Cat Scratch Fever

It's not just a Ted Nugent song - I actually have Cat Scratch Fever. Moira got into a fight with another cat at the window and somehow became tangled in the blinds cord, went a little crazy, and in my attenpt to free her she bit me. Ouch. Thinking nothing of it, I asked Red for a band-aid, and went out for the night, only to find out a couple of hours later that my finger was going numb and had swelled to twice its size. Upon the consultation of WebMD, I discovered that CSF is a real disease, the symptoms of which include swelling (check), fever, loss of appetite, vomitting, and paralysis in the infected area. Oh, my. Went to work the next day, trying to make the best of it, despite the fact that my whole hand was going numb and becoming immovable. This may not have been the best idea I've ever had, as several of my tables pointed to my bandaged hand and asked what was wrong with me; there's nothing like finding out your waiter has an infectious disease (not contagious though it may be) just before she serves you spaghetti. In one instance a woman repplied that she knew my pain - she had CSF once and was in the hospital for 3 days and almost lost her eye. Excuse me for being mildly freaked out.

Doctor's appointment yesterday in which I was given a Tetanus shot, a shot in my hand to stop the swelling, and a perscription for something that has Pennicillan in it. My entire family is allergic to Penn, so it is with much trepidation that I swallow these horse pills twice a day. The doctor knows this and said to me, quite cheerfully, "well, if you start developing a painful rash, or delirium, just come on in. I'm on call all weekend!"

At least the swelling has started to go down.... And this was more difficult to type than I originally estimated.