Canada Jane

Bugs have a lot to answer for

Normally I can get away with bug bites. When all around me are being bitten, I can usually stay pretty much bite free – until last Sunday that is.

On Sunday we went to visit a property we had seen that looked really nice and we felt we had to take a look. Just in case it was our dream home – well you never know! The grounds were fantastic with stunning trees and manicured gardens with lots of plants. Much of the property was wooded and we wandered around and stood chatting to the owner and our realtor for quite a while outside.

It wasn’t until I woke up the following day that I realized I had been bitten – big time. My feet had lots of bites and I was starting to get some hives develop. Also my eye was a bit gritty. Hubby also had some bites – nothing unusual for him, but very unusual for me.

Later in the day my eye really started to get red and sore and started weeping. I wear contact lenses and had to remove the one eye because it was getting so bad. Along with my feet itching like crazy I was feeling really crappy.

By evening I could barely see out of my eye and it was so sensitive to light I had to wear sunglasses in the house and put no lights on in the evening.

When I woke up the following morning my eye was caked in horrid stuff and I had to soak it before I could open it. It was still very red and swollen and very sore. I put some drop in that we had and hoped for the best. Luckily as the day wore on my eye got a little better and I was able to replace my contact lens so I could at least see. By evening I could see and it wasn’t too bad, just still a bit sensitive to light.

Today it is better still with much of the redness gone and it doesn’t feel so gritty. Still a bit light sensitive, but not nearly as bad as before. My feet are still sending my crazy with itching though – as are hubby’s.

Needless to say we will not be putting in a offer on the property as we are both clearly allergic to it!!!!