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Originally Posted by Ladymom  I've gotten allergy shots for years and never had a problem with a reaction. You do have to have an epi pen on hand, though, just in case. I've yet to talk to anyone who ever had to use it, thank heavens.
It's odd he said you could have a reaction as much as 24 hours later. I heard allergic reactions happen almost immediately. I give myself the shots, but had to get the first few at the doctor's office to be safe. They had me wait for 15 minutes after a shot in case of a reaction.
Try to relax and not worry about it. You will be amazed how much better you will feel. |
Thank you so much! I am just a huge worrywart with anything medical, but it's just to the point where my allergies are much too bad, and I'm on 5 medications at any given time for the asthma/allergy combo -- I just decided it was time to take some action here.
I'm going to call tomorrow to ask more about why I need it for 24 hours along with a few other questions tomorrow, he didn't really get into too much other than, you're allergic to everything under the sun basically and "we need to start the shots now".
I really feel better hearing stories from people that have done this before though, it's way more comforting than reading horror stories on the 'net!