PASS THE CALAMINE PLEASE

I've been dark for a while and it has been hell. Not prowling the web and posting is my life now and checking in on all my friends. I wouldn’t even post this explanation but it seems I'll be off line a little longer than I first thought. You see it all started with what I believed was a backache. About three days before Christmas. That evolved into a racking spasm wherein I became bed ridden for two days and nights in agony. An internet search suggested a kidney infection or possibly a stone.

Now why didn't I run to the Doctor you ask? Well it was Christmas and my Doctor closes his practice on Holidays and the worst of it hit me over the weekend after Christmas. But as dawn came to Monday I called and got an appointment. I staggered into the shower dragging my feet like one of the Walking Dead. Not the fast ones mind you the real slow ones dragging a knotted rope of guts behind them. Yep that's what I felt like too.

It was at that moment that I caught a glimpse of big red spots in the mirror. OH shit! I said aloud to me in the reflection. Only one thought came next for I only knew of one thing that caused this much excruciating pain accompanied with such an inflamed red rash. I hobbled to the computer and ran one word. Shingles. Yes, the symptoms were all there.

My visit to the Dr. confirmed my suspicion but he was also concerned about my kidneys and sent me to the hospital for ultra sound and other tests.

I'm off to see him at 2:pm today for analysis of those tests... More on that later.

I'm back and the test were pretty much negative and the medicine I'm taking along with calamine lotion is already turning back the shingles. I'm starting to feel a little better too. So in a few days I should be back in action posting pics on BMSC and I have a new story for this blog. Thank you for following my efforts.