This morning when I woke up to find that my whole back was covered in a red rash. It was so itchy to the point where if I touched it, it hurt. I've actually been a little itchy these last few days [especially at night when I'm in bed]. I actually Googled the symptoms like 'rash, bed' etc & most of the search results were 'Dust Mites'. But, I couldn't see us having any because I'm always cleaning/changing my bedsheets & our mattress is a memory foam one with a protective sheet over it [so I don't think any dust mites could live in there]. Plus, Dave hasn't been itchy in the least & he obviously sleeps in the same bed.
I often let the dog up onto the bed [he always cries to come up in the middle of the night]. He'll always sleep on the top of the bed until he gets cold then sometimes he'll crawl underneath and sleep by our feet/bottom corner... So, the second thing I did today was grab Tatty & I combed through his fur for a while looking for any fleas. He's never had any in the past & I didn't find any today, so he was ruled out.
The last thing I did was check the washing detergent we've been using. I normally use the 'Surf: Small & Mighty' Brand [I think I always have since I've ever had my own washing machine]. Recently we changed to the Ariel Excel Gel [which is actually pretty good]. I bought two kinds [one normal & one with Febreze - which I loved the scent of]. Unfortunately, Dave noticed tonight that the Febreze version is a Bio version - & on the back of the bottle it even reads it can cause skin irritation for people with sensitive skin, great.
I often let the dog up onto the bed [he always cries to come up in the middle of the night]. He'll always sleep on the top of the bed until he gets cold then sometimes he'll crawl underneath and sleep by our feet/bottom corner... So, the second thing I did today was grab Tatty & I combed through his fur for a while looking for any fleas. He's never had any in the past & I didn't find any today, so he was ruled out.
The last thing I did was check the washing detergent we've been using. I normally use the 'Surf: Small & Mighty' Brand [I think I always have since I've ever had my own washing machine]. Recently we changed to the Ariel Excel Gel [which is actually pretty good]. I bought two kinds [one normal & one with Febreze - which I loved the scent of]. Unfortunately, Dave noticed tonight that the Febreze version is a Bio version - & on the back of the bottle it even reads it can cause skin irritation for people with sensitive skin, great.
It explains everything though - I had the rash mainly on my back [I normally sleep with my PJ bottoms on, without the top or just a bra]. Also, my face broke out in the rash today & I always sleep with my face in the nice Febreezy smelling pillow, lol. So, we don't have dust mites, just very clean sheets. I'm glad I found the cause, but the annoying thing is I am going to have to re-wash everything & with no dryer at the minute, it's going to be annoying. My dad fixed the noise part of the washing machine, but not the heat issue with the dryer, so my mum has offered to buy a separate drying machine, hopefully this week!
In other news... My dad wasn't well today. My mum phoned to tell me he was having sharp pains in his chest and was finding it hard to breathe comfortably. He has a Doctor on call so my mum called him & had him come around right away. It turns out he has [dry] Pluracy in his lung [or lungs? not too sure]. Tomorrow he's going for an X Ray just to check it out & make sure everythings fine, but I'm glad in a way that the Dr could tell him exactly what it is, rather than having my dad stay quiet & worry himself even more.
I've had enough of today so I'm going to bed & hoping that tomorrow will be a better day. A 9am start with a boring class for 2 hours doesn't sound promising though does it? Sigh.
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