This is poison ivy. Knowing what it looks like is half the battle. Three leaflets growing together on one stalk. Touch it and you'll be sorry.
I learned another rhyme a few days ago, it goes like this Freckles Three, Leave Them Be. I have three freckles in a row on my tummy. The first time I put in an insulin pump set, I put it right next to the row of three freckles. When i went to change my set, I got a gusher. What a mess! Ten paper towels and still bleeding. That was my first ever set change. Needless to say I was pretty nervous the next time. But, nothing happened.
Since that time I've moved my set all over the place without incident. A few days ago, I returned to the spot with the three freckles. I put my set in and instantly knew something was wrong. It's not supposed to hurt like that. The rest of the evening my set got more and more painful. I couldn't sleep that night so I got up and yanked out the set. And got another gusher.
That's when I saw the three warning freckles. Freckles three, leave them be. That's not a good place for an insulin pump set. If I remember my rhyme, hopefully I won't have to deal with another gusher. I'll be glad when the bruise heals. But, at least now I know what to avoid.
Does anyone else have a way to avoid bad sites?
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