Itching and Scratching Our Way Through Mexico...

Mexico is home to lots of creepy crawly things, some of which we have in the states, some off which we don't. Lots of insects, mosquitoes, biting flies, and other biting bugs. And scorpions, of course.

We pretty much have itched our way, especially our ankles, through Mexico.

Recently, while we were still in the rain forest, J got some kind of super-irritating rash growing around his eye. We weren't sure if it was a rash, or a mite living in his skin, or what…

We went to doctor, who diagnosed it as a rash, and prescribed a couple of pretty gentle topical treatments. The doctor cost $25. The prescriptions $10.

J's face is slowly, steadily, clearing up. Here are some photos of the patient. He has been a trooper. The rash has been itchy and a little gooey. Yum!

Remember those scary photos from your high school "health education" class?