About a month ago, I developed a rash on my back and ankle. When I saw the doctor she told me it was just bug bites and that it would go away with an extra strength hydrogen cortisone cream. Fast forward to Monday...I go back to the doctor's office because the rash on my foot has not gone away; In fact it keeps getting worse. She immediately sends me to the dermatologist who chats my ear off for 30 minutes and the takes a biopsy sample. We are not just talking about a small scrape of the foot, we are talking about a chunk of my ankle the size a pea. In addition to the rash on my foot, I also now have a huge blister between my fourth toe and pinkie toe, and a rash on my shin, and strange bumps on my thighs and palms. No, I haven't been rolling around in the woods. I'm not sure what all this is from.
But clearly my body is trying to tell me something...
I believe that your body shows external signs of stress, sometimes before you even realize you are stressed. Your body reacts to stressful situations by doing odd things. Think about it, is there someone who just gets on your nerves or rubs you the wrong way? How does your body react when you see that person? Do you get a knot in your neck, in your stomach? Do you have a muscle twitch? Are you tongue tied? How does your body react when you are in both good stress and bad stress situations?
My body is clearly trying to tell me something, but I can not figure out what. Maybe I am playing too much soccer and I'm just having a reaction to my shin guards; maybe I'm not sleeping enough; Maybe I'm not eating the right foods; Maybe my body wants me to make some sort of life change. Maybe my body is finally saying enough of all the stress.
I'm not sure what it is....but I'm trying to figure it out. In the meantime, my toe hurts from the blisters, my ankle itches and hurts from the rash and biopsy, and the rash on my leg keeps growing larger. All in all, it's a pretty good day.
Oh, and did I mention I lost a toe nail?
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