Day 275: My First PT Appointment

Day 275: My First PT Appointment, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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The BAND! Gotta use the band.

Day 241: My ear is making a crackling noise and it's really annoying.

Day 241: My ear is making a crackling noise and it's really annoying., a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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It keeps doing it every few days! WHY?!

Day 224: My bandaged hand from my "falling down the subway stairs"episode this morning

Day 224: My bandaged hand from my "falling down the subway stairs" episode this morning, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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My bum hurts too but I thought posting a picture of that might be inappropriate.

Day 104: Bike Injury

Day 104: Bike Injury, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

….I ran into a wall. I always seem to run into things on bikes. That's how I broke my wrist when I was younger. This was just a large bloody scratch.

Day 69: Scouter had Surgery

Day 69: Scouter had Surgery, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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Poor Scout had a lump on her leg from where she got her Rabies vaccine last year. Our vet contacted the company who makes the vaccine and they offered to pay for a biopsy of the lump. So now her poor leg has a massive bald spot, stitches and she's stuck in an E-Collar for 10 days. Poor little lady.

Day 49: My face after the gym.

Day 49: My face after the gym., a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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When I work out so hard, it hurts to walk home...my face looks like this.

Patch Test - The Results

(Friday night - POST Shower. Dang tape residue wouldn't come off!)

So I made it through the week of torture. And my patch test results are in.

I have the following allergies:

Thimerosal
Vitamin E
Propolis
Lanolin
Palladium Chloride
Benzol Peroxide

So the Thimerosal is a major allergy. It's found in a lot of eye drops and sometimes in contact lens stuff. I had blisters from that patch and it was SO itchy. The dermatologist even decided to give me a shot of cortisone to take care of it afterwards. (and I HATE shots...but...I got it anyway...because it was THAT itchy and horrible)

Palladium Chloride can be in some jewelry, so I'll have to be careful there.

Vitamin E...is like...in ALL of my moisturizers (particularly the one I started using before I got the little rash that led to this dang patch test). And it has majorly limited my choices when it comes to soap, lotion, lip balm, shaving cream...like EVERYTHING.

Propolis ...is bee glue (or bees wax). So...goodbye Burts Bees Products.

Lanolin - y'know, like Sheeps Wool? (I kept being reminded of that scene in Anchorman "What's your name? ...Lanolin? L-Lanolin? Like Sheeps Wool?") Which is also in lotions and some healing stuff....

Basically my doctor made fun of the fact that my body seems to hate anything natural. Great.

I got a list of products that are safe for me to use. My makeup is really limited now. Depressing. And of the 44 sunscreens he had in his database, only ONE is approved for me to use. But no little rash under my eyes, so I guess it's worth it!

And the rest of my bumps from the patch test are almost gone.

So there you have it folks! Nature hates me! And the Patch Test comes to an end.

Truthfully, it was worth it...but dang, not getting to shower for 5 days was TORTURE. My Friday night shower was probably the best shower I have had in a loooooong time.

Day 27: Patch Test- Phase 2

Day 27: Patch Test- Phase 2, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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I look like Frankenstein.

So as you can see...now they have to see the REACTIONS I had to the test...they were about 4 that they saw immediately after they took the patches off...and I go back on Friday to have them check it again. 2 of them are REALLY itchy, but I'm still not allowed to scratch/shower/mess with it in any way.

What a week.

Day 25: Ever seen a Patch Test before?

Day 25: Ever seen a Patch Test before?, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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That is a Patch Allergy Test. It tests for chemical allergies. For my test, I have 130 little squares. The doctor put them on Monday morning. Then I have them taken off on Wednesday morning and they get the first set of results. Then I go back on Friday morning for them to get the second set of results.

And I cannot get them wet. In any way. Even once the actual patches are off. So Lauren is not allowed to shower until FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

....It's not that fun.

Day 23: Corneal Abrasion

Day 23: Corneal Abrasion, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

Yep. That poor eye has a corneal abrasion. Unless you've suffered one, I don't know that you can comprehend how unpleasant it is. And this is coming from a girl who's already monocular...I've been through the ringer eye-wise. And this was just SCARY.

Today my vision is better, though things far away are still a little blurry. And my eye still hurts a bit. But i'm 10 times better than yesterday. Thank Goodness.

Day 19: Playing with a Cervical Collar

Day 19: Playing with a Cervical Collar, a photo by lalasappy on Flickr.

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And I'm making sad puppy face.

Maybe?

Ok, so MAYBE I'll un-privatize my blog. (Yes I'm aware that is NOT a word.)

I only did it because I felt strange about certain particular people reading it...not as much the WORLD reading it... PLUS if there were any more mean bloggy stalkers left over from last year, PRIVACY got rid of 'em! HA HA!

I fell in the shower this morning. Like an old lady. It hurt. I'm fearing a brain hemorrhage now.

Lovies.