That Masked Man

I did some forbidden yard work--Mother's Day Mulching--but, in my defense, I was (1) careful to wear a mask to limit any dust (fungal spores) that I might have inhaled and (2) we kept the mulch pile cool and dry to minimize any fungus. I hope that worked!

Back on Antivirals and Antibiotic

We tried to stop my antivirals after my late-April appointment, but  by 5 days after stopping (last Friday ish?) I began to feel first an itching and then point-tingling, particularly around my mouth, but also at various points almost anywhere on my body.

The net is that it was probably the early stages of Shingles, which got as far as red, raised spots, maybe 4mm in diameter in some places.  So now I'm on Valcyclovir to stop it and then will go back to Acyclovir to keep it away--probably until Jan of 2019.  All that is a bit disappointing since my gut seemed to have been doing better during the break.  Oh well.

I'm told a full blown Shingles outbreak is something to be avoided.

They also didn't like my CD-4 count (a white blood cell).  They wanted 200 count and I was an 80, so I'm back on my ongoing Antibiotic too.