At 06:16 PM 3/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>John Goodman wrote:
>>
>> I have recently been prescribed a nonsteroidal anti-inflamatory drug and
>> remembered about their possible side effects on beekeepers with respect to
>> bee sting 'immunity'. Since the references are rather old and only a few
>> cases were cited, I wondered if anyone had any more up to date information.
>
>John
>
>In the fals of 1996, I had back surgery for a herniated disc. To
>alleviate the extreme pain prior to the operation, I was given
>anti-inflamatory drugs.
>
>Last spring, when I first started working with my bees again, I was
>extrememly sensitive to bee stings.  The first half dozen or so stings
>swelled up quite badly and took about two weeks each to subside.  After
>that, I seemed to be less sensitive and by mid summer, things were back
>to normal.
>
>Paul
>
>The October 1993 issue of the SPEEDY BEE had an article on page 11.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS MAY END BEEKEEPERS IMMUNITY TO BEE STING.
 
(NOTE: The information was taken from the book, UNDERSTANDING PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS, by Dorothy L. Smith, Pharm D, pp270-271, Reference: British Medical
Journal 292:378, 1986)