(c; that is rather vague, LOL, sorry for your rough week, no details? We could learn from your mishaps! (C;

Ouch! Sounds like you had some kind of accident... Hope it wasn't serious! Try to look at it as a nudge to get that tetanus shot up to date. Hope the rest of the week goes better.

Sorry for the vagueness, this happened so close to someone asking that it was uncanny. The dog (80lb) dragged his tie-out chain up from behind me and scratched my leg. At least I think he did, it hurt, I yelled, then went on about my business. Some time later, DH notices streaks on my leg. jagged looking sort of parallish, up from a small wound. I said I think it's just a scratch from the dog chain. Some time later, Sis sees it and freaked out. You need to see the doctor, that's blood poisoning. No, it doesn't even hurt, it's nothing. Well after 3 weeks the streaks are still there, looking the same, but I have a headache from hell, and aches and pains all over, fever up and down. Went to the doctor, they said Staph infection! Antibiotics! (AND tetanus shot!) Made me a follow up appointment to a dermatologist. Said they'd never quite seen anything like this. Well, The pills made me even sicker. The next doctor changed pills. they also made me sick, so these referred me to the ER for blood tests. This (3rd) doctor says West Nile Virus, or Lyme's. Changed the antibiotic again. I have never been so sick as I have this week and seeing 3 doctors! I have spent very little time at the computer this week, it's all in bed and doctor's. I have peeps coming, I hope, in the incubator, can't even enjoy that. DH and DS are feeling abused because they have to do my chores while I'm sick. Sorry, this sounds like poor me. Going to bed now.

Cheribelle: poor you is true! You can't be superwoman all the time, especially after you've been tossed about on the high seas of Modern Medicine. Remember they're just practicing, and hopefully you will get healed and back to the incubator ASAP along with other chores, of course.

My hubby came back from vacation with cold/cough/chills and has logged approximately 80 hours in his TV chair in the past five days. He gave me the same virus: I've been hacking sneezing, slinging manure, barn stuff, weeding bad weeds, cooking, laundering etc etc. Not exactly rest and fluids. What's wrong with this picture? I think women in general don't feel like they can afford to be sick- who in heck would run the world if they did?

You really have to watch even the slightest scratch when living around animals. I used to work with wildlife and my Doctor gave me a prescription for an ointment call Bactroban. It will work against almost any bacteria you can incounter. He has me always have a tube on hand for all those scratches and cuts we get. It must be doing the job as I haven't had any problems since I started using it. Hope you get over this asap.. Kit

OMG I am having flashbacks to a few years ago, summer time I think I had WNvirus, doctor said could not rule it out, but he said the test would be so expensive, and would not change his course of treatment, I too was on 3 different antibiotics and had enlarged lymphnodes down my neck, past my collar bone, high fever up and down, very flu-ish awful feeling, but I was doing an after school summer program every afternoon, in 100' heat and could not take off work. It was horrible, miserable!!!

I really hope you recover soon, stay in close touch with the doctors, sorry you are sooo, sick. I will say a little prayer for you.

I love you guys, thanks for making it better

I hope you're better too. I've learned my lesson about animals and scratches and bacteria. I don't let anything go, no matter how small. When I get one I go right into the house and wash it A LOT with very hot water and soap. Then I pour bleach on it and rub it in! Then I rinse it off until I can quit screaming. Sounds crazy and probably is, but better safe than...y'know.
I do hope you're tons better!

I am up to date, courtesy of my snakebite incident last fall. I had not had a Tetnus shot in about 10 years because I have such a severe reaction to them. My mom spent her summers hauling the 4 of us kids in to ER for various accidents, injuries. We would each end up with a Tetnus shot "to prevent any problems." Back then yearly was the recommended dose, and we sure got them! Seemed like up until I was about 16.
As an adult, early 20's, I needed a shot after an accident, stepped on a nail and that is when I started having the bad reactions. Arm swelled up, temp, sick a couple days. Worse reaction a couple years later with a head cut. Ok, Dr told me to ask for "Horse Vaccine" if I needed another tetnus shot. So over the years I did, though they were a lesser reaction than the regular tetnus shots. 5 days sick instead of 10.

I protested about needing the Tetnus shot after the snakebite. We were in Louisiana, going to head back home to Michigan. I didn't want to be sick all the way home and some more days! How would I know if the snakebite was being a problem with already being sick from Tetnus shot? Well I HAD to have the Tetnus shot before leaving, to prevent any problems from dirty snake teeth/mouth! Who knew what he ate last?? The hospital found a third kind of Tetnus vaccine made from people donors. Price is out of sight! However it was covered as part of my Emergency visit. I had absolutely NO REACTION to that!! So I am covered for the next 10 years, YIPPEE! Perhaps when I next need a Tetnus shot, I won't have any reaction to it.

I will not be walking anywhere in Louisiana in sandals EVER again. Perhaps some stylish knee-high laceups would look good with Safari shorts if we ever visit again. The food was great, wildlife unfriendly.