My Weekend

Leaving work early isn't nearly as fun when you're leaving because you can't stop itching. Friday, I left work at 2:30 because my whole upper body was itchy. I went home and took a shower, hoping that it was something easily relieveable. However, as the evening progressed, the itching got worse. My mom and Megan had gone on a college vist to Goshen and came on over for the weekend, and Stefani came over from Perrysburg to enjoy some time with us. We went to bed at 12:30, and the itching was starting to creep down into my legs. At 2:30, I woke up itching so bad all over my body that I couldn't sleep. I thought maybe another shower would help, but when I got in the bathroom, I saw that my whole body - neck to ankles - was covered in hives. I was a bright red mess!
So shortly before 3 in the morning, Eric and I headed to the Montpelier ER. I was given three shots, one in the arm, and one in each butt cheek. Let me tell you, Eric was laughing at me trying to walk out of the hospital! The nurse said that rashes and hives like that are so hard to explain, I might never know what caused it. She gave me some follow up prescriptions, kept me for a half hour and then sent me on my way. My rear was so sore!!!! It hurt to sit at all on the ride home.
We got home at about 4 in the morning and I zonked out til 9. I was feeling better, so all us women headed to Grandma's for the day. It was a great day, but in the evening, I started to get itchy. My nurse aunt looked at my back and I had a poison ivy-like rash running across my back. It went away by the time I got home that evening, and the next morning it was running across my stomach, but went away by the time I was leaving for church. Who knows. I praise the Lord for it not being more severe than it was, but I'll be happy if it never happens again! :)