define the word itch.. to itch is to want to scratch... this is what the dictionary says..
I have had this problem for a solid month. I went to a doctor and he said he thought it was my soap causing the problem, I knew it wasn't the soap but you can never tell a doctor any thing. He prescribed these pills that cost me 13 dollars 27 pills each pill was the size of a small pin head. he also prescribed this tube of ointment, 27 dollars and the size was 1 ounce.
for those of you who don't know me I am and have always been a very large woman and I have this itch on both feet and legs, my hips and from one shoulder to the other.
The doctor also told me don't scratch good advise if you can get it or do it.
so now I have small sores that itch on my back and shoulders, the rash on my legs is gone but the other before mention parts of my body still itch.
The ointment and the pills are just a memory and I am now using over the counter hydrocortisone cream and some bootleg pills from a family member who suffered the same problem last summer.
I made 2 trips to the doctor and on the second trip he said keep using the cream, sure if I had any left which I didn't, he offered to write me a new order for it but who in the hell has 27 dollars left to buy more salve and in the mean time I itch and try not to scratch.
modern medicine is a marvel. don't scratch.
About Me
- patsy
- born in arkansas, lived here all my life, 75 years old. keep chickens and I like to read.
3 comments:
Doctors can be pretty aggravating at times.
I am always up front with the Drs. Larry gets this itch stuff each year. They tried to give him the teeny tiny tube of medicine. I told the Dr. Hey, that will not last one night. Sometimes I think they are stupid. I also always let them know I don't want a $20 medicine that will only last a day. I don't go to the Dr. often Patsy for I always get mad.
I get mad every time I go to a doctor, too. The first thing my doctor says is, "can you tell me what the problem is?" That is the reason I go to him. He is supposed to tell me, not me tell him. My blood pressure goes out the top of my head every time I go and he tries to put me on medicine. He is the one that causes it to go up. I take my own blood pressure often and if anything it is usually low.
The nurse tells me I have white coat syndrome and a lot of people have it. They get so upset when they see a doctor in a white coat their blood pressure goes up! That is why I try to never go. The last medicine he gave me, I took twice and my muscles were jerking like I had palsy or something. I threw it away. I don't trust them at all. I don't think they know anything anymore. Sorry to rant on so but it is so frustrating. I sure hope you are better by now and are able to have a good weekend. I will keep checking on you. Love and hugs, Judy
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