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I think i've got a staph infection 
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, technically.
I have a re-occuring infection that looks kind of like a spider bite i guess. it's come and gone in the same spot for ages, i just assumed i had an infected hair follicle and never thought anything of it. The last time it showed up I actually made an appointment w/ a doc but ended up canceling it because it had started to clear up and I couldn't justify spending over 100 bucks (i'm poor if you hadnt noticed) on something that was healing by itself.
well that was a month ago, and its back. this time instead of a little red bump i've got a nickel sized red/blue/purple abscess thats annoying the crap outta me. I probably wouldn't think much of it this time either (what can i say, i wasnt brought up going to the doctor for every little thing) except that since it showed up yesterday or the day before i've felt like i got hit by a truck. lethargic, no energy at all, sore throat, achey muscles, headaches etc etc. I had planned on cleaning house yesterday, and found myself cleaning for 10 minutes, then laying down and resting for 15. I ended up just staying in bed 90% of the day. thats totally uncharacteristic of me, i havent been sick in over 2 years.
i've also had two other symptoms that are bizzare that i can't really account for. 1. my hair is falling out. i'm getting huge blobs of hair out of the shower and every time i try to brush it. thank god I already have a lot of hair or i'd probably be bald lol. I tend to shed since I have lots of long hair, but this is about 4 times more than normal. 2. when I get out of the shower and towel dry off, the skin on my arms and legs just rolls and flakes right off just by touching it. I've tried scrubbing harder, I've tried changing soap, i've tried changing loofah scrubby things, i've tried different water temps... its really weird. if I exfoliate any harder i'll make myself bleed, so wtf is the deal here! Even after i get out of the shower, lotion doesn't work, it just makes the flakey rolly skin stick together as it comes off. I've never had dry skin problems in my entire life, and it doesnt -feel- dry. its almost like making too much skin, or not shedding skin fast enough... i dont know. but its only been doing this for about 2 weeks.
anyway... I have to wait till i get paid to go to the doc. meh. i hate the doctor. so probably early next week. But if anyones got any "oh yeah I've had that before" stories that'd make me feel better while I just lay around and wait.
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, technically. I have a re-occuring infection that looks kind of like a spider bite i guess. it's come and gone in the same spot for ages, i just assumed i had an infected hair follicle and never thought anything of it. The last time it showed up I actually made an appointment w/ a doc but ended up canceling it because it had started to clear up and I couldn't justify spending over 100 bucks (i'm poor if you hadnt noticed) on something that was healing by itself.
well that was a month ago, and its back. this time instead of a little red bump i've got a nickel sized red/blue/purple abscess thats annoying the crap outta me. I probably wouldn't think much of it this time either (what can i say, i wasnt brought up going to the doctor for every little thing) except that since it showed up yesterday or the day before i've felt like i got hit by a truck. lethargic, no energy at all, sore throat, achey muscles, headaches etc etc. I had planned on cleaning house yesterday, and found myself cleaning for 10 minutes, then laying down and resting for 15. I ended up just staying in bed 90% of the day. thats totally uncharacteristic of me, i havent been sick in over 2 years.
i've also had two other symptoms that are bizzare that i can't really account for. 1. my hair is falling out. i'm getting huge blobs of hair out of the shower and every time i try to brush it. thank god I already have a lot of hair or i'd probably be bald lol. I tend to shed since I have lots of long hair, but this is about 4 times more than normal. 2. when I get out of the shower and towel dry off, the skin on my arms and legs just rolls and flakes right off just by touching it. I've tried scrubbing harder, I've tried changing soap, i've tried changing loofah scrubby things, i've tried different water temps... its really weird. if I exfoliate any harder i'll make myself bleed, so wtf is the deal here! Even after i get out of the shower, lotion doesn't work, it just makes the flakey rolly skin stick together as it comes off. I've never had dry skin problems in my entire life, and it doesnt -feel- dry. its almost like making too much skin, or not shedding skin fast enough... i dont know. but its only been doing this for about 2 weeks.
anyway... I have to wait till i get paid to go to the doc. meh. i hate the doctor. so probably early next week. But if anyones got any "oh yeah I've had that before" stories that'd make me feel better while I just lay around and wait.
Definitely get someone to check it out - you might find out if there's an "ask a nurse" type number you can call for a free screening 
...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..." 
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