Sounds like a pretty traumatic experience and I'm sorry you had to go through that. It is normal not to feel completely yourself this quickly after such an event, and it may take some time to feel back to normal again.Medically, it is good that you have recovered. I must emphasize you need to have an epi-pen with you at all times in the event you do have another sting at some point. The strength will come back. It's hard to tell how bad off you are, but can say a BP of 40/20 is pretty bad.Counseling is up to you. It sounds like you are having an acute stress reaction to a traumatic experience (think PTSD, but happening essentially immediately after). This may improve on its own, or may need some help to get through.
F49, 55, 143 lbsI had a severe allergic reaction and I almost died on Tuesday. I got stung 2-3 times by a yellow jacket while cutting the grass. I came inside to get some Benadryl and saw all these black spots (probably 4 minutes later). Then I was profusely diaphoretic, dry heaves, had copious amount of phlegm from my mouth and nose, couldnt breathe, weakness and was blacking out. It was so so fast.My husband (hero #1) happened to be coming from the airport so he called 911 and My 13 year old gave me one of her epipens in the thigh (she is anaphylactic to shellfish and buckwheat). First responders came (maybe 4.5 minutes) and I couldnt open my eyes, they put me on a blood pressure monitor and then it was alarming, so they turned the alarm off. Then advanced life support I think or Ems literally picked me up and ran me out to the ambulance. I think I blacked out and woke up and I barely remember the ambulance ride with sirens and lights and them laying on the horn. I could hear them saying we got gotta get her pressure up, we got nothing here. I remember trying to talk to them and my tongue wouldn't work. When I was conscious and realized the lights and sirens were on, i saw the seriousness. When I heard them say ETA 3-5 and BP of 40/20 - I 'm like , that's not compatible with life. The paramedics worked on me the entire time. At hospital had me in a trauma room and called all staff over loudspeaker. Thankfully they got my pressure up and gave me another epipen and steroids and Benadryl. The epipen and lack of blood flow gave me some cardiac issues and Im following up with cardiology.That said, I dont feel right. Im weak. I keep waking up with nightmares about not being able to breathe and I keep replaying the incident in my head. I have little appetite. Do you think I would benefit from some counseling? Did I almost die? I feel like I certainly came close. Would I be a candidate for venom therapy? I feel like this if my only chance at a normal life.Is there any way I have some sort of Mast Cell Disorder for this to come on so suddenly?