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Wellness Wednesday for May 10, 2023

The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:

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After some crawling around in a muddy field at work, my lower legs have swollen up and are fairly painful. I think this is probably some kind of insect bite allergy that will resolve in 1-5 days, but it's still very annoying, as much because I don't want to wear trousers in summer. But hey, my left calf doesn't look so small any more!

Not my thing so I'm probably off but since you haven't gotten any replies - Is it obviously not severe poison oak/ivy? this is what the experts recommend. They say if it's not a small rash or you didn't see the poison ivy you should see a medical professional, but it's hard to tell how much of that is serious vs the CYA of a webpage for popular consumption.

Are there obvious insect bite spots? It's possible to get multiple bites, but it's a bit weird for an insect bite to swell up both lower legs.

I got really severe poison ivy a couple years back, tried two or three OTC remedies didn't work, went to a doctor, got a prescription cream, that cleared it up almost instantly. So there are treatment options that going to a doctor gives you. At least if you're at the point I reached where I couldn't sleep or move around much.