This is a somewhat weird post, but then again, which of my posts isn't? That's precisely why I blog about them. Anyway, I hope this doesn't reveal something terribly wrong with me.
Last night I came home from a birthday party at about 11:15 pm. I started to watch Monday night's episode of a certain TV show online, and my arm started itching. Scratch, scratch, scratch . . . . Before you know it, both of my arms are completely red from my scratching. If you've ever seen the way I scratch my neck or arms, you know that it's no massage--my nails dig in to get a good scratch, and I turn red really easily.
After my arms felt like they were going to fall off, I went into the bathroom and turned on the hot bathtub water. I soaked my arms in the scalding, running water and rubbed them a little bit--I guess I thought there was itching powder on my arms or something. By midnight, I decided to try to sleep, hoping the itch would go away during my ever-so-pleasant slumber. At 2:38 am I woke up scratching--my legs, my feet, my back, my arms. I went into the bathroom to survey the damage and I was absolutely red all over--no bumps, just scratches. I got on Google to see what it could be--was it dry skin from this dry weather? Could I have diabetes? Was I allergic to something I ate tonight?
Regardless, by 4 am I got in my car (her name is Beyonce--black and sexy and very curvy) and drove to Smith's. It's eerie being one of three cars in the grocery-store parking lot. I walked in and half of the store was blocked off because they were cleaning the floor. I had to walk around the whole store to get to the medicines: Benadryl, Cortaid anti-itch cream, oh, and I needed toothpaste. I made my purchase and went home.
By 5:20 am I felt a little drowsy from the Benadryl. I put on my tightest jacket and leggings and socks, which seemed to help alleviate the itch, and lay down on the couch to get some shut-eye.
As I write this, I still feel a little itchy in places--just had to scratch the elbow. What could it be? It's not a rash--my skin looks fine. I just can't believe that an itching sensation can take over your whole body like that. It's really disconcerting.
3 comments:
Runny noses, itching body... you have problems, I'm not going to lie.
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Maybe you should wash your bedding. Maybe you have bed bugs?! Do you need anything? I can come over. Love you.
hmmmm i dunno what it could be but you can walk next door and brooke will take care of you :)
Quin broke out in itchies a few months ago and we thought it was a reaction to our new detergent, but the (bad) doctor diagnosed him with chicken pox (pretty impossible). Anyway, it turned out to be the detergent (we think).
I broke out in itchies once when I was little (at Katie Owen's house). It was a stress reaction. I know you've been stressed about your job search...what do you think?
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