Lightning's Rant on how much the last two weeks SUCKED

So on Wednesday afternoon of last week, I flew to Atlanta for an interview. On Thursday I had my interview and came back to Ann Arbor...

For an interview here on Friday. I finished my interview and then went home to frantically do laundry and put everything together because on Saturday morning I had to get on another plane to...

Minneapolis. I had an interview there on Monday and then got on a plane to go to...

New York City. In New York City, I started to get a sore throat and noticed that my neck and shoulders were itching. I had the interview, met regyt, missed my plane out, spent the night with regyt and her family, and started to get a rash and itch on my knees.

And so I looked up the rash as I was sitting in the airport on Wednesday...

And the only description that matched what was happening to me was scarlet fever. Which is silly, right?

So on Wednesday at 11:30, I land in Detroit, take my make-up EKG test (which I passed! Horray!) and then page my doctor saying "I'm desperate and need to be seen because I'm going to leave tomorrow for an interview in...

Boston. (Are we getting that in this entire period of 9 days that I only get three days in my own bed and that I never really unpacked?)

So here I am in Boston covered in scarlatina rash, itching to high heaven, and I go to my interview.

The day ends at 1:00 PM and so I get on a plane and head back to Detroit where I get in a 45-minute traffic jam. At that point, so much had happened that I swear that if there had been a gun in the car, it would have looked just a little too good.

I would rather go through my father's death five times than relive the last week.

But I do have to say that without regyt, it would have been a lot worse.

That sounds like the ultimate in sucky weeks

do you feel better now though?

and has the rash gone?

A hug to make you feel better

Yeah, the rash is definately better today, although it still itches a fair bit. But my ankles aren't swollen and my hands are much better. I'll probably have residual discoloration ("post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation" is the $25 word for it) for 3-4 months at least.

sounds like you need many of these... and a [censored] stiff drink mate!.

could have been worse!...... you alive so thats all that matters!.

Scarlet fever?
Do people still get that?

poor NYC.

Hope you are better soon.

Many of these for you. I hope you're feeling better soon.

How have your interviews gone? Are all places seeming better than Houston?

NYC loves it when people call him Mike too

maybe they could be identicle twins?

back to topic! * i dont want miss fire thinking badly of my off topicness*

Lightning, babe.

sympathy sympathy sympathy!!!

Now im offended........ im not that beautiful. There was just no need for that false hope, it can damage a girl in many ways you know, im going to go cry now and get out my max factor.

You sound rather unfortunate Lightning, tough life innit.

Huggles for Mike!

time spent waiting is time spent waiting for something bad to happen, not sure what it has to do with your bad weeks but "things could always be worse and if they cant then they can only get better"

poor mike!

Just think, at least that week is over?

So Scarlet fever is basically what happens when you get a normal old-fashioned bout of strep throat...

And then have an allergic reaction to it. So basically it's like having strep throat AND being dipped bodily into poison ivy.

Most of the rash is resolving now. I still have discolored patches on my thighs, knees, and forearms and my palms itch (which is not typical for scarlet fever). I can see the anatomical landmarks under my skin on my feet and ankles (tendons, veins, etc.), which I haven't been able to see for a few weeks.

I'll probably have some residual discoloration for a few months.

As for NYC, we'll get our pictures taken next to each-other and then people can see the difference. I'm the handsome one.