Getting my ass chewed on

Automan21k

Shared on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 21:47

ok, maybe not my ass, more my lower thigh.  I woke up this morning to find that I had a rather nasty bug bite on my lower thigh, just above the back of my knee.  I imediatly knew it to be a spider bite, the pain, the swelling, all normal for a Broad-faced Sac Spider bite, they are comon in the area, so I thought nothing of it.  fast forward to about 10:00 this morning, my leg was on fire, my foot was getting numb, and my knee was throbing.  The bite was too painful to even touch.  at noon, we said screw it, and I took a sick day.

 

At home, I put on some bug bite cream, and we sat down to watch some TV.  The pain got worse, the swelling increased, and finally I had enough, at 3:00 I was sitting in a doctor's office trying to explain to the thick headed nurse that my leg felt like it was going to fall off and the bite wouldn't stop swelling and spreading.  she made a note on the chart that simply said, "painful bug bite?!?!"  Yeah, fine patronize me.  an hour later when I finally saw the doctor and he took a look at the bite he simply looked at me and said, you know what this is, don't you?  I took a guess....I was right....

 

Lyme Disease....fuck.

 

Off we went go to pick up the antibiotics, and get stocked up on sick person food, crackers, clear sodas, gatoraid, ect.  and I must admit it is strange to go shoping for oneself with the full knowladge that you will be sick before morning. 

 

So I can now say first hand tha the early stages of Lyme Disease sucks.  I hurt, not pain and agony, but every joint in my body throbs I feel like I have the flu without the need for a puke bucket and I can feel it getting worse by the hour.  But heck, I have a Doctor's note to be off work until Thursday, and longer if I need it.

 

I just wish the original bite location would get better. Every time I bump it or sit on it, or brush against it or bend my knee the pain os so sharp and severe it almost sends me straight through the roof.  if I ever find the stupid chigger or deer tick that bit me, I'm going to find a new form of torture to subject this thing to.

 

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 06:10
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 06:12
Pick to: with the economic globalization intensifies, Nike brand penetrated into the world, its unique strategic management style and production management pattern, make Nike emerged as the largest of the most successful sports goods producers. Facing the new situation at home and abroad and the fierce competition in the future direction of the nike running shoes, how should choose? The main use two kinds of strategic analysis method to Nike the development strategy of the brand are discussed.  Keywords: Nike; The SWOT analysis; Financial affairs; Boston matrix 
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Submitted by Snuphy on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 08:05
Sucks dude. Hope you kick it's ass quick.
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 06:13
Pick to: with the economic globalization intensifies, Nike brand penetrated into the world, its unique strategic management style and production management pattern, make Nike emerged as the largest of the most successful sports goods producers. Facing the new situation at home and abroad and the fierce competition in the future direction of the nike running shoes, how should choose? The main use two kinds of strategic analysis method to Nike the development strategy of the brand are discussed.
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Submitted by Lbsutke on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 11:01
Wow. sorry man that totally bites...(rofl). Get better!
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Submitted by Automan21k on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 18:07
Thanks guys. I'm learning that the description they have online for this don't do it justice...IT SUX
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Submitted by ATC_1982 on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 19:15
Hope you feel better soon Brother ...

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