> The desentization does
> work and could be a good and reasonable option in my mind much better
> than the epi-pen which needs to be carried always and you have to
> watch the expiry dates etc.

My understanding is that when you have to use an epi-pen you still have to
get to a hospital ASAP, because all it does the epinephrine does is slow
down the inevitable in such an extreme case.

An epi-pen will not save you if you are really allergic, just buy you some
time.  You will never know, because severe reactions often self-limit and
stop short of killing the victim.  But who can take that chance?

Most MDs know little more than a layman about bee sting allergies -- and are
confused by what they have learned, since the subject is complex and
reactions are unpredictable -- so don't believe what you are told unless you
are told by a specialist.  Even then a second opinion might be appropriate.

allen