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[telophase]

I have counted at least 23 mosquito bites on me. 14 of those are on one leg.

On Saturday we went over to the new house of my brother-in-law and his girlfriend to help them and Toby's parents lay sod and do other work in the backyard. Twice, I saw mosquitos on me, but didn't realize how bad it was until this morning. (I did put mosquito repellant on, but not until after I saw the Mosquitos...oops.)

Driving me crazy, of course. I think I may resort to Zyrtec tonight, even though it knocks me out and makes me fuzzy-headed the day after I take it.

My legs remind me of the way they were when we lived in Tanzania. I was always eaten up with bug bites, and you can still see the faint network of scars on my skin from it.

Comments

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

The topical anesthetic type things, like Bactine, can be helpful in stopping bug bits from being maddening. I like Corticool a lot too.

[tool-of-satan.livejournal.com]

I know that feel.

When my brother-in-law got married, the ceremony was outdoors and the reception was in a tent. I shot a little video of the reception. The video looks as if it's on an old television channel with bad reception, but it's not "snow," it's mosquitoes. The next day I had so many bites I ended up going to an urgent-care clinic for a steroid injection.

[twillery.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, mosquitoes. I have marks on my arms and legs from then that are finally faded away. Now here, we've got a lot more fire ants than New Orleans had. Hmm. If you can, I'd try to find Caladryl, the calamine lotion with Benadryl in it? Great stuff; my poor mom coated our arms and legs with it after play for most of our summers growing up, because apparently we were tasty^^ You have to let it dry, and er, sit on a towel or something so the happy pink doesn't get everywhere, but you feel better afterwards? It's been a while, so I'm not sure if you can take antihistamines orally while you have it on, but possibly so?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I've got some Cortizone-10, which I've been dabbing on myself periodically. And took Zyrtec Sunday night, which meant I spent Monday totally doped up and without much volition. (Zyrtec is the med that works the best on any allergy symptoms I have, but knocks me the hell out!)

And I recounted: I got 30 bites. :/

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yikes! That's a serious attack!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I've got some Cortizone-10 that I've been dabbing on, which seems to be doing the trick.