You guys. I’ve got some serious ho toe going on right now. Remember my fresh, pretty, French pedicure I got just a little over three weeks ago? Yeah, well, it doesn’t look like that any more. I’m really surprised and disappointed that it didn’t last very long. I’m not so sure about this new place I’ve been going to now. The pedicure I got before this one didn’t seem to last very long either. I’m pretty sure my pedicures from previous years lasted a lot longer than three weeks. I hate to give this place up, though, since it’s so close to home and they have the best massaging chairs I have ever sat in. Bummer. But, ho toe is just unacceptable, so the search must begin.
Archive for July, 2007
Ho Toe
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007101 Steps to Being a Better Blogger
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Marcus is running a series of posts based on Life Hack’s post “101 Steps to Being a Better Blogger” and I am going to follow along. The first step is to go to Popuri and get your stats, then record how many visitors you have. So here is my first step – my Popuri stats:
I’m Scared About This Lyme Thing
Monday, July 16th, 2007The more I read about Lyme disease, the more upset I get. There is so much conflicting information out there – it seems like there are no hard and fast answers. I’ve read that the disease is curable. I’ve read that the disease isn’t curable. I’ve read that having multiple rashes is a symptom of the second stage of the disease. I’ve read that the multiple rashes happens in the first stage at times, too. I’ve read that we should only take him to a LLMD (Lyme literate MD). I’ve read he should be on antibiotics for 3 months. I’ve read that he should be on them for 3 weeks. My head is spinning and I’m basically just worried, scared and upset. What if he has relapses for the rest of his life? I guess we will just deal with it as it comes, but still. It’s not a pleasant thought or future to look forward to.
For tonight, I’m going to stop reading about it and pray instead. I think that will bring me more peace of mind than anything else right now.
No Patio Sitting For Us
Monday, July 16th, 2007When did patio furniture get so expensive? Last year I saw some cute sets at K-Mart of all places, so I thought we’d go there tonight to check some out. We need a nice set to go with our beautiful new patio! Dude. The sets were like 800 bucks. At K-Mart! I shudder to think what they are at a decent store. Guess we’ll be waiting until the end of season sales to get a set on clearance. Bummer, because I really wanted to sit out on the patio either just chilling out or on our laptops together in the evenings this summer.
Lyme Disease
Monday, July 16th, 2007Well, well, well.
Aric came home from his grandparents’ with bullseye rashes all over his legs. They were all very nasty and mean looking, and I was immediately concerned. I spent a good portion of the weekend Googling bullseye rashes, and every single thing I came up with pointed to Lyme Disease. Rob doubted that’s what it was, but agreed we should take him to the doctor just to be sure. I wasn’t sure what it could be, so I just wanted to get some answers. I was hoping the doctor would say it was a reaction to the green flies on the bay while he was fishing. However, that apparently isn’t the case. The doctor took one look at his leg and immediately called in two other doctors to check it out, too. They all agreed that they were most likely looking at Lyme Disease.
Then the doctor asked if Aric had been sick recently. Remember when Aric was sick a couple weeks ago? I had almost forgotten about it until today. Now things are starting to piece together – his sickness was exactly how it is described in any of the symptoms for Lyme Disease I have read. They drew his blood to perform the screening test, and we’ll wait to see what the official results are. In the meantime, he was sent home with a script for 21 days worth of antibiotics and he is to take them whether the test comes back negative or not. From what I’ve read, the screening test has false positives and negatives, so it’s not a perfect indicator. I just hope the antibiotics do their job and he doesn’t experience any further trouble after this. I’ve heard horror stories about this disease; I would like it very much if we’re not one of those.