What a day! The proof is in the pictures!

August 6 - The good news is:  I’m not blind!  The bad news is I looked like a monster and

8AM today

could barely see out of the tiny slits in my eyes!  I knew during the night I kept scratching behind my left ear and my right cheek.  I had trouble sleeping due to the 2 areas.  I had not thought about what I read on line that ivy in the facial area can cause swelling and puffiness around the eyes.  I was SO much more than puffy! 

I woke Bill and he was a little shocked but said we need to get to Urgent Care.  I had no peripheral vision through my tiny slits.  I told him not to leave stuff in the middle of the floor because I would trip.  I now had break outs on my left and right jaws, behind my left ear, at my hairline on my forehead but no more on my arms and legs.  Thanks goodness,, this was bad enough!

When we arrived at Urgent Care, they had kind of an amazed look!  Bill dropped me off at the door and I couldn’t even complete the paperwork since I could barely see out.  Some of the staff was the same as on Saturday and they remembered the jolly couple we

Bill's arm

were.  We were still jolly today, as being a grump about it wasn’t going to make it any better.  They booked us together so once we got a room we shared it.  We first saw the Nurse Practitioner, and she felt Bill’s scalp was a bacterial infection and called in the same doctor we saw Saturday.  Of course she remembered us!  She said it’s great to have fun people come in!  She agreed with the bacterial infection.  He must have gotten bacteria in the bathhouse and scratched his head.  So he got 3 prescriptions since his shot Saturday was good for a week. With the fast progression of my face issue, I got a steroid injection AND steroid pills for a 16 days. The dose starts large then tapers off.  This is one set of pills I’m not going to forget to take! 

We stopped at Wal-mart to fill the scripts and get compresses for my eyes.  I told Bill I was too scary to go inside so I waited in the car.  I took another photo of my lovely condition for posterity!

Then it was straight home and start compresses after lunch.  Bill left to take the truck to get the side steps put on that he ordered last week.  While he was gone I called and asked him to get more Gold Bond itch cream as it seemed to work pretty good.  Then later I called and asked him to get pet wipes to wipe down Molly’s fur.  She won’t get it on her skin but the ivy oil can stay on the fur (yes, I know she has hair, but it feels like rabbit fur, so it’s fur) and when we pet her we can get it again!  What an ordeal!  They didn’t carry pet wipes and Kam suggested we take her to Pet Smart or some place to bathe her.  She will NOT like that! 

I put the steaks in marinade and made a peach/blueberry cobbler for dessert tonight.  I can’t read for a long time so I got on the computer between tasks and compresses.  Bill got cotton balls and ointment on this run.

End of day!

When the time was right Bill grilled the steaks and the broccoli slaw, baked potato and cobbler where ready.  We ended up sharing the larger steak as well as the potato.  The steak was perfectly cooked and very tasty.  We usually eat our steaks out but these were very good!  Bill did up the dishes (well trained husband that he is), and I posted a couple of blogs.

I booked more of our stops for the trip home.  Looks like we will be home September 16.  Planning to stay the 16^th at Stephen Foster Folk Culture State Park and spend the afternoon and evening with our friends Bruce and Sharon.  Jean and Paul are coming in on Friday and will have a day with Bruce and Sharon but we’ll get to visit for a bit at least.

Oh, I forgot to update my findings with another .11 cents, new total of $1.99.