guess what?! i got HIVES. first... what is hives...
from wikipedia.org.
Urticaria or hives is a relatively common form of allergic reaction that causes raised red skin welts. Urticaria is also known as nettle rash or uredo. These welts can appear anywhere on the body including the face, lips, tongue, throat, or ears. Welts may vary in size from about 5 mm (0.2 inches) in diameter or more (as large as a dinner plate), itch severely, sting, or burn, and often have a pale border. Urticaria is generally caused by direct contact with an allergenic substance, or an immune response to food or some other allergen, or for other reasons.
sounds disgusting?
it is.
so i went to bed last night like any other night and then after 5 mins i started feeling hot and prickly like there were many ants biting me.. my first thought was.. OMG. bed bugs.. so i turned on the lights and nothing.. so i just went back to sleep scratching every so often.. i think i even scratched in my sleep.. hmmm.. then i woke up around 4 cuz it was reallllllly tooo itchy to bear.. so i turned on the lights and to my horror there were sooooooooooo many mosquito bite looking things ALL OVER MY BODY! and there was a freaking 3D red world map on my thigh!!! and i started panicking and freaking out and all woke my parents up and then took meds and then freaked out some more...
so i decided to go online to research what could be the cause and what to do about it.. (charm you reallllly should be sleeping at 4am in the morning.. hahaa.. =) ) and so i came to the conclusion. it must be the soap i used. bah. stupid soap.
anyhow.. here are some pics.. warning.. its kind freaky.. i get itchy just looking at it..
the world map on my left thigh
my inner arm.. its discusting i tell you..
my right knee..they look like mosquito bites right?
my right arm
my left arm
feeling itchy already? hahaa.. btw.. have any of you been bitten by one of those "grass mosquitoes"? the kind where the bite becomes reaaally red and about 2.5 cm in diameter? i don't know what they are called.. my mom calls them "cao bang" literally meaning grass mosquito... its those with the really long legs.. i had this uuuuultra big bite before i went to korea.. so i was really itching all the time! oh and when it heals it becomes a bruise.. its really horrid..
oh.. and im all better now.. the swelling went down and everything.. saw the doc.. =)
i sure hope they don't reappear!
