Feeling Better

My poison ivy rash had been getting bigger and bigger. The skin on my left arm was disturbingly swollen for a couple of days and although the itching was improving, I wasn't feeling to well about it. So I broke down and went to the doctor's yesterday. Since I didn't have a GP, I found a Dr. Toupin close to my house and managed to get an appointment the same day. He's a young guy and seems quite pleasant.

He prescribed a course of Prednisone which seems to be the cortisone of choice for poison ivy. He also prescribed some topical cream and hooked me up with Allegra samples to help with the itching. The drugs appear to work--my swelling has definitely improved and the bumps on my skin have reduced. So now it looks more like a severe sunburn instead of Hansen's Disease.

When I got home, I noticed that Prednisone is what Homer is taking for his buggy eyes (although my pills are twice the strength). I know they say that pet owners begin to resemble their pets over time. I didn't realize they start to take the same meds, too. I wonder how long before I'm on a monthly regimen of Frontline and Heartgard. And I don't even want to think about getting "altered"...