Crotch Fire

This is embarrassing.

Even taking into consideration that I spend a lot of time going into detail about bowels movements, farts, and yeast infections, I think this is super special on the embarrassment scale.


So, as I've said I'm taking antibiotics. One of them is a close cousin to penicillin. I am allergic to penicillin. Doc said to work through the stomach cramps since it is only one week. He said to stop taking them if I go into anaphylactic shock or get a rash.

Well, I'd noticed a few days on the meds that my groin area was itchy. I just assumed that the antibiotic was doing something about my nasty little yeast infection that likes to pop up every so often.

It never crossed my mind that of all places on my anatomy I would get a rash ON MY CROTCH.


Fuck this noise.

Probably explains my lack of patience lately.

I update more when I have things to bitch about

Doing well. Stomach was having issues with heartburn yesterday, but that was because I A) ate tacobell and B) ran out of pepto and was unable to do my "pepto therapy." I practically nurse off that stuff now.

The worst side effect from the antibiotics is the runs, and in all honesty that's not as bad as it possibly could be (no, it is not fun, but it isn't like end of the world every second runs either).

Stomach cramps have gone down greatly too. Usually it is the night dose (because I'd eaten supper a few hours before and therefore am not totally empty) that pretends like it wants to act up. Also, my stomach gets that rebellious feel whenever I go to take my usual vitamins anymore. Hello overly paranoid stomach.

Also, happy days. I am a college student again, going for a masters. Look at me being all official.

Just fyi, I stuck to water all night. The booze is not mine. :p


I actually don't hate getting my picture taken now.

Update on stomach:
The meds sit better if I don't eat anything a few hours before hand, and it also doesn't feel quite as OMG I AM GOING TO DIE painful. Just a mild headache and gurgly intestines.

Got my hairs cut

DO I LOOK LIKE A TRENDY HIPSTER YET



Heads up on the meds:
Got 'em.
Allergic to one.
So long as I don't break out in a rash I'm to keep taking them.
I do better with them on an empty stomach, but still kinda sucks.

Side Effects worse than Disease

pearl (for UTI)
iron pill
garlic (for UTI)
prilosec ( for heart burn)
cranberry x2 (for UTI)
cirtucil
multi vitamin
clarithromycin (antibiotic for stomach ulcer)
amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium (antibiotic for stomach ulcer)



To all the people that think doing a gastric bypass surgery is the "easy way out" or a "cheat"

Fuck. You.


I'm also having some unpleasant side effects from the last two. I'm allergic to penicillin and they're very similar to it. I'm getting some stomach cramping and it feels like there's a lead brick in there.

So of course what does mom ask?

"What sounds good for supper?"

Eating Optional

So I did the call back. He's saying we should take it careful and proceed as though I've got a stomach ulcer. He's been trying to get in contact with my Walgreens to place in a prescription for some antibiotics. So far he's been having issues with them not answering their phone. If all else fails he's going to fax the information over on Monday. So until then I'm doping up on pepto and tums.

He allowed me to move up to soft and relatively "gentle" foods. I've had stuffing, mac & cheese, baked potato, apple sauce (basically the Vegetable Plate at Corner Cafe, you can pick 5 side dishes instead of doing a dinner) and alfredo with grilled chicken.

I wasn't able to eat much of any of it, got full really fast, but it has all set alright. The only thing that has given me issue is the alfredo, and mom and I are thinking it has more to do with the fact that I'm putting something in my stomach than what it is I'm putting in there.

I've also done some munchie stuff (organic oreos and pringles). Mom let me try one of her onion rings from BK and immediately set off unhappy tummy alarms.

I honestly don't know if it is because I'm now paying closer attention, but ever since I called the doc I've had more heart burn/eating issues after the whole yogurt and broth diet than I did before it.

Doctor's Note

I'm sitting in the office right now, reveling in my own little pity party.

Not so much a pity party really, just a "wtf just happened" party. My life went from being stress-free to "fml" in the span of just 30 minutes. Most if it started when a resident got agitated and started screaming, calling me a liar/bitch/bitchhole/whore (or an odd mixture of all the above), and elbowing me in the face. I also got a flare up of heart burn, from a few bites of my sandwich (roast beef with mayo, nothing else was on it) and yogurt. I am being literal when I say I managed three bites before I had to go babysit the afforementioned resident.

I mentioned this to mom and she insisted I call the doctor.

Hargroder and I went over the various things I've done that could have caused or helped my heartburn. He suggested prilosec. I informed him that I've been taking it the past week and still get heartburn. He suggest taking pepto bismol. I told him I take a swig whenever I feel it start to prickle up. He asked if it helped any and I told him it tampers it down, but still heartburn rears its head. I infromed him I don't smoke or drink alcohol and have had two sodas since surgery.

I also admitted to taking excedrin during my periods (which was recently).

Apparently two days worth of advil can help start up a stomach ulcer.

Basically, he's worried that I've managed to score myself a stomach ulcer. Right now I've been bumped back down to stage 1 diet. Broth, yogurt, saltines and gatorade for the next 48 hours. If I'm still hurting then there is an antibiotic he wants to prescribe. He also thinks I should discuss things with my regular doctor, but I really don't want to do that. I don't know what the protocol is if I do have some stomach ulcers. What new meds I'll get or what changes I'll have to make. Does it involve surgery?

I'm trying not to make this sound like an emo fml moment, because all things considered I'm doing just fine. Just.. stressed.

Acid Burn

Lately I've been having a bit of trouble with acid reflux/heart burn/ really unpleasant pain in the esophagus, chest, and stomach area.

It started a month or two ago when I went on a buffalo wing craving streak. I'd eat a few wings, get a burning, take some pepto and do alright. After a few days I began to need more and more pepto, it went from a sip, to a few solid swallows. I stopped eating hot wings and did just fine until I had spaghetti.

The red sauce was murder.

So now I'm laying off most things tomato, as well as hot wings.

I did BD's over the week, and woke up at 3 am with heart burn.
I did Chinese food last night and suffered unpleasantly for a few hours before it subsided enough to let me sleep.

I'm going to start taking prilosec before every meal again and stick with a blander diet.