When you are ill...

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 1:11 am

Well, I once had poison ivy, and I was so desperate to get rid of it I wanted to just put a boiling hot iron on it, to stop the itching.

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 3:59 am

Originally posted by Morlock
Well, I once had poison ivy, and I was so desperate to get rid of it I wanted to just put a boiling hot iron on it, to stop the itching.

I understand your feeling. I have eczma (I have so many health problems.... I think I'm getting old.

), and sometimes want to peel my skin off when it's bad.

@All: Thank you for the concern. I'm feeling much better this morning, and I even managed to eat a small tub of yogurt.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 7:05 am

Originally posted by Minerva
@All: Thank you for the concern. I'm feeling much better this morning, and I even managed to eat a small tub of yogurt.

Glad to hear it

Well i had something called Heinoc Shoinon Purpera (spelt from memory, might be wrong) which basically caused my legs to become entirely bruised, i couldn't walk without great doses of pain, i had considered chopping them off, but i refrained which is probably a good thing

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 7:24 am

Originally posted by Minerva

I understand your feeling. I have eczma (I have so many health problems.... I think I'm getting old. ), and sometimes want to peel my skin off when it's bad.

Hmmm...I know this one well, only my skin does peel off

there are times when the itch is so deep, scratching doesn't do anything but make the skin peel and blisters burst. So often I have eyed that tub of caustic soda thinking the burn would take the edge off the itch

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 7:31 am

Yes, chopping your legs off is not good Mr Sleep.

I had black hole fever once. Something to do with escape velocity.

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 7:37 am

Try simply not eating for a while, and slowly introduce your body back to food. If it persists for more than 3 days, GO TO A HOSPITAL, you will become terribly dehydrated and will need an IV. Happened to my friend... and if you are an average sized person you might want to consider going to a doctor right away if you can't keep a glass of water down... it's a very major problem...

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 10:57 am

I sypa..something get well soon

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 12:54 pm

@ Sleepo, Minerva & Ysh : Try consume more vitamins, AFAIK your body sometimes require more supplement. So U better eat supplemental vitamins than relying from the food you're eating

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 12:59 pm

Originally posted by KidD01

@ Sleepo, Minerva & Ysh : Try consume more vitamins, AFAIK your body sometimes require more supplement. So U better eat supplemental vitamins than relying from the food you're eating

I am supposed to eat??

j/k

I have had it since a baby, some grow out of it, some don't. There are a few types of eczema, the atopic, dry skin type is easier to control - that doesn't cause me too many problems. The blistering type is something a little more complicated and less predictable...I am thinking of looking into alternative meds since the prescribed ones do not work and the doctor is at a loss. They even gave me psoriasis creams

that was agony...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Feb 18, 2002 4:21 pm

Originally posted by KidD01
@ Sleepo, Minerva & Ysh : Try consume more vitamins, AFAIK your body sometimes require more supplement. So U better eat supplemental vitamins than relying from the food you're eating

I had it when i was about 5ish so vitamins aren't going to help it unless i go back in time or something

josh · Post by **josh** » Tue Feb 19, 2002 5:58 am

Chicken pox is the worst I had to go through. My face was so itchy I wanted to scratch off all the little pimple thingys.