New Day, New Symptom

My newest symptom (drumroll please).... Itching!

Yes, itching. Yesterday my left thumb was itching; it felt like I had a mosquito bite, but I couldn't see one. Today that thumb was itching again, along with the two fingers near it and part of my palm. Not fun! Benadryl spray and hydrocortisone cream didn't help. It went away on its own after 10-15 minutes.

When I walked down to my car and back, at work, my right thigh started itching like it had a mosquito bite. I realized that had happened yesterday, too. Right now the inside of my left thigh is itching.

Otherwise, I've had a great day. I had enough energy to walk around at work, up and down the stairs probably eight or nine times over four hours. I had the AC on high in my room the whole time I was there.

Oh, stats:
-In my bed 7 hours
-Woke up 4 times, once was for a while
-Worked 7:45-11:45, came home, ran over to a different work location near my house for 5 minutes, came back home

And I cooked myself lunch and put away the dishes from the dishwasher. Usually I'm too tired to stand long enough to do that, and I'm too weak to lift the plates and put them on the shelf. I was fine with it today.

I've been kind of forgetful this afternoon. :( But I was okay this morning.

I'm not happy with my poor sleep. I don't like being awake so much, and it seems like I don't sleep well until after 3:00 am.

I've checked my blood pressure at the grocery store a few times. I don't know if their machines are accurate, but I'm beginning to think they are. Time and additional data will tell.
-7/15/11 12:40 pm - 107/70, pulse 76 (Hickory Ridge Giant) - bad day
-7/19/11 3:20 pm - 106/73, pulse 71 (Harpers Choice Safeway) - good day

So my pulse was elevated compared with my normal rate of 67, but my BP was normal both times. I just checked my pulse now and it's 72. I guess this is my new normal.

Obsessive? I'm motivated to feel better. I know professionals: it's all about the data. And even if I don't show my data to professionals, well, I'm bright enough to notice trends.

I might want to attend medical school.