Comments on: Swarm! http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/ Famous Among Dozens Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ~*angelle*~ http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-614685 ~*angelle*~ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:59:16 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-614685 I've had lice twice. The first time was my first year of high school. The second was my first year of college. That's a story worthy of a blog post. Maybe I'll write one one of these days. Anyway, I found out I had them during a Biology Lab class. I was idly scratching my head with one nail and looked down to see a wiggling bug on my finger. I had had them before so I knew what it was. That day in lab we were looking at pond water under microscopes. So, of course, I stuck the little sucker on a slide and checked it out. Hands down the coolest thing I have ever looked at under a microscope. I’ve had lice twice. The first time was my first year of high school. The second was my first year of college. That’s a story worthy of a blog post. Maybe I’ll write one one of these days. Anyway, I found out I had them during a Biology Lab class. I was idly scratching my head with one nail and looked down to see a wiggling bug on my finger. I had had them before so I knew what it was. That day in lab we were looking at pond water under microscopes. So, of course, I stuck the little sucker on a slide and checked it out. Hands down the coolest thing I have ever looked at under a microscope.

]]> By: Melissa http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-605531 Melissa Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:52:26 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-605531 Silver lining from the Harvard site listed above: "A few lice on the head should not cause alarm; rather, <b>they present an opportunity for parents to spend the needed time with their children in order to find and remove the offending insects</b>. Grooming can be an effective method to remove lice, and engenders several associated physiological and behavioral benefits as well." Silver lining from the Harvard site listed above:

“A few lice on the head should not cause alarm; rather, they present an opportunity for parents to spend the needed time with their children in order to find and remove the offending insects. Grooming can be an effective method to remove lice, and engenders several associated physiological and behavioral benefits as well.”

]]> By: Valerie http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-604576 Valerie Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:34:41 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-604576 This post made my head itch. This post made my head itch.

]]> By: The Scarlet Pervygirl http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-604396 The Scarlet Pervygirl Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:31:19 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-604396 You know, I didn't think about it at the time, and this is probably something you don't want to hear, but are you sure your allergy outbreaks aren't bed bugs? Bed bug bites can often look like mosquito bites, and they occur all over the body. I mean, since you're bagging and vacuuming everything anyway . . . You know, I didn’t think about it at the time, and this is probably something you don’t want to hear, but are you sure your allergy outbreaks aren’t bed bugs? Bed bug bites can often look like mosquito bites, and they occur all over the body. I mean, since you’re bagging and vacuuming everything anyway . . .

]]> By: Stephanie http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-604275 Stephanie Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:00:06 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-604275 Mayo worked well for us when our daughter had it. Get some generic miracle whip. I think the mayo suffocates the lice. And it's so thick and cold that it feels soothing to your itchy scalp. Here's a link for head lice home remedies: http://www.susangaer.com/studentprojects/lice.htm Just a note: I had a friend who's daughter had it and she just kept obsessing and treating her again and again. Week four, her head kept itching and she took the poor girl back to the doctor thinking that she still had lice. Her skin was just irritated due to the over-treatment! Mayo worked well for us when our daughter had it. Get some generic miracle whip.

I think the mayo suffocates the lice. And it’s so thick and cold that it feels soothing to your itchy scalp. Here’s a link for head lice home remedies: http://www.susangaer.com/studentprojects/lice.htm

Just a note: I had a friend who’s daughter had it and she just kept obsessing and treating her again and again. Week four, her head kept itching and she took the poor girl back to the doctor thinking that she still had lice. Her skin was just irritated due to the over-treatment!

]]> By: Pamela http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-603651 Pamela Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:24:23 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-603651 I scratched my head throughout the entire reading of this post. I scratched my head throughout the entire reading of this post.

]]> By: darcie http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-603641 darcie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-603641 GAH-ROSS!!! Now i'm itchy, too... *shudder* GAH-ROSS!!! Now i’m itchy, too… *shudder*

]]> By: carmen http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-2/#comment-603600 carmen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:48:35 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-603600 Sucko. If you end up getting your allergies investigated can i suggest the UCSF allergy department? I went and it was one of the best medical experiences I've ever had. I was also breaking out in hives all the time, turns out it was a dust mite allergy. Gross, I know. Ask for Dr.Fast, she is Janeane Garofalo and she is awesome. Sucko. If you end up getting your allergies investigated can i suggest the UCSF allergy department? I went and it was one of the best medical experiences I’ve ever had. I was also breaking out in hives all the time, turns out it was a dust mite allergy. Gross, I know. Ask for Dr.Fast, she is Janeane Garofalo and she is awesome.

]]> By: Imanitsud http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-1/#comment-603183 Imanitsud Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:22:30 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-603183 Regarding allergies: consider acupuncture. My husband (a mild wholistic-health skeptic) has had excellent results with an acupuncuturist. I would give you his name, but he's in Noblesville IN so it won't help you. He was an MD (anesthesiology) for years, his wife still does it occasionally, but together they're an awesome team. Unfortunately, I don't think that'll help you at all with the other problem. Regarding allergies: consider acupuncture. My husband (a mild wholistic-health skeptic) has had excellent results with an acupuncuturist. I would give you his name, but he’s in Noblesville IN so it won’t help you. He was an MD (anesthesiology) for years, his wife still does it occasionally, but together they’re an awesome team. Unfortunately, I don’t think that’ll help you at all with the other problem.

]]> By: Karan http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/comment-page-1/#comment-602409 Karan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:41:57 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2008/04/14/swarm/#comment-602409 "They were each 4 feet long and had jaws like Drill Baboons." Those weren't head lice, they were sand worms. “They were each 4 feet long and had jaws like Drill Baboons.” Those weren’t head lice, they were sand worms.

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