Back from the doctor.

[randomness]

(Specifically for apintrix and cmat, who very kindly asked to be kept up to date. And others, who didn't specifically ask, but did comment. I've been babbling about my various minor illnesses for long enough that I'm sure I've become tedious. Thank you all for paying attention.)

Diagnosis. I have:

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  Fifth disease, a viral infection "commonest amongst 4 - 10 yr olds."
  


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  Conjunctivitis, possibly viral, possibly bacterial

The irony of my having contracted (commonly) childhood diseases is not lost on me. Nothing serious, and stuff you'd see in a third-grader. (Insert obvious remarks about maturity here.) Although as resonance42 gently suggested, I should not have toughed it out for nearly a month before going to have it looked at.

Anyway, must go as I'm late for a dinner; thanks again for listening!

Comments

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

Glad to know that it's nothing too serious.

You should try to avoid exposing pregnant women to Fifth's Disease though. If you think you've exposed any pregnant women you should let them know.

[coraline]

i don't know if you've interacted with chaiya at all recently, but she also has it. i was kind of wondering if that was it when you mentioned the rash...

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

Ugh!

At least you know what it is now, though. Oi.

[apintrix.livejournal.com]

wah-- I've never even heard of that!
(conjunctivitis, yes.)

Get better soon.

[agrimony.livejournal.com]

Feel better soon!

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Whew. I'm glad that it's nothing serious, and I hope it all clears up soon! *hug* Hang in there!

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

Current mood: rushed

Should this not be rashed?

Glad you're not dying from some long-dormant exotic disease!

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

good to know. but whee! could have known a while back, eh?

silly you. *hug*

Gaah

[rdansky.livejournal.com]

I got nailed by Fifth Disease a couple of years back. This was, of course, during the precise one-week period when she moved cross-country to be with me and we closed on/moved into our new house. It took a while to diagnose, too - at one point my doctor actually said "Well, I'm pretty sure it's not West Nile."

In any case, good luck with the recovery. Once the red comes out, the worst is over, or such was my experience.

[wolfkitn.livejournal.com]

oh, poor you! hope you feel better *real* soon... *non-contagious hugs*

[outlawradio.livejournal.com]

Get some rest and feel better soon... *hugs*

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon.

[dancingdeer.livejournal.com]

Oof. Diagnosis is good, though. Come visit me at work sometime after you're doing better. :)

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

"commonest amongst 4 - 10 yr olds."

Yeah. I have a thing on my hand that was described to me as a late-emerging birthmark. My dermatologist said she'd never seen it on anyone who wasn't four.

The one time I had my horoscope cast (it was gift), one of the things the woman said was that as a Capricorn, I am aging backwards, becoming sillier and less conservative as I age. I liked that, but I'm gonna be pissed if I have to have chicken pox again.

[mud-puppy.livejournal.com]

meep! I hope you feel better soon *hug*

[cindy-lu.livejournal.com]

Sorry that you are having to fight these infections, and it was nice to meet you last night.

[resonance42.livejournal.com]

Heh. When you described your symptoms and their context, a number of very scary possibilities, in addition to Fifth disease, popped into my head.

Glad that it worked out to be only fifth disease (I love that name - the origin of it is even funnier).

Feel better!

[cmat.livejournal.com]

Thank you for updating; it was very kind. I did see it and relax a bit, although I haven't actually had a chance to stop and type something until now. :-) I, too, am glad it's something comparatively minor... some of the obvious possibilities sucked much more.

Notwithstanding that, it's still a big pain, and you have my deepest sympathy!