17 May 2006
Do as I say, not as I do!
Dr Reza in the forest
© Greenpeace
After being totally ravaged by mosquitos and other unknown assailants, I was literally itchy all over last night.
Now, when I am at home, working in the skin clinic, I usually tell my patients that, no matter how itchy they are, they should not resort to scratching, in case they damage their skin further.
But my skin was so itchy I thought, "To hell with any skin damage, I'm going scratch as hard as I can, anyway”. I just desperately needed that split-second of relief a good scrath can provide.
I'll be much more understanding of my skin patients in the future!
I've resisted scratching since then – because scratching does really make your skin a lot worse (as I discovered).
PS I heard an ABBA song on a local radio station, which made me feel a lot better!
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