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[ebonlock]

I'm going to keep this short because it really hurts to type. Saturday afternoon I scared Lola inadvertently and she clawed up my right hand pretty badly. It hurt like hell but I got it cleaned and bandaged and went ahead with the performance anyway (I'll post about that later). As the night wore on the hand started hurting considerably more. By Sunday morning it was red and swollen from my knuckles to my wrist and the pain was worse. So today I called in and went to the doctor. Seems I have cat scratch disease which is basically just a bacterial infection that tends to aim for the nearest lymph nodes and then takes you out. We're hoping that between the antibiotics and warm compresses it won't spread any farther than the tendons of my hand that it's already infecting. I'm not supposed to be doing anything with it but that's just not reasonable when you live alone with 4 cats so I'm doing the absolute minimum (though it's killing me, the house is such a mess!).

So aside from picking Aelf up at the airport tomorrow night, assume that if I have plans with you over the next few days they're canceled I'm afraid. I intend to do as little as possible over the next few days and hope the redness, swelling and pain recede a bit.

Comments

Aww, crap. :(

[moonlightnrain.livejournal.com]

We can pick up Aelf at the airport if you'd like. And I can swing by tonight and do anything that needs doing too. I could get there around 5pm, just say the word.

I hope to the gods they didn't make you fill out an incidence report at the doctor's office.

[elenderel.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Steve and I both got infections when Google went batsh*t and bit us both, only his infection got that ominous red line ... thankfully some good antibiotics cleared it up, but in the meantime it was no fun. Take good care of yourself and hopefully your hand'll be back in action soon.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon.

And I knew that cat scratches can cause infections, (through personal experience.) Sometimes your body just fights it off, and other times it kicks your ass, (just as it is with most easily transmitted viruses/bacteria/etc.)

I dearly love our cats, and cats in general, (even Pye.) But I've noticed they can cause all sorts of trouble that dog's generally can't. (Though dogs have their own potential behavior problems.)

Once I told a friend my cat's name, and he replied: "Why bother to name something that decides on a case-by-case basis whether they'll even choose to acknowledge your presence?"

He had a point, but then, he wasn't a cat lover.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Owie - that happened to me once.
It should clear up Real Soon now that you are doing all the good things. Take care over there.

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

(just seeing this now)

[reluctantgenius.livejournal.com]

Awww. I'll send some juju your way.

[eilonwey.livejournal.com]

Ouch! Hope that infection clears up soon, and that this is an isolated incident.

[windrose.livejournal.com]

Aiiieeeee! Take it easy hon, and I hope the antibiotics clear up the infection quickly.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

If you need anything, let me know and I'll see if I can push my schedule around to make it happen.

[forkmonkey.livejournal.com]

Ugh! I hope it clears up fast. That sounds like no fun at all.

-G

[(Anonymous)]

Thinking of you!! Tierney got scratched up by Haydri pretty bad a few weeks ago when she was trying to take Hayd out of her room and Nora scared her. Luckily Bacitracin took care of hers. Wish it did for yours as well. Just keep doing what the doctor ordered and hopefully it will clear up!! Wish i was closer so I could come take care of you!!!!!