Today, I went to the pharmacy and asked the very attractive pharmacist what to do about the terrible itching under my cast. She told me to "be a man and deal with it." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a side effect of my new medicine is uncontrollable itching. To “help”, my boyfriend gave me itching powder. When I got mad, he claimed he thought itching powder was used to combat itching. What? FML
Today, my "friend" put itching powder in my cast while I was sleeping. FML
Today, my patient had her call bell on. When I went to see what she needed, she replied that she was very itchy and could not reach to scratch the itch. I basically got called in to scratch my patient's crotch. FML
Today, I sliced my arm open on the weekend, patched it with a fabric bandaid. Had an allergic reaction to the bandaid, arm now swollen, blistering and keeping-me-awake itchy. Pharmacist's advice? "Oooh, that looks bad. Better put a bandaid on that." FML
Today, my roommate complained about his penis being smelly and itchy. It's been a week. Yesterday he woke me up in the middle of the night, asking if I had some kind of Vaseline or moisturizer he could use for the itching. He still refuses to go to the doctor. FML
Today, I was getting ready for a very unpleasant doctor's appointment. I got out of the shower and used a new body spray all over my torso and arms. Turns out I'm allergic to it and now my skin is on fire, so now I get to go to an already uncomfortable appointment even more uncomfortable than I'd planned. FML
Today, I had a lady come up to me in a store just to tell me how bad my acne was and what remedies I should use. I got so embarrassed, all I could say was, "OK" and, "Thank you" until she left me alone. FML
Today, I was chatting to a girl in the chemist's and was about to ask her to go for coffee when the chemist came out of the back room and asked me loudly if the rash was only on my genitals or if it had spread further. FYI the chemist is my uncle and he was joking. I didn’t end up asking her out. FML
Today, it was my first day working as a pharmacist. I quickly discovered that customers not only think that it makes me qualified to offer free medical advice, but they also have no qualms about showing me their various lumps, bumps, and vaginal leakages. FML
Today, I finally forced my husband to go to the doctor's for his chronically itchy arsehole, which he scratches in his sleep, and ends up bleeding all over the sheets. Turns out it’s a fungal infection. Now he has to apply a cream twice a day, which isn’t fun to watch when he does it in the bedroom. FML
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trinity1982 0
DON'T push objects down inside a cast to scratch an itchy spot. This activity has a high risk of damaging the skin, a blistered area or a surgical wound and causing an infection.
redskinsmom 0
use a ruler
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IamtehYuGiOhz 0
You should have told her to shut up and do her job correctly.
RoxyRaccoon 4
Get some sort of air pump with a tube you can stick inside. Helped me. :)
nobodyxyouxknow 0
i work in ortho, dont put anything down your cast. the skin is in a different state, damage to the skin can cause infection bacteria loves sweaty casts . take benadryl or get an ice pack and place it where the cast itches, the cast will get cold and stop the itching. use a bag of frozen veggie the bags dont sweat. the last thing you want is a wet cast, mold grows quick.
idschidsch 0
Use a hair dryer, especially if it has a cool air function on it, and blow cold air into the cast.
amanda62886 0
haha..probably caught the pharmacist at a bad time. I work in a pharmacy so questions like yours op are not uncommon...perhaps try a crochet needle? I have seen people use them before for the same reason and the good thing is is that they aren't sharp enough to damage your skin and depending on the kind you get they are long enough to get the job done. hope this helps!!
cstarr78 0
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cantholditin 2
Wow. I broke my arm and the cast itched like crazy. When they took it off, my arm had pus all over it. It was infected. Why? I was allergic to the cast material.
Wow467 0
Today i told a kid to man up, he attempted to tell the manager on me, im the manager, WIN. that kids life could of ben a double FML if he told the manager
mps1969 8
If that were true I'd go above your head if you work for a corporation I'd report you there if none of that worked you'd never see a dime of my money ever and I'd tell anyone who would listen why they shouldn't shop there ,
Mattsta123 5
dude I feel your pain. I'm currently in a full arm cast and it sucks dick. my advice is a ruler or paper clip if you unbend it