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I posted on Twitter about my scare with medication recently.  I'm just now getting to writing the post.  I had a mild infection on my toe that has cleared up (good news).  The cuticle was mildly inflamed but it was pretty painful.  The dermatologist prescribed me an antibiotic for ten days.  I started have weird swelling on one side of my face a few days after I started taking it.  The nurse told me it was probably allergies and that should see my general practitioner.  She told me this since the swelling was only on one side of my face.  It was mostly around the eye area.  The swelling started to become more painful each day in my face but, my toe was getting better so I decided I would call my doctor to make an appointment about my face.  On the seventh day I woke up and took my medication like I had been doing all week.  I normally took it with apple sauce and glasses of water.  I noticed my heart started racing a few minutes after I took the medication.  I just figured it was normal and entering my blood stream.  Then my tongue started to swell but, I figured I was just imaging it.  Then I started salivating and I couldn't stop. O.O  I ran to the mirror and told my self if I can't curl my tongue then I must be having an allergic reaction.  I could not curl my tongue on the side that my face had been swelling all week.  WTF!  I called the pharmacy and they told to go the hospital.  Long story short the swelling I had all week was my body's first response to the medication to tell me I'm allergic.  The doctors and nurses told me it is normally bilateral swelling and that is why they dismissed me.  I'm lucky that it was only unilateral swelling because I was still able to breath.  I'm fine now.  My toe is feeling much better and I have follow up appointment with a different doctor.  :)

Updates

Last week was a crazy week for me all the way around.  Some good stuff happened and some not so good.  I went out for sushi on Monday and picked up a cold.  The sushi was great but, I had a cold all week.  I had just gotten my voice back and then picked up a bug, ugggghhh! The bug has gone on its way and I'm feeling great now.  Went out for a friends birthday party.  It was a fun night out.  I wish I had taken pics.  I helped out Jill move into her new home.  Its so beautiful.  It makes me want to get a bigger place but, moving will have to wait.  Moving costs a lot of money and I'm saving my pennies for some big stuff coming up.  That pretty much wraps up last week.

I signed up for my first 5k.  I can't wait.  I really want to get a pair of new shoes for race day.  The pair I wear now are pretty worn out.  The run is for charity and I'm putting a team together, The Honey Badgers.  This week I have family coming into town but, it should not mess with sexy MFC time.  I really miss you guys.  I'm also letting my pubs grow so I can get a wax.  I can't get waxed unless its 1/4 to 1/2 in length.  Its driving me crazy.  I'm just tired of shaving every few days so I figured I would try this route.  It makes easier in the summer.  Those of you that like the pubs enjoy it until they are gone.  You have no idea how tempting it is to pick up a razor and shave those bad boys off.