bitch and whine

[rmd]

man, ever since i hit menopause like a brick wall, my skin has been all sensitive. and in the past 48 hours, it's noticed "hey, it's winter! it's dry out! WOOHOO, TIME TO FREAK OUT."

i'm mildly itchy in various spots (at the moment, my upper arms and shoulders, but it varies), and i pulled a bandaid off last nite and there's still a mark where the adhesive was. (i'm not allergic to the adhesive or anything)

i have a doctor's appt soon, so i'll ask if it's okay to up my claritin dose in times like this.

*sigh*

meanwhile, time for ANOTHER mammogram. if L7 or joan jett covered "i enjoy being a girl", i'd have to listen to it a lot on a morning like this. (neither the original nor the phrank version quite fit my mood)

Comments

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

I'll second the motion for cocoa-butter-based skin treatments (if you can stand the idea of smelling chocolate out of the corner of your nose all day without going crazy).

While the "skin-crawl" sensation is very similar to a histamine reaction, I'd be surprised if your allergies were at the root of this. Talking to your doctor before upping your dose is a Good Thing (tm).

Meanwhile, have you ever heard L7 and Joan Jett "covering" the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb"? It was at an L7 concert and the Blackhearted One came onstage to join them.