So they did a biopsy on my arm yesterday. It looks like someone took a hole-punch to my forearm. It was chemically cauterized, a phrase I hope to never have to use again when referring to part of my body. They still don't know what the hell it is, but they put me on steroids now, an oral and a topical. (Me: "Is it the cream or the clear?" My ( Read more... )

Drew is home sick again today ( Read more... )

( For my medical file. )

In other news, I pooped today for the first time since Friday. Thank you, antibiotics. You are excellent at making me constipated and having a dry, cottony mouth but you remain ineffective at conquering that which you were prescribed to conquer. The Infection ( Read more... )

I've always wondered why they specify that the weather outside is frightful. I've never heard anyone request a report on "the weather in the living room" for example. Seems redundant. But it makes for a nice cadence to that line, so I understand ( Read more... )

So you see...I've got this rash ( Read more... )

I'm just going to say it. The itching sensation is driving me crazy. The wound itself looks a little bit better today, but damn am I itchy. Which sent me to YouTube looking for Chester's least favorite emotion. Instead, I found this episode which made me lol at my desk.

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So I saw my doctor this morning. He changed my antibiotics, prescribing sulfamethoxazole, mupirocin ointment, and hydroxyzine. The side effects may include dizziness, dry mouth, drowsiness, constipation, and sensitivity to sunlight. I'm hoping the effects also include no more itchy, weeping wound. If there isn't a clinical response to these ( Read more... )

( Not for the faint of heart, or Shacid. )

So ( Read more... )