# I have a bit of a rash.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bit-of-a-rash/496098 "2009-05-11T23:08:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bit-of-a-rash/496098/1 "2009-05-11T23:08:35Z")

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Just a little one. You see, I noticed my arm was itching a bit while at my desk at work. The shirt felt a bit itchy today so I didn’t think of anything. A while later I noticed some hive action happening on my bicep. Both biceps. Ooook. I think I’ll go to the bathroom and see what this looks like…  
HOLY CRAP MY ENTIRE UPPER BODY IS COVERED IN RED!!!

I tell my boss I’m out (like a boss). It’s about 30 minutes commute back home. My theory is that I fucked up the laundry cycle horrible and that I’m having a reaction to the detergent residue on the shirt. I hop on the shower.

Itchy skin + hot water + scrubby shower poof = 😃😃 😃  
Anyway, as I write this the redness seems to have subsided a bit. I’m starting to itch more on my back, and I’ve had my roommate make a Benedryl run for me.

Also I’m having a Yuengling because I’m home early and it’s the last thing in the fridge.  
Happy Monday.