<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks to all of you for your concern about my mother's skin condition. She said it was "moderately itchy"....did I mention that her doctor was treating it as shingles? Don W (our Catcher in the Rye) had immediately sent me info last night which I faxed to her doctor. Red blisters which are bigger than typical & the location (just on the arm) is atypical. Also, there are bumps underneath...that's still consistent, right? She had an appointment with a surgeon today & he's going to do a biopsy Monday...but my sister with the nursing degree took me aside & told me that "it didn't look good"...the understatement of the year. At this point it looks like red wax melted & ran together on her arm. Her reaction? I showed her the article that Don had sent me, & she said she'd "mention" it to her dermatologist doctor the next time she saw him. She's been eating a lot of homemade bread since I got the breadmachine, incidentally...she took it over! Hey, thanks for your help! Bec