Monday, November 8, 2010

Hysterical!

Some things in life just make you have to laugh even when you least expect it…
Let me start at the beginning…

Many are aware that I am doing whatever it takes to try to make myself feel as good as one can with my Multiple Sclerosis and so when my doctor recommended me to go on the injectable medication Copaxone I was thrilled, I know it meant injections daily perhaps for the rest of my life, what am I crazy?
But this medication was one of the few that had very little side affects and would not interact negatively with my other medications plus after it was in your system it would prevent relapses of the disease!
That’s why I said metaphorically in my head, ‘bring it on and yea!’

The only thing that has been a wee bit of a problem for me is my lumpy body and slight itchiness and occasional redness at the injection sites from being stuck in seven different locations weekly, never allowing to inject in the same location two days in a row. There is a specific regimen on how to proceed: the injections are given in a clockwise motion around the body. In my case I start with my left thigh then my right the next day then my tummy, then Hubby takes over for my left upper arm the first of his days then my right upper arm the next day, and then my right upper hip the next and lastly my left upper hip, and the week starts all over again, seven days a week!

The problem solving for my slight reactions have been rubbing the bumps the next day, cool compresses for the slight redness and itching or if it gets beyond normal using that topical Benedryl stick for insect bites seems to help and I asked if I can use that and so I do.

Anyone who has dealt with itchiness knows that somehow it seems to get worse at night when you are trying to get some sleep, right?
Listen folks I am now getting into the funny part, I know you have all been extremely patient wondering when that was going to happen…
Bear with me and you won’t be disappointed.

In my bathroom I have a small plastic white tray that is designated for my comb, disposable facial washcloths, makeup and the like including eyelash curler and the occasional OTC medications such my Benadryl stick as well as my dry eye, eye drops.

Well, last night like clock work my tummy began to itch overwhelmingly and so I went into the bathroom to grab the itch stick as I so boldly call it and unscrewed the top and nothing would come out so I pushed it against my wrist and still nothing I turned it over and smacked like a catsup bottle and nothing then either! Gosh this was awful my itch was driving me crazy, now I can hear you all saying that’s only a short drive, huh?
Any-who, I knew I had an older one somewhere in my purse or perhaps in my night stand somewhere so I did a mad search and finally after checking all over found the older model and relief was immediate and I fell off to sleep…

Next morning I come in here to start this thing up once again, since we have now decided to turn it completely off so no Gremlins can infiltrate during the night, we hope…
And while powering up this thing I noticed very weird black circles perfectly formed on my left wrist in a square-ish pattern almost perfectly in alignment.
How odd I said to myself, could there be some strange bedbug in my nighttime quarters attacking me during my slumber, since I rubbed it and it wouldn’t come off!

Here comes the funny part…just then my metaphoric light bulb went off in my head!
I retraced my steps from my awakening of the night back to my bathroom in my mad search for itch relief and I found no Benadryl stick could be found in that plastic tray, no matter how hard I searched…but my , now get this…. My Mascara was right where my itchy stick should have been and sure enough at night with my severely compromised eyesight that was my mysterious marking causer on my wrist no strange new breed of insect, but waterproof black mascara!

Are you all laughing yet?
I am still, sometimes it’s a good thing to screw up, and this was just one of those times!

On that note of joyousness in my world I will wish you all a very happy good night and to all count those blessings and share those overages and we will too!

And please folks next time be here or be square, OK?

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