In less thoughtful news...

[juliet]

...Hanoi has mosquitos, and I have bites, and they ITCH LIKE MAD. I have now broken the skin on 3 of them, which reduces the itching but increases the likelihood of them getting infected (I know, I know, but I have no self-control[0]). I will start applying Deet more reliably, but it is sticky and unpleasant.

Whinge moan complain. Hanoi still quite nice though; off to Saigon tomorrow evening. Today it was HOT & actually sunny. At least long linen skirt is a) surprisingly cool & b) reduces skin area available to biting things.

[0] Actually: is it normal for mosquito bites to come up in enormous lumps and continue itching like crazy for 3-4 days OR until you actually break the skin & squeeze the clear liquid stuff out? (This does work but I am aware, as above, that it is naughty.) In other words: am I just being a wuss with no self-control or am I reacting more than average?

Comments

[half-of-monty.livejournal.com]

I used to be allergic to mosquito bites - got vastly more swelling and itchiness than normal people. My doctor told me to take antihistemines (the same as you get for hay fever) and, if I got bitten *after* I started taking them, I only got the smallest bump. That might help you in the future.

Then I grew out of being allergic. That was nice.

[juliet]

Hm, that might work! I shall locate a pharmacy tomorrow & see if I can convey antihistamines in Thai (it's probably in my phrasebook). Although I don't like taking them as a rule - they make my head a bit peculiar. (I like the bites less, though.)