Well folks,
It looks like I have a case of Scarlet fever. Also known as a bad case of strep throat. I have had a cold for two and a half weeks that turned into a severe sore throat. This weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday I woke up on Sunday thinking, "wow my throat feels so much better, but why does my nose hurt like heck?" After looking in the mirror I realized my nose had swollen almost twice its size and there was a red rash on one side of it. The swelling went down and with concealer I was able to do some merchandising work and meet up with my sister. The next morning the rash had spread to the other side of my nose and then yesterday morning the rash spread to my left cheek. It is not a small rash, but a raised, painful and itchy rash. I called in sick to work and started frantically calling around for rates to see a doctor. Thankfully my friend Lidia, an amazing nurse and friend, told me over the phone she thought I had an infection and basically new almost what it was. She told me that if my fever got worse or if my headache got worse I needed to go into urgent care. A few hours later after my temp. raised a few more degrees I went to urgent care.
The doctor at urgent care was very kind and washed her hands often. She told me about streptococcus pyogenes and that what I have is a complication of a regular case of strep throat. and also informed me that I needed to start taking antibiotics asap. Since the infection was spreading fast she didn't want it to reach my other organs and cause major damage. The asap form of antibiotics came in the form of a booty shot. Have you ever had to have a booty shot? It really isn't like any other shot out there.
So now I am taking my antibiotics, pill form, as recommended. i started taking photos last night and hope that I will be able to see this rash disappear. So far it does seem like it has stopped spreading. Yay!
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