New Meds

I stayed home from work for a few days after the arm bump incident. On the first day I was home (Monday), I kept watch on my arm, trying to see if the antibiotics were working. Unfortunately it didn't seem any better so I went back to the doctor that afternoon. After explaining the whole story, the doctor (a different one from the day before) said she thought I had a skin infection instead of just an infected bug bite. Maybe it came from a bug bite, but maybe it came from somewhere else (and there were so many possibilities). She gave me different antibiotics which should target the infection better and I started on those right away.

Research into the skin infection, in contrast to an infected bug bite, was much scarier. There could be serious complications from an infection like this! I hoped that the new antibiotics (and the sleep and rest I was getting from being home from work) would do the trick. The second doctor also told me to stay home on Tuesday because the infection could be contagious.

I hate staying home from work and actually being sick (unlike a vacation day or a holiday). But despite the exhaustion and fatigue from the illness, I made the best of Tuesday - catching up on the DVR, snacking on yummy Celeste pizza, and watching my favorite soccer team Barcelona play Arsenal.

By the end of the night, my arm seemed slightly better. At the very least, it wasn't worse. On Sunday, we hadn't measured the redness on my arm, but on Monday, we drew a pen line around the outer edge. I was happy that the infection looked like it hadn't spread past the line and might even be receding. Things were looking up. I even tweeted a very optimistic update during the day on Tuesday:


Hope is a powerful thing.