It never
ever fails that when I end up outside, I end up mosquito food. I detest Off spray but
end up using it quite often to keep from being one big mosquito bite. I know I
am not the only one to suffer this consequence, but it is frustrating
nonetheless.
I am not
sure what makes me the tastiest morsel of the human smorgasbord that is often
surrounding me. Yet I seem to be the only one smacking the blood thirsty
creatures from me. If it is a biting insect and I am around, you can pretty
well bet I am going to be bitten.
It
certainly does not help the matter that when bitten, the area swells to about
10 times the normal size of what it was. My Mom took me to a dermatologist in high school for
acne as well as the scar tissue from these type of bites. The dermatologist
took one look at a fresh bite and said, “Oh you are allergic to the bites which
is why they leave scars. The pigmentation collects where the bite is, you need
to keep from scratching.” Easier said than done, she mutters while bathing in
calamine lotion and oatmeal bath.
This
brings me to my last point. While attending a wedding outdoors on a past weekend, I
was bitten by mosquitos several times. I treated all 10 bites before bed. For
some ungodly reason, I woke up around 4 am in the morning to all 10 bites itching simultaneously. This woke me up from a sound sleep
mind you. I am now officially naming this time ‘the itching hour’ since this is
not the first time that has happened to me. I had to get up and treat every
bite with anti-itch cream to be able to go back to sleep. Forgive me for a bit
of crabbiness over this issue.
Have you
had any experiences with something similar? I am probably not the only one, but
this is certainly not anything I would wish on anyone under any circumstances.
Questions
and/or comments are welcome.
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