Saturday, April 05, 2008

I may be dying

For the second time this week I had a weird medical experience.  I don't really know how to describe what happened in a way that you will fully appreciate what occurred.  Both Monday and again today I have suddenly developed a wide-spread rash.  We're talking, all over my legs and arms and back.  Red, itchy, raised rash.  Today I looked down and my legs were bright red/purple.  Along with the rash comes an intense itch.  Horribly itchy.  It is so bad that I cannot stop itching, literally.  On Monday all I could do was take a benadryl, take an oatmeal bath and then sleep it off.  Today I didn't have that option.  All I could do today was keep on keepin' on.  As in, I was at my Condo painting with my dad.  I told him that I wasn't sure what was happening, but that I might be having an allergic reaction to something.  He told me to stop talking and keep painting.  I said that I might stop breathing if it was an anaphylactic reaction.  He said to stop talking and keep painting.  I told him that I couldn't handle the itch.  He told me to stop talking and keep painting.  He is good like that.  He later said that if I had collapsed he would have just pushed me out of the way and kept painting.  The compassion is amazing.  We Johnsons are known for our compassion and caring.  I can't think of anything that was the same about the two experiences that would have been a trigger.  However, being the medically-minded person that I am, my mind immediately focused on all the horrible things that could be happening.  So, hopefully I am okay after the next spell (if there is a next time).  Otherwise, I will let you know how the hospital stay was.

4 comments:

Liz Johnson said...

When in doubt, always assume it's a malignant brain tumor. That way whatever diagnosis you receive doesn't seem so bad.

Lani said...

This sounds eerily similar to what just happened to my friend's baby. Check it out... http://craigandheidi.blogspot.com/ You'll have to scroll down to the entry called "What??!"

I hope you recover soon!

sa-rah said...

When did you get a condo?! Congratulations! Good luck with that rash - I hope it clears up soon!

Scott said...

Wow, people put incredibly personal things on blogs these days...like telling people you take oatmeal baths.