I got prescribed an Epi-pen... Basically this do-it-yourself, epinephrine injection. You punch yourself in the leg with it and it plants this very large fat needle into your thigh muscle. It tickles... REALLY!
That was (like I said) 15 or so years ago... I called up my doc and asked for a script for another Epi-pen to have around just in case I should get stung by a bee again...
Apparently, because it's been a while, she can't prescribe another one until I get stung by a bee again and have another reaction... Great.
What am I supposed to do in this situation? Hope I get stung by a bee, have a reaction to be able to say, "Hah! Told you so!" or not ever get stung by a bee EVER EVER AGAIN? Get stung by a bee and NOT have some kind of reaction? I don't even know. Whatever...
Ask your doctor to do a prick (scratch) test, which is a painless method for medical diagnosis of allergies including bee allergies. The results are available within minutes of the test being done.
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