Dana, are the hives all over, or in one area? I'm just thinking about the recent leakage into your place, and wondering about mold and mildew. I know you said they applied fungicide to your carpets though, right?

Tons of fungicide. On carpet and walls. Carpet pad was replaced, carpet was steam-cleaned. We think it's pretty unlikely. I did think of it, though. I'm in that fun stage where I'm halfway convinced that I have everything from Toxic Shock Syndrome to Ebola.

I was just about to scoff that of course you don't have Ebola because you'd already be dead if you did, but the CDC is telling me that the incubation period for Ebola hemorrhagic fever is actually 2-21 days.

Have you been in contact with any monkeys?

Not that I remember. Or poison ivy. Or, really, much of the outdoors at all.

t not scratching, not scratching...

FWIW,it's possible to get poison ivy by coming in contact with stuff -- clothes et cetera -- that got the offending oil on it years ago. Though you'd show the rash where you touched it, most likely your hands and where your hands touched elsewhere, like your face!

Have you tried calomine lotion? It's old-fashioned but effective.

I think poison ivy is very, very unlikely. My hands are fine.

I did have to google measles, even though I know there's no chance I have measles. You know what's fun? Trying to google skin rashes.

Wait, no, I mean "not fun."

I'd forgotten until a couple of days ago about calamine lotion, which I love. It's pink! Depending on what the doctor says, I may need to pick some up.

I mistook your board name for Cashmere's, and almost nagged you to death for running hills with your back, and since you have the Shingles, which you would, if you were Cashmere, but you don't, since you're Consuela.

Unless you see the words "being chased by a bear" after the running part, assume any post having to do with running is someone other than me.

I don't run.

Except in the case of the aforementioned bear.

Ouch, you guys! What's up with y'all's skin?

Well, I thought that too, but then I remembered back to the days when you were biking 100 miles a day (okay, maybe I forgot the actual number) and thought anything was possible. Also, my mum was here today and told me stuff about feeling good while you have the Shingles. I'll shoot you an e, in a minute.

Tons of fungicide. On carpet and walls. Carpet pad was replaced, carpet was steam-cleaned. We think it's pretty unlikely. I did think of it, though. I'm in that fun stage where I'm halfway convinced that I have everything from Toxic Shock Syndrome to Ebola.

It could be Toxic Shock Ebola Syndrome -- a mutated virus. Are the hives getting worse? Do they look like ordinary hives - or more like a rash?

I think she has the SARS.

Well, Kat has the SARS. I had Ebola SARS.