I woke up today feeling a persistent itch around my neck. I didn't give it much attention as I thought it's just one of those mozzie bites. But as time went on, the itchiness became more unbearable and my husband noticed patches of red on my neck. I got terribly worried for two reasons, one, a friend has had a bout of urticaria and I might have the same, and two, we had tilapya (cichlid fish specie) for dinner last night and I thought it must have triggered my eczema. Eczema is not something new to me (urticaria is) because eczema runs in my family. Although mine wasn't as bad as my younger brother (he had the worst case) when I had it long ago, it pains me to remember again how it almost ruined my younger brother's childhood. I remember my mother taking him to a dermatologist to receive eczema treatment. It took several visits before the treatment yielded good results. I just hope what I have is just a minor skin irritation and not eczema, or urticaria, as I feared it would be. My husband also got worried but we are not yet panicking. If the itchiness persists, we will go see a doctor. For all we know, it could only be prickly heat.

Will be leaving for the Post Office in a few minutes. Perhaps the sight of a full mailbox will help cheer me up today. Let's see what's waiting for me :D