Ok, Beth, that sounds good. Do you have any sense of how long this swelling might last, and should the Benedryl help? It's not swollen completely shut, but I can't see clearly out of it--everything's a big blur--and it's pretty uncomfortable.
Mal: Inara, think you could stoop to being on my arm? Inara: Will you wash it first?
'Heart Of Gold'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Pix - Jun 28, 2008 9:09:38 am PDT #5174 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Amy - Jun 28, 2008 9:13:10 am PDT #5175 of 10001
Because books.
My brother is allergic, and the swelling, like beth said, is only urgent if you're having trouble breathing. But you're probably definitely allergic, based on the reaction -- Urgent Care probably isn't necessary, but you should talk to a doctor about it for the future, in case you need to carry an EpiPen.
Pix - Jun 28, 2008 9:17:40 am PDT #5176 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Ok, so no Urgent Care, but this is an emerging allergy I need to talk with my GP about. So Benedryl, ice, and wait, huh? Anyone have any idea how long this should last?
This is a minor inconvenience in the grand scheme of things, but man, the Universe can back the hell off. I need to be whole and functional right now if I'm going to be able to help ND (who is still sick) and keep the house running while he's gone.
brenda m - Jun 28, 2008 9:18:57 am PDT #5177 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ouch, Kristin. You guys are past due for a good long stretch of totally uneventful.
Amy - Jun 28, 2008 9:20:42 am PDT #5178 of 10001
Because books.
Kristin, honestly I'm a little surprised it swelled again overnight. So ... I'm not really sure when it'll go down completely. How's the one on your head?
Pix - Jun 28, 2008 9:28:17 am PDT #5179 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
The one on my head seems completely normal, which makes no sense. The only thing I can think is that it was a smaller sting than the first one and not near sensitive skin like the eyebrow.
Thanks for the advice, everyone.
Ginger - Jun 28, 2008 9:46:11 am PDT #5180 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If you're allergic to something, the reaction can show up elsewhere. As others have said, keep taking Benedryl for a couple of days.
I suspected I'd be achy today and I was right. I fell out of bed yesterday morning, something I can only remember doing once before as an adult. In my dream, I was climbing into a bunk bed, and I was apparently climbing in real life. (Bunk bed? WTF?) Very freaky. I landed on my wastebasket, which will never be the same, and have a really amazing bruise on my hip. I knew I needed bubble wrap when I was awake; I didn't realize I needed it when I was asleep too.
Trudy Booth - Jun 28, 2008 9:48:50 am PDT #5181 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
In my dream, I was climbing into a bunk bed, and I was apparently climbing in real life. (Bunk bed? WTF?)
George Clooney was in the top bunk?
Ginger - Jun 28, 2008 9:49:57 am PDT #5182 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If that were true, it seems entirely unfair that I didn't get to him before I fell on my ass.
Ginger - Jun 28, 2008 9:58:59 am PDT #5183 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
A sort-of friend just left a message asking if I wanted to go to Wall-E this afternoon and/or to Forbidden Planet at the Plaza tonight. (Those of you who went to Rocky Horror at last year's F2F have been there.) I have a huge amount to do here. Decisions, decisions.