I did go to the urgent care yesterday morning and got in fairly quick because I had made an appointment - and because no one else was there. The nurse practitioner came in and looked at the spot on my leg. She measured it. I mentioned about the hip pain and front thigh hurting for several nights (and it still is happening) - and she came to her conclusion that I had a scorpion bite/sting me numerous times. Now how a scorpion got in the bed at the hotel, under the covers, and found a way to the inside of my leg at 2:30AM, I have no idea. With the word 'scorpion', I thought I needed to pay more attention. If it was a scorpion, it rejects the theory that if you get bitten you die. Especially if it bites/stings 8-10 times, which is what the NP says. Long story short, she gave me nothing for pain, didn't recommend anything. She called in a prescription for cephaloxin (sp) antibiotic, 500 mg 3 x a day, and told me to see my MEDICAL doctor in 7 days. I asked her, for future reference, should I see a dermatologist or a medical doctor for something like this. She said dermatologist. So guess what.
I'm in pain still this morning so I am going to call my DERMATOLOGIST to see if they can work me in, and call my MEDICAL doctor for a follow up like I'm told to. This burning sensation, which is nearly constant, is wearing me down physically and mentally, I think. It's like pressing a hot iron against the skin and just leaving it there. Yeah, it is painful.
BUT - yesterday was a good day. I had chatted with a grandson earlier in the week and he wanted an apple pie for his birthday. Now you know that if anyone asks for a specific dish for me to make for them, I will do all I can to pull it together. I had never made a pie before. I didn't do the crust, more than I was wanting to do at this time. But I did follow a recipe and baked an apple pie for my grandson. When we took it over to him, he was glad to get it, but wasn't even going to try it - he said he had been up for awhile and was going to bed. So I admonished him (yes, I put him on a guilt trip! After all my work, he wasn't going to bed without tasting it!!) that he needed to at least taste it. So he did. Then I did. Then grandpa did. It was pretty good!! I may make another sometime! I wonder if I could do something similar with all the sweet red cherries I have in the freezer that I don't know what to do with. Do everything I did with the apples, only do it with the cherries. I don't know. The cherries make my shakes too sweet so don't use them. But, I may try it - or at least something similar.
Got a great surprise yesterday and a nice ending to our day. My oldest son invited us out to dinner with he and our DIL. Of course I accepted, even without checking with hubby. I knew he would want to go. So after a short visit at the youngest son's house and dropping off the pie, we headed to the restaurant and really enjoyed ourselves. Caught up on some things going on; got to hear things about family, but I must admit that when my son threw his beard upon his face and said 'peek a boo' I nearly lost it. It still cracks me up when I think about it. We enjoyed our dinner with them and look forward to the 'next time'.
I was getting so chilled at the restaurant towards the end that even in the car driving home I turned off the air and turned on my seat heater. Curled up with a blanket when we got home to let the food settle before heading to bed, and even put a thick blanket on me when I went to bed. I was chilled to the bone for some reason - but I blame the extreme cold bones on this scorpion bite. It wasn't that cold out. Slept well most of the night - until the bite awakened me again burning intensely. Yep, calling the dermatologist today. It doesn't look quite as pink today, but the purple middle is still there and the bumps are a deep purple. Don't want cellulitis to set in, and since the NP wasn't real sure what to do (I don't think. After all, she just gave me an antibiotic.) I need to have a skin doctor look at it. Stay tuned. Pray I can get in today.
My son had me laughing internally as well last night. He knows all about me, my thoughts about things, and most of what I do - well, everything I share in here as he reads it. So he even dared to call me out last night and threatened to tell Morgan, my trainer, what I was having for dinner. He also didn't want me to 'diet'; I had to eat (and I did that quite well, including the chocolate ice cream he talked me in to.) real food and not salad. LOL I wondered if hubby would wonder how my son knew so much about me; but he never said a word about it later. Because hubby already knows, perhaps he didn't think anything about it. It was a great time last night and I truly enjoyed hanging out with them.
Psalm 40:8 (NKJV): I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.
Did you know that the kings of Israel had to memorize the first 5 books of the Bible - the Torah - when they became king so that they would know the Word of the Lord and how they should live? Can you even imagine memorizing even one book nowadays? I have - in the past - memorized a psalm or two, and I have memorized scriptures over the years, but many I have forgotten because I did not keep it up. I try to memorize now and get it down pretty well, but then my mind just goes to sleep and forgets them. I don't have a reason to learn, I am not studying for a class. But I really do want to get back to hiding God's Word in my heart and mind so that when I need that verse, I can come up with it. I often will sit here and think about what scripture to use, and will wait until a word or two comes to me and then I go to Bible Gateway to find that specific verse. Sometimes that works; sometimes I just can't get the words right. Hiding God's Word in your heart helps you get through each and every day.
When we know the will of God, because we know His Word, we will act on it. It's when we don't read and learn His Word that we go astray. Think about that. Of course we can know His Word and still go astray. We have been hearing more and more about pastors being taken down due to their falling away from the Word. They are not immune to the consequences of their actions. I am appalled and so disappointed in them. But we all fall in some way for we are not perfect. Only Jesus is perfect. You know all my failures, as I share them with you. But we have a forgiving Father than will gather us back into His arms whenever we turn back to Him and confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. Without it, we would all be lost.
When was the last time you sat back and reviewed your life? When was the last time you confessed those things you know you shouldn't have done, to the Lord and asked for forgiveness? Now would be a good time to start off the day and start off the week with a clean slate.
Need to jump in the shower and prepare for the dermatologist visit. Going to believe I can get in today. If not with my regular guy, with his son who works with him. I don't care who I see; I just want to get the burning taken away.
I did text Morgan yesterday and tell her no leg work today; stick with arms/back/chest. She said she had already planned that. This pain is draining, for sure. Just enough to keep one distracted.
Have an awesome day!
Blessings!
