Still recuperating.  I’ve been officially fever-free for about 36 hours now, so I feel like the RMSF is pretty well licked, but in retrospect, I think perhaps the antibiotic reaction may have been as bad as, if not worse than, the original infection.  I have a (strong) weird taste in my mouth that is making it hard to get my appetite back.  I’m eating, but not a tremendous amount. 

The only other glitch is that my legs still don’t really want to hold me up.  Not sure if that’s just a matter of getting my energy back, or if it’s some residual consequence of the RMSF.  Doesn’t really matter; it is what it is.

Anyway, the main reason for this post is to humor Mr. Helpful.  I totally forgot to mention in last night’s post what he perceives to be the most significant fact about this new antibiotic.  It’s for cats and dogs.  People, too, apparently, but when I initially glanced at the fact sheet that came with it, the sentence that jumped out at me was “Cats are more sensitive to the adverse effects of this medicine than are dogs.”  Mr. Helpful finds this very amusing, and likes to read something into the fact that I have not announced this highly humorous fact to every person who has inquired after my well-being.  He thinks I’m defensive.  I’m really just forgetful.  Now you know.

Meow.