I suppose I wasn't really understanding the question that Allen was asking.
The MD I'm sure thought that it's possible that the bee stings will build up
in her system until her system finally freaks out. I just figured it was
good to have the epi-pen on hand in case someone else visiting had a bad
reaction. We have some friends that are deathly afraid of bees because of
some perceive "allergy" to beestings that might cause the need for the
epi-pen. I certainly don't credit the MD with knowing what they're doing,
but they're more covering their behind, with all the litigation that goes on
in the medical business...

> I do not see any systemic reactions being described, but only local
reactions.
> Did I miss something??
> I also find it rather bizarre that an MD would give someone an Epipen for
> swelling after a beesting, as I thought these were reserved for
> allergic/anaphyllactic/systemic reactions. My belief is that many MDs or
even
> allergists are not fully experienced in beesting allergy treatments.
> Many types of snakebites would necessitate a quick response because of
tissue or
> nerve damage, but we're talking about bees here.
>    - John
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> John F. Edwards
> Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
> Tucson, Arizona 85719
> http://198.22.133.109/
> http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/edwards.html
>