Yuck!!!

The time is now 3:41 am and I just can't seem to get back to sleep. Maybe I think I am going to miss a new post or email from my girlfriend. I really don't know the real reason why. I do know that I am lonely being in this apartment by myself. I miss having a warm body to sleep up against.

At work, I realized that scabies in Troy is not a rare thing. Someone in Troy get scabies like every other month or so. This is so nasty! I mean for real now!! For all of you who don't know what scabies is........(please read below)!!

What is scabies?

Scabies is a very itchy skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into your skin.
Scabies can affect people of all ages and from all incomes and social levels. Even people who keep themselves very clean can get scabies.

How is scabies spread?

Scabies mites spread by close contact with someone who has scabies. Scabies can also be spread by sharing towels, bed sheets, and other personal belongings.
Scabies often affects several family members at the same time. You can spread it to another person before you have symptoms.

What are the symptoms?

Scabies causes severe itching that is usually worse at night. Small children and older adults tend to have the worst itching. Children typically have worse skin reactions.
If this is the first time you have had scabies, it may be several weeks before you have itching and skin sores. But if you have had it before, symptoms will probably start in a few days.

How is scabies diagnosed?

A doctor can usually diagnose scabies based on your symptoms. Scabies is especially likely if you have had close contact with other people who have had similar symptoms.
Sometimes a doctor confirms a diagnosis by looking for signs of mites on a sample of your skin. The doctor gently scrapes some dry skin from an affected area and then looks at it under a microscope. This test is not painful for most people.

How is it treated?

Scabies will not go away on its own. You need to use a special cream or lotion that a doctor prescribes. In severe cases, your doctor may also give you pills to take.
Some scabies medicines are not safe for children, older adults, and women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. To avoid dangerous side effects, be sure to follow your doctor’s instructions carefully.
If you have scabies, you and anyone you have close contact with must all be treated at once. This keeps the mites from being passed back and forth from person

source: http://health.yahoo.com/skinconditions-overview/scabies-topic-overview/healthwise--hw171813.html

Unfortunately I am not a doctor, but being a pharmacy tech gives the insight of what's going on around the general area of where my job is located. Trust and believe! I have seen and heard some crazy shit! And don't tell a person that they can't get their pain medication early because they will act a plum fool. If you don't believe me.......pick a day and come visit! Well, I was suppose to be trying to take myself to sleep about an hour ago, but that didn't happen. So the time is now 3:54 am and I am going to try again.