Vys said:Vicious hairs, hmm.. that tattoo on your right arm Rourke..it reminds me of a story I read many times as a kid..I can't recall what the name of the book is, however.
HAHA...yes! That's exactly it. I get blisters on palms and fingertips...little tiny clear ones, and some of them are painful. But mostly just itchy. Drive you nuts, though, huh?! If it's just the hands, I can tolerate it. When it gets bad, try running them under water as hot as you can possibly stand for 30 seconds, then promptly submerge in icewater. Don't know why, but that works for me. Relief without scratching, and it lasts longer.sheri said:Question:
After you are haired badly, what does it look like?
More specifically, do hard blisters form underneath the surface of your skin?
Because if not, I had better get on a waiting list to see a doctor!
They are not painful, but by far, without doubt, is the itchiest sensation I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing.
The affected area is on my palm, near the wrist, and is almost raw from rubbing it on rough surfaces. And - its painful to do that of course, but at least it distracts, for a few seconds, from the terrible itch. Then the need re-surfaces after about 30 seconds...
Mr. Rourke said:HAHA...yes! That's exactly it. I get blisters on palms and fingertips...little tiny clear ones, and some of them are painful. But mostly just itchy. Drive you nuts, though, huh?! If it's just the hands, I can tolerate it. When it gets bad, try running them under water as hot as you can possibly stand for 30 seconds, then promptly submerge in icewater. Don't know why, but that works for me. Relief without scratching, and it lasts longer.
So, should we look in the "For Sale" forum for all of your beautiful Brachypelmas?
Like another 5 years or so of sensitization!sheri said:I think these are blondi hairs, but really, if you saw how my T's are set up all over the house, you would know I cannot possibly narrow it down any.
I love my HK'ers - will take a lot more of this to make me give up!
Definitely under. And the ones that get the closest to the surface are the ones that actually hurt.sheri said:One more question - when you say tiny clear blisters, are they actually sitting on top of your skin, like with a burn?
Or are they more like just under the surface of the skin, like you can feel them there, but you can't touch them directly... I can just make out white circular blisters under... This is really the damnest thing!
Well, since they are already driving me crazy, I may as well attempt at handling one again tonight...Mr. Rourke said:Like another 5 years or so of sensitization!
Definitely under. And the ones that get the closest to the surface are the ones that actually hurt.
If I recall correctly, you only recently handled a tarantula for the first time?? If you do again, I presume you will post pictures....sheri said:Well, since they are already driving me crazy, I may as well attempt at handling one again tonight...
Strike while the hand is still itchy, my new mantra.
Mr. Rourke said:If I recall correctly, you only recently handled a tarantula for the first time?? If you do again, I presume you will post pictures....
You mean other then you get to tease them on how they missed and to strike faster next time when yer getting them out?MizM said:Hmmm, NOW I know why I prefer handling my OW Ts!!
Malhavoc's said:You mean other then you get to tease them on how they missed and to strike faster next time when yer getting them out?
Or maybe you mean when your shocking everyone on these forums by holding the *caugh* aggressive t's? lol
MizM said:Hmmm, NOW I know why I prefer handling my OW Ts!!
I'll tell you one thing: you have almost certainly just sensitized yourself merely by posting that claim!!pitbulllady said:Tell me something...is it RARE for someone like me NOT to be sensitive to uritcating hairs? It seems to me that most people have at least some noticeable reaction, so am I just one of a lucky few, or what? It's odd, since I'm allergic to just about everything else!
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