Categories: uncategorized
Date: 28 October 2006 04:02:51
yes, ladies and gentlemen... rain is highly allergic to several items in her environment...nickle and chromium to name a few (only a few are named because i can neither spell nor remember the others)
need to give away my dish soap... the oatmeal lavender body wash... and start going through my jewelry... investigate what kind of metal my glasses are made from... get an extra set of yellow gloves for when i wash dishes (no dishwasher) ...and not get disappointed when my skin responds to various family jewlery heirlooms. ...Oh, and lest we forget the best part of this skin test - I now get addional practice for reading lables! Ingredients for everything! Makeup (which i don't wear a lot of, but do you know how many metals and other potential allergens are in makeup? and the wide variety of names/synonyms for ingredients??!) Cleansers. Conditioner/shampoos... it seems like my world is getting smaller. BUT, good news, she thinks that systematically eliminating contact allergens will improve my exzema (best summarized by allergic and highly reactive skin...and skin is a big organ).
so the doctor said it wasn't just that my skin was allergic to X,Y or Z... it's that my skin had a very angry reaction. (we're talking raised, red bumps with blisters!) so my skin is angry. good. at least part of me can express itself directly.
(blisters are still there, btw... and itching like crazy. not scratching - using *cold* instead... stops the itch)
arrived at work late due to dr. appt ...and wasn't very productive. stayed late - just didn't want to be there. actually, just want to go to bed. but i have this movie i've been wanting to watch for quite some time, so...i may just watch it and fall asleep on the couch... well, except that i've got a friend coming over for brunch tomorrow. don't get me wrong - i adore this friend. i'm just tired, you know? ...so she's coming over around 10, and i need to clean the kitchen, take out the trash, tidy up clutter... and i'll do it tomorrow morning. already set the alarm for 7:30 (but - will i get up??! that remains to be seen... because I still haven't gone to bed yet... and then there's that movie I wanted to watch...)
sometimes, even I get exhausted from listening to myself.