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Am I just too sensitive?

Posted: Apr 23, 2016

A few days ago I was really having trouble with my right foot. Terns out it was fron an insect bite I got at the park on Monday. By Tuesday monring I could not bear weight, the foot was very painful and red. I was limping to the car when a neighbor saw me. She moved in about a year ago, and clearly is the type who wants to mingle quite a bit and gets somewhat pushy and wants to know personal things. She is, however, nice. She was never rude, etc. When she saw me limping she asked what happened. At that time I thought I just overdid my walk the day before at the park. She said, "If that's not better in a week you'd better see a doctor. That could be a stress fracture . . . especially at YOUR age." Then she repeated the last part again. She is several years younger than I, but I feel her remark was unnecessary and rude. I would be interested in your comments.

By the way, turns out the foot looked worse after icing and elevating. I took Benadryl (2 pills, then 1 more 5 hours later and went to bed.) Foot looks great. I guess that spider I knocked off my jeans while sitting on the bench under a tree meant business. Very bad reaction!

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I don't want to alarm you but one time a few - years ago I got what I

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thought was a spider bite on my lower leg. Had the same type of symptoms you are describing. Turns out it was an MRSA infection!! I made the terrible mistake of googling it and of course then thought I was going to die. All is well of course after a course of vanco. So,maybe your neighbor is just concerned about you. However, the her comment about "at your age" wouldn't have bothered me one bit. She is obviously worried about her OWN age so is stressing how much "older" you are than her.....

Glad your foot issue is better.

The Neighbor - Rhoda

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Time will tell on the neighbor's motive. If she was being sort of nasty, it will come out again. It seems like she would know that wouldn't feel very good even if she thought you were MUCH older. I think I would try to give her the benefit of the doubt at this point, but be alert to her. Also be careful about giving her too much information. People who are nosey have a tendency to be able to get a lot of information from people. I think partly because they are willing to ask what most people wouldn't and it catches one off guard.

Too sensitive? - cr

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I hate it when people bring up my age, even telling me about senior discounts, but I know it's me being too sensitive. I think your neighbor probably didn't mean anything by it. She probably just vocalizes that which seems okay to her and thought nothing of it.

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