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upon id doc's reexam, yesterday late afternoon my wife exited hospital. id doc was very confident that continuing the medication by oral would be alright. he prescribed doxycycline for a full week, 3 days on prednisone, then tapering to 60gm, 40mg, 30mg, 20mg and 10mg. after that, he wanted to see us in his office.
below was how it looked like yesterday evening. notice the marked lines, which were drawn by a doc when dw was first admitted to the hospital at the time inside borderline the skin was red and elevated. at the time of photo taken, the faulty skin had been shrinking to only limited area.
while suffering from this and our travel shedule has been severely affected, we did learn something new. below points may not be complete, we will continue to think what we can do to make us safer in outdoor:
(1) need to make up what are missing in our knowledge base. although we have been actively traveling /exploring outdoor activities for years, we didn't know what we didn't know. through this we learned we lack the deep knowledge on how to live/act in wilderness. we might participate in a boot camp or a short class on that soon.
(2) gear up adequately. if we had worne close end trousers we might have been able to avoid the mishap. we learnt it in a hard way. additionally, long sleeve shirts and a cover-the-neck hat really help.
(3) when this thing happens, it happens, do not assume it will go away by itself. when symptoms change fast, there must be a cause, seek medical assistance immediately. some bacteria or virus grows so fast, it could really be deadly.
when my wife is fully recovered, we will continue our venture north. life goes on...
since i wrote the first post asking what it was, a lot of friends sent over expert advices, or sent in good wishes. my wife and i appreciate it so much. we are taking this time to say big thanks to you all!!
internuts
update #4: being out patient now
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• Glad to hear the good news. All the best. -TBz- ♂ (22 bytes) () 07/11/2014 postreply 23:43:53
• 祝福早日康复.户外旅行安全愉快! -闽姑- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 03:26:53
• Best wishes and good luck! -26484915- ♂ (6 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 04:09:09
• 太好了,看样子没什么事了。best wish。 -薛成- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 05:13:24
• Best wishes for a speedy recovery! 祝福今后旅行平安快乐!谢谢您在百忙中写的update! T -志在千里- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 07:57:08
• 很高兴接近痊愈。皮肤剩下一下水泡和陈旧的皮下出血。出院诊断是什么?为什么还加用了强的松? -御用文人- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 08:31:20
• thank you all above. exit diagnosis noted skin rash, venomous b -internuts- ♂ (95 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 08:52:10
• by the way, blood culture has never grown -internuts- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 09:15:50
• 虽然细菌培养阴性,但是强力霉素有效,后者更重要,说明还是细菌感染。他们加入了强的松,还是怀疑有变态反应存在。病人康复了,医生还是 -御用文人- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 09:53:20
• 医生还是有点稀里糊涂。 -御用文人- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 09:57:34
• 用强的松是觉得病人的很多症状可能(包括全身和腿上的)是对虫咬的allergic reaction吧。 -志在千里- ♀ (6855 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 09:25:51
• Good News!再次感谢您的回馈。 -恶俗老狼- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/12/2014 postreply 15:04:59