Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Being a hypochondriac

 There is a small chance that I may be a hypochondriac. It is rare for me to visit the doctor and I wish to stress this quite strenuously to you. But, on the times I have been, there has sometimes been absolutely nothing wrong with me and I am in fact making a giant fuss over nothing. This week I am suffering most terribly from two blisters on my lower arm, caused by insect bites. Normally I get a bit of an itch, stick on some cream and it's all fine. This time, I have developed blisters. And they won't go. It's been 5 days now and they show no signs of improvement and are in fact spreading. This troubles me.
It does not however trouble my mum (a nurse), the rest of my family, or the phamacist I showed it to yesterday who was completely underwhelmed. He took a look, asked if I had scratched it, asked if it had been infected. I said no to both. He has given me.....Savlon.
At my sister's home yesterday, they all laughed at me again because I had administered some Savlon and covered both blisters with a giant dressing. It does look a little like I might have made a rather feeble attempt on my own life now, but never mind. My sister suggested that next time they all see me, I will have my arm in a sling. This then escalated and apparently I will be dragging a drip behind me. You may remeber that when I got a SAD lamp - they commented - of course you have, it's so you! Why wouldn't you have one?
They do not take my dilemma seriously at all. I told them that they would all be sorry when I became like The Fly or Wickes van de Merwe and started growing alien/insect limbs instead of my own. Fly impersonations and suggestions that I would start vomitting black goop ensued. My younger sister finished my slice of cake off, so I told her I had vomitted on that - as flies do. It was a high-brow conversation.
It was suggested that my new appearence with fly limbs, may frighten my new class, and that I should perhaps consider a new career. As I will have fly eyes and be able to view all directions at once, I could work in CCTV, or for London Underground?

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