Scabies was something that I had never heard of until last year, and would have
lived my life very happily, had I not been forced to deal with this unwanted,
horrifying bug!
My daughter and I had been looking forward to a trip to San Diego for years. It was
really my daughter’s dream to go to the San Diego Zoo to visit the pandas and swim
with the dolphins at Sea World. That’s all she talked about. So when a special deal
came up on Expedia, we took it! We were going to stay at one of the absolutely best
hotels on the water in Coronado Beach for a great price and we were thrilled! The hotel was beautiful, with every amenity that you could imagine. We easily navigated
the bus system and did everything on that trip that you could wish for. It was the
perfect vacation… until we got home.
Well, actually a few weeks had gone by, when my daughter started itching. Her
arms were red and covered with tiny red bumps that formed lines. I put some
Bactine on her arms and figured we’d wait until the next day. During the night, I
woke up with the most intense itching I had ever felt. I thought it was sympathy
itching and tried my best to go back to sleep. Nothing worked. It became worse as
the night progressed and I woke up tired and cranky.
My son came into my room that morning with the same symptoms. I began to
worry. What on earth was going on here? Were we being invaded by fleas? I took
the day off from work and we all went to the doctor’s office, where I heard the most
horrifying news ever. It was scabies! What?? She calmly explained that scabies
were mites that burrowed under your skin and laid eggs! They reproduced quickly
and covered your whole body. A million questions went through my mind. How did
we get them? I’m a cleanliness freak and if I do say so myself, I keep as germ-free
an environment as I can. She asked if we had traveled in the past few weeks
because they are often passed in beds. They are sometimes called bedbugs. “Oh,
no,” I thought, “so much for the perfect vacation!”
“Not to worry,” she said. “This prescription will get rid of them in no time.” “But,”
she warned, “be sure to wash ALL the bedclothes and pillows every night, or they’ll
come back.” I freaked out! Bugs under my skin! No way could I cope! I didn’t
know which was worse…the itching or the thought of bugs eating me alive!
But as parents, we do cope. I dutifully went to the drugstore and filled the
prescriptions. We all covered our bodies that night from head to toe with this awful
stuff, which burned and smelled terribly. When I read the possible side effects which
ranged from nausea, vomiting, seizures to central nervous system damage, I had
serious reservations, but felt that I had no choice. We tried to sleep but none of us
could. The itching became unbearable and at night it intensified. My daughter had
nightmares that bugs were crawling over her. And the sad truth was that she was
right.
A few days went by, and still no relief. Besides the itching, there were other
complications. We couldn’t have visitors, because scabies is contagious. Each night
when I got home from work, I dutifully stripped the beds and brought everything,
including the towels we had used, to the laundry-mat. Imagine washing everything
on your bed, including mattress covers, pillows and comforters EVERY NIGHT! And
then, doing it again the next night, and the next night, and the next night. It was
costly, a lot of work, and not exactly my idea of a good time. I was feeling very sorry
for myself, and my poor kids. I certainly didn’t want to try another dose of that
medication.
I finally decided to do what I usually do and look for a natural cure. I’m into natural
cures for everything, and they had always worked in the past so maybe that would
be the answer this time too. Within minutes, I had researched the Internet for a
natural scabies cure. I found a product which was a blend of potent botanicals used
for decades to deal with scabies. It promised to give immediate relief and also to be
perfectly safe, all of which sounded great to me. I called the company and spoke to a representative, who told me not to worry. She promised relief in a couple of days
and promptly overnighted the product to us. She was absolutely right. The next
day, we felt a little better and after a few days, the red marks covering our bodies
diminished as the scabies bugs died off. Relief at last! Finally, after so much grief,
the scabies were gone.
My daughter and I laugh now when we look at the pictures of our trip. It will no
longer be remembered as our dream vacation to San Diego. Instead, it will be
forever etched in our minds as the time we got attacked by the Scabies!
Scarlett Webb is a writer who loves to share solutions to her problems.
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