Doctor Today

I went to my primary doctor to follow up from the ER visit on the weekend. He noted the weakness when I walk more than a few steps and when I try to lift my legs.

The swelling and itching has mostly subsided in my scalp and neck. I still have a few small swollen nodes.

But.

It then migrated to my ears again. Now only one ear, but it has made my two very old piercing holes inflamed, hot, and itchy.  Oh and two fingers on my right hand are ruthlessly itchy and feel like needles are scraping underneath the skin.

The doctor is puzzled at this point. He is sending me for blood work to look for things like autoimmune indicators and thyroid and adrenal insufficiency. I don’t know...I just know my body is like hey I’m going haywire and you really need to figure out why.

Tomorrow, I go to the neurologist. Let’s see if he has any wisdom.

So at the ER

I went to the ER. It did not go as I had hoped.

The doctor acknowledged the swelling in my neck and my swollen lymph nodes and decided I have an infection.

According to him, it’s a “coincidental” illness. It has nothing to do with everything that has been happening with me.

I tried to explain that ALL OF THIS STARTED WHEN MY EARS WERE INFLAMED AND ITCHY a couple of weeks ago, and the assistant who was in the room with him said, “oh now it was your ears, too?” Which the doctor was actually able to also acknowledge swelling and redness on.

I was so frustrated. But they said to me clearly, “don’t expect to get answers here tonight.”

At a hospital. Silly me.

So they sent me home with antibiotics and told me to take Benedryl (which I have already been doing with little relief).

I am not up for this level of uncertainty again.

Still itchy

ok this itching is bizarre! And it’s driving me crazy!

I also still have lumps on my head and down by my neck and parts of my ear.

Considering going back to the ER. It’s just such a weird reason to go.

Weird symptom

Yesterday, I woke up and my head felt like it was being stung by a million fire ants.

Itching like mad. Like it was infested with bugs (it’s not. I checked).

It was absolute torture. And I also had lumps all under the skin on my scalp.

The internet was no help. I didn’t call the doctor because what am I going to say? My head itches?

I tried showering. I use a gentle shampoo bar from Lush which I have been using for months so I figured that would be safe.

I tried changing my sheets. Just in case. I do have pets. My daughter has been sleeping in my bed while hers is broken, though, and she has no itching problem, so it’s most likely not environmental. Still, I have to cover all of the regular bases.

Itching continued all day. All night. My brother-in-law told me to try Benedryl. I hadn’t up until this point because I figured I couldn’t be allergic to anything...there was nothing TO be allergic to. He said it still could help the itching because of something something histamines.

I took Benedryl. Some relief. Some more Benedryl. Went to bed. This morning, the lumps are smaller and there is still itching but maybe not as violent. However, parts of my ears are getting itchy and swollen again. What the actual hell?

As far as the dizziness goes, that waxes and wanes. At times, I can almost walk a straight line. At other times, every step is a chore.

Hey, maybe when this is all resolved, I’ll get a disease named after me? This is really some crazy stuff.