“Don’t tell me you are still itching,” a friend said yesterday. “That is just terrible! What’s been happening?” I’d not seen her in a month, and while she was off gallivanting across the world, I was continuing my journey from one doctor to another. As a retired nurse, I ask myself, every minute, What if …
Tag: Scabies
And what is so rare as a day in June?
Today is the first of June. I'm ready for summer. Are you? How was your winter? Did you itch away like I did most of mine? If you follow this blog, you will know I contracted scabies in late January and was thankful to get prompt medical care because the itching was the most intense …
Unwelcome Itchy Visitors
I wish I had something more soothing to write for you today. But last Monday, after a three-day hissy fit of prickly-burning body-wide itching, a dermatologist looked at the tan line on my back and asked, "Where's this tan from? And how long ago did you get it?" “Aruba. Three weeks ago,” I said. "Then …
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