i don't know what's crazier...my thumb or that doctor...

so i have dry skin.  bad dry skin.  it's terrible. i realize that i should moisturize more, but i hate putting on lotion.  for one, it's loaded with chemicals.  at least the good lotion is...the one that actually moisturizes.  and i really do try to limit my exposure to weird things that i cannot pronounce.  the other reason i don't put on moisturizer as often as i should is because i forget.  after all, i do get my teeth brushed and my pants on every day.  why ask for me to do more than that?

anyway, my dry skin left me with a deep crack in my thumb.  it hurt...and it wouldn't heal.  no matter what lotion, cream, ointment i put on it.  i seriously considered going to the doctor and having them stitch it up.  it was bad.  so this went on for about 5 weeks.  then it started looking weird.  crazy! after a week i decided to go to the doctor.  keep in mind i hate the doctor.  not because of the reasons most people don't like the doctor...i don't like my doctor because they are unfriendly.  they make me sad.  i have actually blogged about the dreadful place before...i think the nurse may be a robot...

so my thumb is infected.  this is the diagnosis after the doctor looks at my thumb and then sits down and googles something on the computer.  that really happened.  i'm not sure if it was to show me what was going on, or for her to make sure she knew what she was doing...  either way, i was googled at the doctor's office....that can't be good...

so i asked the doctor what i can do to help me not have this dry skin on my fingers any more.  she says for me to put lanolin cream all over my hands and sleep in gloves.  insert far off gaze in my eyes here.  oh yes, doctor, i'm going to lather my hands up with special cream and sleep with mittens on...some night when i'm not so tired that i don't remember getting into bed, i will certainly try that....