My company had a teacher's day retreat to Batam. Which was what I really need. It was a 2 day trip but it was worth it. I did a full body massage for 2 consecutive days at the hotel.
I wasn't sure if IT WAS the cause of something nasty or perhaps it has been earlier.
You see, I was viciously attacked by a group of scabies mites. The doctor reckoned it was from dirty mattress sheets. Most common in hotels or massage parlours.
But my husband travelled weeks before and stayed in a hotel as well. It can spread easily by close body contact (10-15 minutes of contiuous touch), sexual intercourse, usage of same mattress, towels etc from the person who has scabies mites.
It is extremely itchy and painful. Perhaps my skin is acting up worse towards its allergic reaction to the mites. They feed on human skin scales. They actually breed by creating a burrow in MY SKIN and their eggs hatch into larvae every 3-4 days.
Most of the symptoms of scabies are due to your immune system's response to the mites, or to their saliva, their eggs or their poo (faeces). In other words, the rash and the itching are mostly caused by your body's allergic-like reaction to the mites, rather than the mites themselves.
The doctor prescribed malathion lotion. I used it for 3 days. And stopped when the ithcing stopped. Then about 4 days later it appeared again. And I used it again. The next day, my face swell up accompanied closely with rashes.
It went on for 4 days. I have visited the same GP during this time. But the pain and swelling intensifies.
Idros rushed me to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The swelling was so bad. That the folds around my neck was excreting out yellowish liquid every few minutes.
As you can see. I expanded like a helium balloon.
My 'normal' face, before the expansion.
It was not pus. But it was sticky and painful. My skin was all cracked and dry. The doctor injected the IV drip into my skin. It immobilised and drugged me for a few hours. Idros helped by using stacks of tissues and wiping away the yellow liquid off of my neck.
The doctor came back and told me , "You will be warded. The drip does not seem to be effective."
I came to the Accident and Emergency department at 11am. Doctor told me I will be warded at 4pm. I only reached my ward at 9pm. I was at the observation ward the entire time.
I had to wait at the waiting area at one point of time, there were other patients there. They saw me, and made a quick getaway. No one wanted to sit anywhere NEAR me. They looked scared. I don't really blame them. But I was hurt by how I was treated.
In fear of scabies, the hospital isolated me in 13A Suite. Which was really nice. Really. I had my own bathroom. I walked around the room slipperless.
But the moment they left me, I bumped into certain things accidentally. Because of the swelling, I could not open my eyes fully, nor was I able to move my neck around much.
A guy from delphin had come over to my house to disinfect it totally when I had the scabies mite. He is a real professional and a really good sales man. I will recommend him to everyone. He ensured my ENTIRE house was clean, eventhough it was a 'free' visit. U.K. Singh is his name. If you need any friendly cleaning advice and servives, give HIM a call. I think I need to engage his services 1 more time. Just in case. And on that note, I have threw out my queen-sized mattress. We ALMOST threw out the children's two single mattresses as well, in fear of the mites. But thankfully, the doctors said that I was clear of scabies.
Nontheless, I am still vacuuming the mattress with my mattress vacuum cleaner, washing the sheets daily with warm water and disinfecting the matresses and sofa bed daily.
If your house is infested with mites/bugs on your mattress or anywhere else for that matter, you might want to do the following routine. I did this for close to 2 weeks and it has really helped.
1. Wash your bedsheets with 60°C water, dettol (on top of the normal detergent and softener), DAILY.
2. While your sheets are in the washing machine, in a spray bottle dilute dettol, with bugs away and lice away essential oils (I used bleu therapeutique's! Works wonders!)
Visit them at https://bleutherapeutique.com
And spray this onto your mattress/sofa beds/pillows.
3. Open up your windows. Let the sun rays do its natural wonders of drying and killing the germs naturally.
4. Once your mattress has dried, use a vacuum cleaner (I am using the Philips Dust Mite Vacuum) to clean up the mattress. I do this DAILY. Initially you might need to do both sides of the mattress and the bed frames. Subsequently, (if yiu really are doing this daily, like me, just vacuum the top part of the mattress). If you own an expensive vacuum cleaner like delphin, rainbow or hyla that is even better, you just need to vacuum one side throughout.
5. Vacuum and mop the floors with dettol regularly.
6. Wash blankets, prayer mats, towels DAILY in 60°C water.
They smell awful. My husband decided to use it one night, because he saw a lot of improvement on my skin, alhamdulillah. He came out of the bathroom gagging and said that the cetaphil wash stinks.
But they work. I promise.
I hope this little information helps. And if you are going through the same painful experience, hang in there, pray to Allah, istikharah and get your spouse or family to help you do the cycle above.
Alhamdulillah. Doctor said that I am bug free now. And my house is also bug free 😍😍
Nontheless, I am still vacuuming the mattress with my mattress vacuum cleaner, washing the sheets daily with warm water and disinfecting the matresses and sofa bed daily.
If your house is infested with mites/bugs on your mattress or anywhere else for that matter, you might want to do the following routine. I did this for close to 2 weeks and it has really helped.
1. Wash your bedsheets with 60°C water, dettol (on top of the normal detergent and softener), DAILY.
2. While your sheets are in the washing machine, in a spray bottle dilute dettol, with bugs away and lice away essential oils (I used bleu therapeutique's! Works wonders!)
Visit them at https://bleutherapeutique.com
And spray this onto your mattress/sofa beds/pillows.
3. Open up your windows. Let the sun rays do its natural wonders of drying and killing the germs naturally.
4. Once your mattress has dried, use a vacuum cleaner (I am using the Philips Dust Mite Vacuum) to clean up the mattress. I do this DAILY. Initially you might need to do both sides of the mattress and the bed frames. Subsequently, (if yiu really are doing this daily, like me, just vacuum the top part of the mattress). If you own an expensive vacuum cleaner like delphin, rainbow or hyla that is even better, you just need to vacuum one side throughout.
6. Wash blankets, prayer mats, towels DAILY in 60°C water.
7. Diffuse your room ocassionally with essential oils. I used germ destroyer and germ fighter from
plant therapy.
Get their products from https://www.facebook.com/healingessentialproducts/
For itch relief the doctors prescribed Cetaphil Wash and Moisturiser (get it from hospital pharmacies for better rates, because they are EXPENSIVE)
But they work. I promise.
I hope this little information helps. And if you are going through the same painful experience, hang in there, pray to Allah, istikharah and get your spouse or family to help you do the cycle above.
Alhamdulillah. Doctor said that I am bug free now. And my house is also bug free 😍😍
