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[senoritafish]

PhEEr two posts with my daughter in a row.

Well, on last Monday, two days after getting stung by the bee, Avalon started throwing up, and felt absolutely awful, plus her foot was still swollen and incredibly painful. runsamuck had me make a doctor appt. for her, and took her in. The doctor's verdict was she was having a delayed reaction to the venom - this was her second sting, and the next one might put her in the hospital. So in addition to other medications, no more running around in the park barefoot, and she now has to carry an EpiPen around with her, in case she gets stung again. We do, rather. It came with a needle-less trainer to practice with. We don't forsee her having to use it herself for the time being - she's six, so she pretty much always has an adult nearby, but we had her practice with it anyway - and practiced with ourselves too, so she could see us doing it and not be too scared herself (but damn, you have to hit yourself pretty hard - I had bruises). Step 1 - pull the cap off.

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Huntington Beach CA
Sharp VE-CG30
26 June 2008




Step 2. Hold arm out.



Step 3. Swing arm down and jab into leg hard enough to make the thing "click." Hold for 10 seconds (runsamuck told her to count to 12, because if you're scared, you're going to be counting faster).

Of course, I took these also because I had to document her choice of outfit for the day, so I can show her when she's a teenager and embarass the hell out of her. You may remember the tights from her Halloween costume; she loves them.

Anyway, scary...

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[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

She's such a cutie! I better read up on those pens. I want to keep bees one day.

[(Anonymous)]

Are you allergic to bee stings? I think you have to have a prescription for them. John had them for awhile for very bad asthma attacks, but they went out of date and he never replaced them.

I have to say this really conflicts me about bees. I've been trying to encourage them around my yard because I know there are problems with pollinators, but I don't want to put my daughter in the hospital. Then again most bees aren't agressive; she only got stung this time (and the first time) because she stepped on it. What to do...

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dammit, thought I logged in...that was me of course...