it still is a creepy thought that such a small wasp can floor a human :eek: . I myself had hay fever as a kid ; ye know -> getting sneazy from grass and all sortsa flowers in spring and i had really mild astma which fortunately I grew over all this
(also thanx to therapy). Allergics just suck bigtime, but a wasp
allergy is a very extreme one at that. It\'s really nasty becuz they\'re so unpredictable and they can fly. When I got stung by one of them i just got a bump on the place it stung. That remained the same up until the fourth time. i guess i m not allergic to it otherwise i REALLy would have noticed like Videoholic said.

[videoholic]

Oh yeah, big time.  It takes my breath away every time I think about how lucky I was.  What really bothers me the most is that I can\'t just go outside and mo the lawn anymore.  I can\'t really do a damn thing outside without this always being in the back of my mind.  

I haven\'t been stung by a wasp in 32 years, but now I am scared to death of the damn things.

I did read that it is very uncommon for someone to be allergic to both Bees and Wasps.  That\'s a good thing because I have been stung by bees several times.

Now I have to carry a damn shot everywhere I go.  How annoying is that?  Lona keeps joking that she is going to get me a man bag.  Whatever.  Gaylord.  I think I\'d rather die.

Some ignorant people here joke with me about it, but I just chaulk it up to complete ignorance.  I mean the sting was nothing.  That\'s all they can think of when they here of a reaction to the wasp sting.  They don\'t realize that someone can go into shock and pass out from it.  How a tiny little insect can drop a man like that is unbelievable, but I\'m just happy to be alive.

LOL, yeah, these ignorant ppl don\'t understand it \'s not the sting but the poison from the wasp which is lethal to ppl who are allergic to it. Suggest them to try taking a shot of poison in their bloodstream (something for example which causes heart troubles on non allergic ppl too). See how brave they are then ? But I suggest you don\'t let your life be dictated by fear, because such a life is no life. Just keep a healthy stock amount of that anti-poison stuff and keep one on you all the time. I see you have a kid ; you\'re bound to go and play ball with him outside in the future eh ? Just have fun !

The best thing to do is just forget about it. The chances of being stung again- and having an affect are probably slim. Just dont irritate them. I can get bee\'s to land on my hand if I\'m calm enough.

I remember when I ****ed up my wrist skating. It took me a long time to even think about skateboarding. Now today- I almost forget about it, and even laugh at my mistake. But its hard to forget- I have possible surgery on my wrist because it broke a vital bone.

Anyway Video- I hope you feel better if you havent, and remember; along with that shot, carry one big ass flyswatter.

[videoholic]

Chances of being stung again are slim.  True.  Chances of dying if I do get stung, Extremely High.  Especially for the first year.

We have 4 wasps nests around our house.  It\'s ridiculous how many are around here.  I spray these damn things all the time.  Now Lona has to do it.

Man. That really sux. I never knew that could happen. Man now im all scared of them now. I used to have a nest in a tree house of mine with a slide. Man it was some scary s***. My cusin took a hose to the slide and all these wasps just came flying out. It was freaky back then. They were even all around my house at times. Im glad i only lived there for a little while. I know i dont even feel a quarter as scared as you do but i know where your coming from and i feel you. Live life thats all i can say, and just be careful.

[Kurt Angle]

Are these allergies hereditary??

If they are then it might be a good idea to get Logan checked out Vid.

[videoholic]

I was told they are and I am trying to get my dad checked as well.  when I go to the actual allergist next month to start all of this testing and dessensitizing crap I will talk to him about my father and Logan.  We are about to build a house and I don\'t want him to have to worry about it.   I really don\'t know if he\'s been stung before.  We\'ve all been stung by bees, but never wasps.

Lona went around last night and killed 5 nests.  A couple of which were on the neighbor\'s houses.  

She\'s been acting great.  I guess it really hit her hard the thought of losing me. She has already lost her mom, dad, and sister. She really only has me. Although the half mill in life insurance would be nice, I think she\'s not ready to chash that in yet.  If she wasn\'t there to call 911, oye....