124chicksinger

Thank you for your input, Gemini. I already have the aloe vera gel from last time, and it was worse then. Right now it is worst on my right foot, and definitely flared when I took 2 aspirin this week. Within hours, it was brighter, redder, more dotted, and had moved up my ankle more and got itchy and hot. I asked could it be allergy, food problem...

This is the prescription cream the dermatologist prescribed for my feet and hands. After reading the insert, I'm inclined NOT to use it. The insert states that it is a super high potency corticosteroid. It WILL raise my blood sugar, it likely will cause sugar spillage into my urine. It states that in as little as a week can produce HPA axis suppression...

This is obvious but I have to ask - are you sure the blood is coming from the vagina and not the urethra? "Vaginal" bleeding from the urethra when one pees can be a sign of diabetes; not to make you worry further, but if it is only when you go to the bathroom, and your period doesn't come; are you sure which "hole" the blood is coming from after you wipe...

I feel that you don't owe anyone an explanation. I understand why it will be a chore for you to be there, rather than a luxury. I attended a family Xmas in Dec, and did not eat, did not drink, and didn't hug anyone b/c of a raging sinus infection. I only went b/c it was my husband's family; he had not seen many of them for 6 months, and 2 cousins...

You know what you owe other people outside your family? Zero. Nothing. When invited, you can simply say sorry, I can't make it. When invited to bring your mom somewhere, have the words ready, "oh, sorry, I can't, I'm busy that day." You owe nothing more than that. Their reaction is their problem, not yours, and you don't have to explain how you feel...