I had that nasty thing a week and a half and it better not come back. Father in Heaven please take that hurrible cold away from Phil. In your precious name we pray Amen -- Christ is the reason for the season. If there was not Christ. There would be no Christ-mas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!! KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS!!!! Karen Carter Class of '74 -------------- Original message -------------- From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> > A little over a week ago, I got my first actual cold in two and a half > years. That is a record for me. Wednesday, I felt so good, I thought I was > coming out of it but I awakened Thursday morning, early, and every muscle > hurt and I felt as if I had been run down by a truck. My throat normally > doesn't feel sore or raw any more with a cold but it just hurts, literally > hurts, as if someone has hit me with a baseball bat in the throat. I still > have my tonsils but I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. > Anyhow, yesterday, Gretchen walked passed my office desk where I was typing > and noticed I had a rash on my lower neck. She came and checked and it was > spreading down below my collar on to my back and chest. Sandy said it > sounded like a strep rash. I didn't want to go to the hospital on a > Saturday night because the average wait now on a busy night is literally six > hours. Unless you can speak Spanish. Sandy found a nearby clinic where > some of the same docs from the hospital work evenings and it cost less for > the co pay plus we were only there for 60 minutes. They did a strep culture > and I don't have strep. Benadryl was recommended to help the rash, which > has helped some, but I hate taking benadryl. I will also be getting some > steroids today because the rash is beginning to itch and the doc gave me a > prescription for that in case it started to itch. It seems to be starting > to do exactly that now. Anyhow, I went to bed so hot, I slept on top of the > blankets but four hours later, I awakened freezing cold and got under the > covers and tried going back to sleep. That didn't help and I didn't sleep > much more so I finally got up before 6 o'clock and climbed into a hot shower > for 30 minutes before I felt warm again. Anyhow, I'd appreciate your > prayers for more than just one reason when you think about it. I'll try and > live but I don't much want to. > > Phil.