NOT FUN

The past week of my life consisted of Scarlett Fever.

Sounds like some killer medieval sickness right?

Well, it seemed that bad! And sure did a number on my body!

Start with a fever of 102.6 and some nausea

add some red splotchy skin

then incessant itchiness all over

blisters on your lips, palms, and soles of your feet

then imagine not only your tongue, but the roof and inside of your mouth, as well as your throat, have all been scalded in some drink that was entirely too hot.

add a dash of a headache

and top with all over body swelling, and you've got Scarlett Fever!

Sounds fun right?? 

I hardly get sick, but when I do, I get it bad.

Nora's face sums up our feelings about it;

Picture me for the weekend stuck in bed because I can't walk on my swollen, blistered feet, surrounded with ice packs to keep my fever down, sneaking under layers of blankets when my husband leaves the room because I was freezing even before the ice packs were introduced.

Just to reiterate the general idea here, NOT FUN!

With all of this I had an intense internal battle raging! If anyone knows me, they know I am intensely independent and stubborn. Positive or negative traits, they are what they are, and because of them I was being mentally tortured almost as much as physically. 

I could not do anything with this sickness, it knocked me down and out.

I'm not even sure I was this helpless after delivering Nora.

I realized I need my independence - it is a bigger part of me than I thought.

Again, NOT FUN!

But the flip side to all this, (and here comes the mushy part) is that I have a husband and best friend who is more than I could have even wished for!

He has been, and still is, nursing me back to health, and helping me cope with needing a little help from him. 

He's really the bee's knees and more ;) and he sure helps me be a better person too!

So if I have to give up some independence sometime, I guess I'm thrilled it gets to be to depend on him a little bit more.

As an update, I am currently functioning on a shot in my rear end, two antibiotics, and never enough water and lotion. Fever is gone and I am feeling much better! The rash is going away, but not the itching. My whole body also now looks like I had a bad day at the beach and it's ALL peeling with that feeling like your skin is so dry but no amount of lotion will fix it. I have old lady palms and soles and I'm told they will entirely peel off in a week or so! 

But worst of all - I still have a tongue fresh out of too hot, hot chocolate! Can't taste or eat anything!

Dr also says that Nora and Kevin should be just fine being around me, but keep an eye out for sore throats. 

Not fun

Cross your fingers this road to recovery is a quick one!