SO FUCKING ITCHY: A Girl's Journey With Mono

Word to the wise: if your doctor checks you for strep and the test comes back negative, make sure they don't give you antibiotics just for the hell of it.

Aparently those with Mono who take an antibiotic (amoxicillin) because they've been misdiagnosed by doctors, tend to get a full-body rash that makes you look like a lumpy red pickle and essentially is so itchy you wan't to kill yourself.

IT GETS BETTER!

There's nothing you can do for the itch.

I've tried a million different things. I've almost gone through a whole box of Benadryl pills in less than 2 days.

I've even sat on the floor naked wrapped in a soaking wet, ice-cold towel in hopes of relieving the itch.

I can hardly even type this right now because I'm itching so fucking bad.

I can't even remember the last time I've slept.

OH! And lets not forget that my face is swollen and nasty. At least its not red and blotchy anymore like the rest of my body, so I guess that's a plus.

So yeah...Don't let your doctor give you an antibiotic when you have Mono because I assure you, you WILL wan't to kill yourself.

sick status

The only thing that can possibly make me feel better is a nice pint of Double Fudge Brownie Ben&Jerry's.

Sick and delusional

I have not been feeling well the past couple of days.

It feels like every limb of mine is going to drop to the floor any second. Even my hands hurt. Either I'm getting premature arthritis or something is seriously wrong. That and the fact that my temperature is over 100 degrees.

I legitimately only got an hour and a half of sleep tonight. I've been up since 3am and don't see myself going to bed anytime soon.

Here's where my dilemma comes into play.

Its sunday and I'm supposed to work today.

Definitely not happening.

I am DREADING calling out because I can tell they secretly hate everyone who does so.

Which is STUPID because they literally have 389247283 people working there every day.

They don't need me there! But I just can't help but feel guilty, even when I'm actually sick!

Wish me luck in calling them.

My heart is already pounding.