Yucky….

Yeah, that title should really make you want to read this post, huh?

Well, that’s how I’ve been feeling the past few days. On Sunday the 8th, while back in Missouri I got 2 nice little mosquito bites on the back of my left leg. No biggie…. oh my how they itched, then they just kind of hung around(yes, I was wearing spray). About Wednesday or so, I got another knarly little bite on my left ankle, this time I was in bed, so probably a spider of some sort right? again, Ow! but no biggie it itched, and looked really bad. Fast forward a week…. Wednesday I wake up and I feel so stiff and swollen. Hmmm, I wonder if this has anything to do with my bites. Naw, those are old right? Let’s skip a day. Thursday afternoon, ten minutes before hubby is supposed to leave for work, I tell him – honey, can you check this new bite on my shoulder, it reallly itches? (Now Vegas has hardly any bugs what so ever, but the first West Nile case was here in Clark County this year, soooo…) His reply, "Um, Honey, this isn’t good. It’s really raised, looks like a quarter – I want you to go to the doctor – NOW" oh crud! I get ready to go, take a look at those two "innocent" little bites on the back of my left leg (because they’re still hanging out) and they look like 2" raised BULLSEYES! YIKES! What the heck? Ok, I’m out of here! So no one can come keep an eye on the kids so hubby’s going to have to be late for work. Get to the doctor, no appointment of course, so receptionist asks if I’ve taken any Benadryl yet. I told her no, and I’ve never had a reaction like this before so I am a little freaked out! The bite on my back is now a full blown WELT. ( Those of you in the mid west – stop laughing at me…I am not used to this k?) I’d post phots, but I figure then y’all would never come back.

So, super antibiotic and Loratadine Rx later, plus lots of Benadryl gel (some upset stomach – YUCk – the worst part maybe, more aches, and a bit of sleep) my bites are now 12 days old and the Bullseye isn’t quite so noticable, but still there – and they hurt! So, watching all my bites from now on…vaccumed the whole house and matresses, washed all my bedding in super hot water, had the bug guy come out between visits to spray the inside of the house. I am getting a bit of my energy back, and I don’t feel quite so "swollen". Of course, now I am a little behind, but I’ll get there.

I got an amazing RAK this week from Jen’s RAK club, but I’m going to have to post that tomorrow. I need to go to bed. Melanie gave me one of those Rockin’ girl blogger things – I’ll get to that too – not feelin so Rockin’ yet. Have almost all my convention swaps done! Wahoo! Now I can stamp for fun again. Oh yeah, Hubby bought me 3 new stamps sets I am really excited about……