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Cellulitis is a skin infection, usually caused by Streptococcus or Staphylococcus bacteria. Cellulitis usually develops after a break in the skin from a scrape, cut, bite, or puncture, or after a rash.

A health professional should evaluate symptoms that can occur with cellulitis, which may include:

 

• Painful, red, hot, swollen skin that may crack, split, or weep fluid.
• Red streaks extending from the red area toward the body (lymphangitis).
• Fever and chills.
• Drainage of pus.
• Swollen glands.
• General feeling of illness (malaise).

Facial cellulitis in children requires immediate medical attention to prevent potentially dangerous eye or brain infection. Cellulitis usually is treated with antibiotics, rest and elevation of the affected area, and warm compresses. Cellulitis may be more severe and require hospitalization in people who have decreased blood flow (venous stasis), long-term swelling, diabetes, or an impaired immune system.

 

 

Unfortunately for me my cellulitis is very severe. I have an extremely low immune system that revolves around weighing 96 lb., having anemia, and chronic fatigue from narcolepsy. Also living with a lot of animals who bring in dirt and bacteria off the street doesn’

t help. 

Because of the severity of the bacteria in my system I have been missing quite a bit of school the past 3 weeks. The symptoms of the cellulitis have been horribly intense for me.

 

It’

s not fun.

But you don’

t have to worry if you came in contact with me.

 

Is cellulitis contagious?

Cellulitis is not contagious because it is an infection of the skin’s deeper layers (the dermis and subcutaneous tissue), and the skin’s top layer (the epidermis) provides a cover over the infection. 

How is cellulitis treated?

Antibiotics, such as derivatives of penicillin or other types of antibiotics that are effective against the responsible bacteria, are used to treat cellulitis. If the bacteria turn out to be resistant to the chosen antibiotics or in patients who are allergic to penicillin, other appropriate antibiotics can be substituted. In many cases, treatment requires the administration of intravenous antibiotics in a hospital setting, since oral antibiotics may not always provide sufficient penetration of the injury to be effective. In certain cases, intravenous antibiotics can be administered at home.

In all cases, physicians choose a treatment based upon many factors, including the location and extent of the infection, the type of bacteria causing the infection, and the overall health status of the patient.

 

I had been taking CEPHALEXIN which is a generic for KEFLEX. Unfortunately there hasn’t been a great deal of improvement in the infection. I had been on the KEFLEX a few times last year for the same exact thing, often when your body is over exposed to a drug multiple times the effect of it can wear off. Your internal system adjusts to accept the drug as a normal element. The over exposure to antibiotics can also help to lower your immune system. Since your body is constantly requiring help from an outside source to fight off bacteria the white blood cells deplete and assume they don’t have to work as hard. This isn’

t very good for me.

Since the medicine has been having no effect this is the next step:

INTRAVENOUS: One may need hospitalization if the infection is well developed, extensive, or in an important area, like the face. In most of these cases, IV (intravenous) antibiotics need to be given until the infection is under good control (two to three days) and then you can be switched to oral medications to be taken at home.

My infection is on my face. This is very bad and upsetting. The blisters are going to cause deep scars and giant craters. I will have to get extensive scar therapy after the infection has cleared up.

This will be the end of my career being photographed most likely, a horrible but lucrative source of income. I will be sick for at least another few days, and I’

m not sure how long it will take the infected areas to heal. Hopefully by the weekend all will be well if the intravenous antibiotics work.

Please don’

t ever get cellulitis.

Prevention

• It is very important to keep your skin clean by practicing good personal hygiene.

• If you notice pain or discomfort from an area of the skin, check to see what it looks like. If it appears inflamed and progresses from one day to the next, you will most likely need treatment.

• Avoid situations that may injure your skin, especially if you have swelling from circulatory problems.
• Wear sturdy, well–fitting shoes or slippers with loose–fitting cotton socks. Avoid walking barefoot in areas where you do not have a good idea about what you are walking on, for example, in garages, on a littered beach, or in the woods.
• If you do injure your skin, wash the area with soap and water and check to make sure that the injury is getting better over the next several days.
• Certain injuries may be at greater risk for infection than others. You may need to take antibiotics to prevent infection or have other preventive care. Be sure to contact your doctor if you have injuries such as these:
  • Animal or human bites
  • Puncture injuries deeper than a half–inch, such as stepping on a nail
  • Crushed tissue that bleeds, burns that blister, frostbite, or deep injuries with dirt in them
  • Injuries in contact with sea water
• Find out if you have diabetes or other significant medical conditions, such as liver or kidney disease. These conditions may be present without symptoms. Follow your doctor’s instructions for management of these conditions.
• Talk to your doctor if you have swelling in your limbs that does not go away.

 

 

I can never stop shaking. I can never, I can never, Never. I can never stopshaking. I shake when I read. I shake. I do not like reading aloud. I do not like reading aloud in front of people. People frighten me. I do not like social gatherings. I do not like events. GLASSLANDS. I wrote one of the stories I read while I was sitting on a couch waiting to read. 

 

After I read people started to come up to me so they could tell me how much they liked my reading. I hate when people say this. I don’t think they like it. They like this line “Gloria was the first girl he had had anal sex with. Gloria had had anal sex with a lot of people.” One person told me he really liked the stories and they reminded him of a book he had just read by Charles Bukowski. I hate Charles Bukowski. I hate when people compare any piece of work created by one person to a piece of work created by another person. I hate people. Another person told me they really liked the stories and felt very connected to them, like they, like knew what the characters were doing, like it seemed so real. Well fuck this is a real story. I, me, I this happened. The he told me I could probably get published because the writing had a lot of pop to it, I mean it was pop. I mean I didn’t understand what the fuck he was trying to say.

 

Tiffany and Ellen came with me. Robby was there when we got there. Tiffany was talking to people. Tiffany is good at talking to people. She can talk to anyone, boys love her, She can flirt and talk. Ellen was talking. They had drinks. I can’t have drinks on my medication because I could die. I wasn’t drunk. I can’t talk to people because I could die. I felt weird. I felt stupid. No boys talked to me. No boys said “you are so incredibly drop dead gorgeous. I found a staircase and walked up it. GLASSLANDS had a small balcony area with a little couch. I sat on the couch. I lay down on the couch. I stared at the glasslands ceiling. I pointed out shapes I saw in the rust. A fat man, the letter C on it’s side, a lobster. Two people walked up the stairs and past the little couch I was sitting on. They began to make out. I sat 5 feet away from them. They made out and put their hands on each others asses. The girl slid her hands in the boys pants. He took her boobs out of her shirt and touched them. I sat 5 feet away from them. I stared at them. It was fun to watch. I watched them. I watched them for 10 minutes. Then they moved backwards closer to the wall. I couldn’t see them as well. I stood up and moved to watch them. The boy had his pants unzipped. The girl had her skirt pulled up. The boy was fucking the girl against the wall. I watched them fuck. I tried to take a picture with my cell phone. It was to dark to take a picture. I walked downstairs.

 

Tommy was there. Tommy is Tiffany’s boyfriend. I walked home. It was snowing. I thought about the last time I had sex. I thought about the last time I made out. They are the same time. The same time over a month ago. I thought about having sex. A dick going inside you is a strange thing to think about. I pictured the boy I had sex with. I thought he really liked me. I only have sex with people I really like. They are people I think I will be with forever. We will date and get married. He didn’t really like me. I decided it was true that I will never have sex again. I hate having sex.

 

I got home. At 4 am a text message woke me up. It was Tiffany. Ellen and Robby had taken her car to the store to get beer. They had been gone over 40 minutes. They were not answering their phones. I thought they died. I usually think people have died when they don’t pick up their phones. I called the EMT hotline. I thought they got in a car accident. It was snowing they must be in a car accident. They told me to call the local hospitals. I called the local hospitals. No one had any ER patients under those names. Tiffany messaged me again an hour later. They were in central park. Ellen text messaged me the next day. They were in central park making out in Tiffany’s car. They were in central park making out in the snow.

I wondered if they had sex. 

I got sick and puked playing “moonshiner” with a trash-can next to me.

I needed to buy a book for studio. The book was titled “reasons to live”. I went to Barnes and Noble at 23rd St. and 6th ave. “reasons to live” was sold out. The Union Square store had “reasons to live”. I walked to the Union Square store. I bought two copies because Ellen also didn’t have “reasons to live” yet.

I said I felt sick and got up to puke in the bathroom. I took the trash-can from the bathroom. I sat down and played “moonshiner”. Ellen wanted me to hear her sing a song. I puked in the trash-can while she was singing. She has a really pretty voice.