EpiPen for worsening bee allergy?
Just a random question I’ve thought about off and on, thought I’d ask for some advice!
So I have a bunch of topical allergies (7 to commonly used chemicals), but I know I’m also allergic to bees.
I’m in the early 20s now, but as a kid under/around 10 I probably got stung around 7-8 times and each time the reactions got worse and worse —
I think the last time was when I was 11, I was stung on my upper lip and half my face swelled up (like clean line down, one eye swollen shut and it was difficult to speak because of the swelling in half my lips).
The time before that I was stung on the palm of my hand close to my middle finger, couldn’t bend my fingers from the swelling.
I haven’t been stung since, but I worry about what would happen if I got stung again. Could I have an anaphylactic reaction? Should I try to get an EpiPen just in case?
I’ve just been thinking about it more lately because I might go camping this summer and I want to be prepared. Thank you if you read all of this!