I feel good today...
Feb. 14th, 2002 05:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lsdiamondexcept for the rash.
My feet and, well, nether regions have been sortof itchy all day, and then about 4:00 I suddenly broke out in this weird rash. It started on my hands, then I noticed it was all over my arms. My face & ears were getting hot, so I went in the bathroom to check, and sure enough - I was horribly red & had bumps all over. So then, I started undressing to see just how far this thing went - all over my chest & shoulders. Oddly, not on my back or stomach, or legs. Called mom. Diagnosis: allergy (but to what!?) or possibly the precursor to scarlet fever (associated with strep throat.) Called the doctor's office. The nurse said to take a Benadryl, and to finish taking my antibiotics (they run out tomorrow). She didn't sound worried at all, so I stopped worrying so much. She said that if the rash persists after the antibiotics are gone that I should call back and they'll decide if I should come back in for more tests or get a new prescription.
So, I took a Benadryl, and went to take a bath with baking soda till it kicked in. Got to thinking. We took laundry to the laundromat one week when I was too sick to go to mom & dad's. We used Cheer with color guard. We've never used Cheer before, period. Methinks I'm just getting around to using the clothes we washed that week, and methinks I'm dreadfully allergic to Cheer. (Why it took most of the day to show up, I'm not sure - unless my immunity to it was just gradually being worn down throughout the day.)
It's the most feasible explanation, as I'm very sensitive to soaps, detergents, etc.
So, I feel good, but still a bit itchy and hot. x_X
My feet and, well, nether regions have been sortof itchy all day, and then about 4:00 I suddenly broke out in this weird rash. It started on my hands, then I noticed it was all over my arms. My face & ears were getting hot, so I went in the bathroom to check, and sure enough - I was horribly red & had bumps all over. So then, I started undressing to see just how far this thing went - all over my chest & shoulders. Oddly, not on my back or stomach, or legs. Called mom. Diagnosis: allergy (but to what!?) or possibly the precursor to scarlet fever (associated with strep throat.) Called the doctor's office. The nurse said to take a Benadryl, and to finish taking my antibiotics (they run out tomorrow). She didn't sound worried at all, so I stopped worrying so much. She said that if the rash persists after the antibiotics are gone that I should call back and they'll decide if I should come back in for more tests or get a new prescription.
So, I took a Benadryl, and went to take a bath with baking soda till it kicked in. Got to thinking. We took laundry to the laundromat one week when I was too sick to go to mom & dad's. We used Cheer with color guard. We've never used Cheer before, period. Methinks I'm just getting around to using the clothes we washed that week, and methinks I'm dreadfully allergic to Cheer. (Why it took most of the day to show up, I'm not sure - unless my immunity to it was just gradually being worn down throughout the day.)
It's the most feasible explanation, as I'm very sensitive to soaps, detergents, etc.
So, I feel good, but still a bit itchy and hot. x_X
