I have Scabies. Ask me anything.

[maveric]

I have a combative patient at work, who flays, grabs and tries to climb out of be every 2 minutes. And guess what wonderful little creatures she brought to our facility?
SHIT!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I had scabies once. got it when I drank pond water loons had pooed in.

:puke:

http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/

[madinmaryland]

3. Why did you drink pond water?

Sorry to ask the question.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. I was swimming in it.. swallowed a mouthful or two

Note I was only 10 or 11 when this happened. *g*

http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/

[Feathered Fish]

2. I'm a little unclear on scabies

what is it?

[maveric]

7. Microscopic parasitic mites that live and breed on human skin.

Thier fecal matter causes allergic reaction to 90% of humans. Rashes that spread and itch badly.

[Feathered Fish]

11. Very nice

[nini]

4. I had those as a kid

and all I can remember is itching like CRAZY!

you have my sympathies.

[The Shadow]

5. Dial Soap Is Your Best Friend! n/t

[maveric]

9. Alemite is my best friend.

Went to the doctor this morning and she wrote me a script for Alemite, a cream that kills the mites. I have to cover my body with the cream and wash all of my clothes, towels, bedding...

[liontamer]

8. how do you get rid of them?

[DemSigns]

15. Quell liquid on from the neck down overnight or

or two. Prescription only I think. My wife to be at the time and I shared a long distance telephone conversation 20 years ago where we both descibed a lot of itching on our arms and legs. We traced it back to a bed we used as house guests weeks before of a friend that had similar itching at the time. Clean all the sheets and clothes too!

[liontamer]

16. sounds awful

how long do you have to do that

[Jack_Dawson]

10. What Frat House do you live in?

[MsAnthropy]

12. Dope that sucker up (the patient, not you)

[maveric]

13. We do but she's an alcoholic and drug addict who hasnt been sober

in 12 years so she's climbing the walls with hysteria. She also had a brain injury/surgery due to a brutal beating from a boyfriend.
We give her morphine, ativan, valium and haldol. No effect at all.

[MsAnthropy]

14. Good lord. Health care workers like you are the real heroes.

That you can do what you do every day is awe-inspiring and humbling, especially when I complain about my little job irritants. You rock!

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. Don't scratch eom

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. Did it start itching right away, or did it take like a day after you took

care of that patient?

"Gorry don't it itch!" (Stephen King character, "Creepshow")