So in early March I found out I had scabies. For context I’m a uni student in final year. I had these little bumps show up on my toes and around my legs, not that many, and the GP told me I needed to treat, and so did my housemates.
Well, my house didn’t take it very well. These are friends of mine since first year who now won’t speak to me. I treated and so did they, and it all seemed fine scabies wise. I even paid for their treatment and two of them didn’t even thank me. But anyways. My symptoms faded and my boyfriend didn’t catch it either.
Then, my boyfriend’s housemate, who has had it before so is already sensitive, flared up a week later. We all had to treat again. His house were upset, my boyfriend got shit from them, my house got mad at me again. We were done with that round by the end of March, and for the whole of April it disappeared and me and my boyfriend stayed together pretty much everyday for the whole month. Neither of us flared.
Then, the last week of April, as housemates of mine are starting to come back from Easter, I flare again. This time the doctor prescribes me Ivermectin as well as Lyclear and tells me if this doesn’t clear it she’ll refer me to dermatology. My boyfriend’s been so emotionally supportive, even his housemates who’ve been unfairly affected have been as chill as they can be.
But my housemates? I told them five days ago and they still won’t talk to me. I’ve come home to quarantine for a week and let everything in my room just die (because I want these little mites gone), they won’t coordinate with me, they’re saying they’ll treat but I just wish I knew what was going on in my house right now. I’ve lost my friends, my sanity, I’m so paranoid all the time. Since early March I think I’ve applied ten bottles of lyclear and sunk £300 into precautionary measures.
Please can someone just assure me this will be gone. I’ve cried everyday since Friday, I can’t even think straight for my diss that’s due next week. Tell me that when I get back it’ll be okay, and my poor boyfriend won’t have to deal with this anymore and neither will I. I’m so worried for him though, this isn’t his fault. Also Our relationship is quite new and I don’t want all of this to put him off, even though he’s been telling me there’s nothing that will put him off a long term relationship with me.