Clinical Thinking I

Last night I slept on the floor in our bedroom, on the cushions from our living room couch, with freshly laundered sheets and blankets and pillows.

This morning, I had fresh welts/bites on my torso and legs! My wife, on the other hand, who slept in our bed with the same old sheets from yesterday and the day before yesterday, had not one single, solitary, bite/welt.

I can conclude three things from this: 1) I am more delicious than my wife and the bugs (if there are any avoided her); 2) There are no bugs infesting my bed; 3) My welts are symptoms of something else beside the awful thought of having bugs in my bed.

Possible hypothesis: I'm having an allergic reaction to something.

What, though? I have not changed any of my shampoos, creams or laundry detergents. I have not altered my diet in any significant way. I have only had seasonal allergies in the past. I am not allergic to any medications, household chemicals or foods.

The mystery...oh, the mystery of it all. Stay tuned!