Update

I was scheduled to see my OB tomorrow to have him look at my rashes and see if they are getting better. He called this morning to see how I was doing with my new PICC and to check on the rashes. I told him they were both not looking great and painful. He ended up getting me an appointment with a dermatologist within the hour- he is great! So I went to the dermatologist and he is 99% certain it is not shingles but wants me to keep taking the medicine anyway just in case. He was pretty sure the rashes are contact related- in other words an allergic reaction to something I have been in contact with. He was pretty confident it is all PICC related. He gave me a prescription for oral steroids (prednisone- after okaying with my OB) and topical steroids, as well as a soak that I can use on my neck twice a day. He was pretty shocked by how bad the rashes had gotten and said he knew I had to be in a lot of pain. He was hopeful that I will be seeing improvement in 2-3 days with the rash completely clearing up in a week or so! Yay! Great news. Right now I dont feel like I can even go in public because it honestly looks so awful. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing OB that goes the extra mile to make sure I am doing okay. When he called me this morning he said he researched for several hours last night to try to figure out what was happening with my rashes and just didn't feel confident and was worried so he wanted someone else to see me. I joke that we have each other on speed dial since we have talked more in 13 weeks than I am guessing most patients talk to their doctors the whole pregnancy!

I must say, I kind of feel like I am a walking pharmacy right now! I am on 4 prescription meds daily ranging from 1-4 pills a day, a neck soak, a prescription cream, twice daily ivs and injectable meds! Yikes! It should all calm down in two weeks when I will be off all but the ivs and nausea meds.

Here are some new pics for today. First is my right arm that had the PICC removed. I got to take off the bandage today and it is looking pretty gross. Besides the rash you can see the red raised area where the line went in. I am guessing that is infection.

And then there is my neck. This is what it looks like today. I warn you- it is gross :(

Here's to hoping that things are turning a corner! In a few weeks I should be a new girl! :) My mom took me to get a pedicure today which was just the right medicine. It felt SO good to be out of the house and doing something besides a doctor's appointment and my feet look great.: )