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#6631
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#6632
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#6633
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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#6636
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#6637
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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#6638
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#6639
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I got stung once.
#6641
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#6642
smelling the roses
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Oh, it got worse. The drugstore wasn't open before I set out yesterday morning, so I couldn't grab any antihistamines. It wasn't problematic on the ride (and it was a good ride, complete with gravely stream crossings), but it flared up afterwards. The sting was just above the Adam's apple, and now the itchy, inflamed area extends to the upper sternum.
Unlike my hip, it's a really awkward place to ice, and it hasn't been terribly effective. In the shower last night, though, I found that heat made the itch subside, so I've been hitting it with a hot compress when it gets to be too much; I was pleasantly surprised to find that a couple rounds of heat made me comfortable enough to get to sleep without trouble.
Unlike my hip, it's a really awkward place to ice, and it hasn't been terribly effective. In the shower last night, though, I found that heat made the itch subside, so I've been hitting it with a hot compress when it gets to be too much; I was pleasantly surprised to find that a couple rounds of heat made me comfortable enough to get to sleep without trouble.
In the hot shower department, keep cranking up the heat as your itch gets used to it. You can get four hours of relief this way.
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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OMG, MNF on ABC. ¡¡¡!!!!!!!
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A hot shower has been my treatment for poison ivy and the like for 40 years. Also, if it's a small area of itch, as in a mosquito bite, nail polish provides instant relief. I always have a stash of clear for that purpose; you might want to experiment with colors.
In the hot shower department, keep cranking up the heat as your itch gets used to it. You can get four hours of relief this way.
In the hot shower department, keep cranking up the heat as your itch gets used to it. You can get four hours of relief this way.
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#6647
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#6649
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#6650
Silver Comet Fred
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