"Broadback" wrote in message
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I am allergic to wasp stings, don't know about bees, but much the same I
guess.

Not necessarily.

Instead of the usual small swelling ans irritation the area around the
stings swells like a balloon, very unpleasant, luckily it was the back of
my hand, though the swelling reached up past my elbow, just glad it was
not my face!

That's not an allergy. It's a local reaction, I know it's more than
unpleasant though!

Mary