Deja Vu

So -- it continues. I woke up with my eyes swollen shut, hives all over my ears, neck and arms and horrible itching everywhere. Theresa came over and brought me some Benedryl -- but then she ended up having to take me to see the doctor yesterday afternoon. He wanted to put me back on steroids and I had just finished the fuckers on Wednesday. I wouldn't let him so he gave me some Zyrtec. Uh-huh.

Nothing.

I took a long nap but by the time I woke up at 8:30 I had crushing chest pain. Off to the emergency room with Mom and Dad. The nice doctor from Western Pennyslvania (but with a weird, almost-Scottish accent) knew it was only indigestion, but did the whole damned heart work up again (protocol). After shots of adreneline, solumedrol (the damned steroid I just finished), benedryl, and some kind of antacid, along with a "cocktail" antacid -- I felt better and a lot of the swelling and itching had dissipated. I am left with two somewhat-swollen eyes and another big hospital bill. Should have listened to my doctor. I have to take another round of oral taper on the steroid -- but this time it's only for four days.

This has nothing to do with multiple sclerosis -- it only has to do with the fact that me and my new puppy had to play outside -- and we got into something, dammit.

AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!