bee lady: Pat Wagner

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Pat Wagner

" The Bee Lady "

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http://www.olg.com/beelady/info.htm

- I was diagnosed at town University Hospital in the Spring of 1970 with

relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.

- Medications given to me included ACTH, Prednisone, Dalmane, Halcion, Valium

(40 mgs./day), Seconal, Meprobamate, Dantrium, Dexedrine, Ditropan, Lomotil,

Erythromycin, Keflex, Percocet, Bicodin, Tylenol #3, Fiorinal, Morphine,

Indomethacin, and Timoptic eye drops.

- The course of my MS worsened until the Spring of 1992 when I experienced my

worst exacerbation in terms of duration and resistance to treatment.

- Two courses of high-dose Prednisone tapering over 6 weeks (80mgs. per day on

down) did not help.

- Because I would cry " at the drop of a hat " , I was given Prozac for

depression.

- The medical records read " Wheelchair bound, numb woman with bladder

incontinence. "

- Bladder surgery was done in March of 1992 but did not prove beneficial.

- Regarding mobility, it read " as if her feet were nailed to the wheelchair. No

movement since October, 1991. "

- Then, on March 24, 1992, I received my first intentional sting from a

honeybee.

- Besides being numb, my skeletal system felt as though it was made of ice.

- Twenty minutes after I received a sting on my left knee, my entire leg no

longer felt bone cold. This was a very positive sign to me that there may be

something to this bee sting thing.

- I got four more stings that evening and the next day my entire body was no

longer cold except for my feet and hands.

- A noticeable increase in energy was evidenced in two days by her being able

to stay awake longer throughout the day.

- The hearing in my right ear was lost due to MS, but within two weeks I

regained it.

- My husband Ray became so hopeful for me that he bought a beehive, took over

stinging me, and I changed his name to Sting Ray!

Although the treatment has not been a cakewalk, its effects have made me a new

person. Upon follow-up with my neurologist who had said there was " No hope " , he

called my name and I walked over to him. However, he did not recognize me

because he was EXPECTING A CRIPPLE IN A WHEELCHAIR!

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http://www.olg.com/beelady/info.htm