'bout time i shared all of this.

i need this.


i *heart* Vampyroteuthis infernalis.

it's so CUTE!.

boy is in love with the vampire squid from hell, too.

ouch

so, how do i know if an incision is getting infected?

the incision was sewn on the inside and glued on the outside. for awhile, it looked fine, with the exception of about a centimeter at one end, which didn't get much glue on it... that bit scabbed over easily, however, and looked fine. i was even able to stop wearing gauze between the scar and my longline bra.

until friday or so. i woke up either thurs or friday and saw that the scab had fallen off... and the scar was raw and icky looking. now, i know healing skin sometimes looks yellowish from the platelets, so i knew it wasn't pus. even so, i put some neosporin on it (not allergic to neosporin ointment).

but it kept hurting... i had to start wearing gauze b/c it keeps bleeding/seeping. a blood blister formed and burst... now it's warm, reddish, and more painful than before. i can't wear gauze at night b/c i don't sleep in a bra and i can't find a non-reactive tape. i bought some of 3m's paper tape, just in case they've changed the formula and made it krassie-safe. i have an inch of it on my inner arm. if i don't react by tonight (at least 12 hours), i'll tape the gauze down.

so i called the doctor. the receptionist took a message *and* scheduled me in for tomorrow.

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grrr.

discovery health is doing a show that is about a pregnancy involving a herpes-positive mother...

they incorrectly classified the herpes virii.

for the record:
type 1 is NOT limited to the mouth.
type 2 is NOT limited to the genitals.

location is NOT how one classifies the viral infection. if that were the case, the virii would be ONE virus. they are *two* different virii and either can show up in each location. hell, HSV-1 can show up just about anywhere.

http://herpes.com/hsv1-2.html