A few days after I posted my January 1 optimism piece, I noticed an itchy spot on my shin. In roughly the same spot as a big bruise I got in the summer from a fall. The spot grew with alarming speed and was eventually, after being seen by 5 doctors (first two thought infection, third and fourth on the right track and sent me to a dermatologist. Within 9 days it spread over most of my body. The only spot to escape so far, is my face. Small mercies.
I still don't have a diagnosis but I suspect a type of eczema. I used to get it every winter as a kid. This rapid and widespread is, I believe, called an "Id Reaction." The original spot on my leg now takes up most of my shin but with greasy coatings of steroid ointment I am healing. So...I wasn't feeling up to posting.
Dang...that's no way to start a new year. This really is a winter from hell for you all around. Hope you can figure out the cause so you can nip it in the bud if it starts up again. Take care.
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