The past day and a half, I have been plagued with another allergic reaction, which happens to me about twice a year. It's loads of fun. My mom has the same problem, so thinking it might be hereditary (thanks ma!) Basically I break out in itchy bright red bumps all over my body and it is maddening. Even Mr. P felt bad for me last night. He had already eaten himself, but he cooked me some yummy dinner and even had some cheesecake for dessert. I heart cheesecake...
But I digress...Back to the itching...(
Are ya'll itching yet???) I took an oatmeal bath but the water was too warm (duh I should have known better) and made things even worse. I thought I was gonna scream! My skin got so blotchy red and later I found out that the warm water was releasing all of the histamines. So...note to those of you who may ever have to do this (works for poison ivy, etc.) take an oatmeal bath in as cool of water as you can stand.
Needless to say I was feeling like CRAP this morning. My Dr. appointment was for 9 AM (I would have gone at 3 AM if they would have taken me), and as soon as I walk in, the receptionist (who's been there forever) says "just wait one second
sugah, and I'll be right with you." I waited maybe 60 seconds and she says "I'm SO sorry for the wait. Let me get your insurance card from you ,hon."
After awhile, I'm called back to see Dr Amy who immediately upon opening the door says, "Sweetie, what ails you??" I turned immediately into a 5 year old. Me with sad pouty face says "I have itchies." Ok, not really. We chit chatted and she gave me my prescriptions and then launched into a 5 minute discusstion about where I can get some fabulous oil for my itchy skin from the drug store. (More on that later) She was so friendly! Seriously, I could have sat there all day talking about the weather, shoes, my new toenail polish...you get the idea. When I left, she said "Now if you don't feel better in a few days, don't you hesitate to call me, darling!" ("Yes, ma'am...now can I have my sucker
now????" but I guess you only get those if you are under 12 and / or get a shot. Or you start crying a lot. Which I considered but seeing as I'm 30
ish....)
Then I headed to the drugstore to fill my prescription. They told me it might be a few minutes, so I decided to wait. She had me ready to go in less than 10 minutes - and
apologized for the wait. I was like, look lady...I've been itching for 48 hours straight. Ten minutes is nothin! She sent me on my merry way with a "have a GREAT day" and before I got out the store,
two other employees told me to have a nice day and waved goodbye.
By the time I got to work, I was practically skipping (and scratching) down the sidewalk. It's amazing how other poeple can affect your mood and lift your spirits! I love the sweet, neighborly, help-each-other-out attitudes that folks have here.
Soo...back to the fabulous oil - it's Neutrogena Body Oil. I actually have some of this oil but I mix it with my lotion usually. But Dr. Amy (love her!) gave me a great idea. She said to buy a squirt bottle and pour the oil into it. That way you it's less messy and you can squirt it all over your body and get hard to reach places like your back. She said it's great for those of us with dry itchy skin that is so common during the winter. The best part of this oil is that it is NOT greasy like baby oil is. I can't stand baby oil...everything sticks to you. But this stuff is totally different and feels amazing. Give it a try! (Wal-Mart has a generic version for about 4 bucks.) She said she gives these out at Christmas time in gift baskets and her family loves it. Great idea!
Now that I've made you all a little itchy, go take a luxurious warm/cool bath tonight and slather up with some nice body oil afterwards. You can thank me later!
