Tales of Woe

I'm not one to post of my medical concerns, but this one has gone long enough. Oh, and this has nothing to do with shoes, or traveling...just thought you should know.

Here is the story I related to my boss, keep into account I had no intention of using correct grammar:

...And, so story time, yesterday as I laid in repose whilst trying to complete my homework, I began to feel all tingly in my face, although at the time I thought it was my hand, so I removed my hand and then realized it was indeed my face that was "falling asleep." I touched my mouth and it felt puffy so I got up, went to the mirror, and lo and behold my face was swelling up, okay just my mouth, well to be accurate, HALF OF MY MOUTH (the left side), and so I called my Mom and told her I was dying and she told me to go get Benadryl.

So, I went to the pharmacy with my roommate who feared I would go into anaphylactic shock any second. When I got to the pharmacy my roommate recommended Zyrtec instead. We stood there for a minute, and we decided to go ask the pharmacist. So here's the funny part. My roommate asks the pharmacist if he recommended Benadryl or Zyrtec for an allergic reaction, to which he replies, what kind of reaction? I then turn my face, point to my mouth, and exclaim, THIS TYPE. "Oh my" was his response. OH MY INDEED. He recommended Zyrtec, less drowsiness involved, although considering I haven't been able to sleep for the past two nights, the side effect would have been welcome.

only the beginning, sigh

Anyway, I took the recommended dose and thought to myself, I hope this goes down before my class/group meetings. Did it!?!?!?!? OF COURSE NOT! I woke up and it was the same or worse than it had been the night before. So I did what only a person with sense would do and I went to the kitchen, opened the freezer, and grabbed whatever I could find that wasn't frozen poultry, and iced...for an hour. (I know, you were expecting something nonsensical, alas I was not using any form of sarcasm in my statement, odd 'tis true.) It wasn't going down so I caved and went to go see a doctor.

FUNNIER PART. Fast forward to me sitting in the doctor's office, he walks in, I relate to him my woes, starting with the hives I've been getting since the summer (on and off of course) and then I get to my mouth. I relate to him the fact that my lips were massively swollen, and he says WAIT FOR IT, "I was wondering about that, wasn't sure if that was swelling or your actual lips." WHAT THE WHAT!!!!! I laughed politely, secretly wanting to shank him, and told him it had gotten much better after icing it. He then proceeded to tell me it wasn't bad if I intended to kiss anyone. WHICH I DON'T. So that comment was as ridiculous as the first.

And that is about it. Now I am home, I went to one group meeting with only slightly larger than usual lips, and am still feeling tingly, but not as bad as it was yesterday.

THE END