hives.

so you know, i'll admit: at first i was totally like, sweet, allergic reaction. better seek medical attention. maybe this will get me out of class!

no.
i have since changed my mind.

oh ! and.
faq: what exactly is your body reacting to?
we're not one hundred percent sure. so that's cool.

1. do you even know how unpleasant hives are ? so many hives. hives everywhere. itch itch itch itch.  
• oh look, they've spread to my face, do these hives make my eyes pop? probably.
• oooh, hives on my fingers. that makes typing and texting and test taking super. super. interesting. i just want to be able to bend my fingers all the way again, you know?
• great! hives on the bottoms of my feet. walking. no. 
• a personal favorite might be the hives that started popping up in my mouth. or the ones in my ears. "sorry, what did you say? couldn't hear you through my hives..."
2. hives are even more unpleasant while you're trying to take finals. fyi.
3. hospitals. i hate them. mostly i hate the shots that they give me there. did you know i'm terrified of shots? like completely, irrationally, debilitatingly scared of shots. like "sorry, hun, we have to give you a shot. this one might be a bit painful..." annnnd bam. tears everywhere. it didn't even hurt that bad, calm down kailey. (to be fair, i was actually pretty calm. hard to be freaking out too much when you're going into shock...)
4. you know what's really special ? waking up and realizing: holy cow...i really miss oxygen. i want oxygen. why am i not getting oxygen. #hivesinmythroat?
5. 5 benadryls later, and nothing. (by nothing, i mean no pleasant changes. not nothing as in no hives, because those babies are still in full force.)
6. hives are apparently very persistent. a bunch of hospital visits, shots, steriods, zyrtec, xanax, benadryl, and allegra later, still here. and going quite strong, might i add.
7. "weird, we've never seen a reaction quite like this one!" well of course you haven't ! #bouchercurse.
8. if i wear tight clothes, they rub my hives. if i wear loose clothes, they tickle my hives. so....like i just shouldn't wear clothes ? pretty sure that's against the honor code.
9. apparently being covered in revolting hives increases your likelihood of seeing everyone you know every time you have to leave the house. i'd like to make a public apology to anyone and everyone who might have seen my "homeless no makeup covered in hives just came from the hospital and haven't actually done my hair yet" look yesterday. i'm so, so sorry. that's the stuff nightmares are made of. 
10. another faq: can i do anything for you?
• yes. i'd like a magic pill to get rid of my symptoms, and someone to take all of my tests and go to all of my classes for me.
• also food please, because when you're taking this many pills, you really really don't want to have an empty stomach. learned that one the hard way.(but don't worry, my mom seems to have this one covered.)
• entertain me. except wait. jk, lol, i can't actually move. oh my gosh. allergic reactions are major joy killers.

so anyway. that's my update. 
don't worry, i'm like 99% sure i'm not dying. (and the other 1 percent is mostly just like no actually, please kill me, i hurt.)

...thank goodness for ice packs amiright?

basically what i'm trying to say, i guess, is: this week when you're all complaining about how awful the end of the semester/finals/essays and all that junk are....just remember: at least you're not going through the allergic reaction from you know where. (h***)

[you know. i'm all about that optimism.]

k. good luck with finals everyone.
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