Unhappy Monday

First, ENORMOUS thank you's to everyone who sent me good luck wishes on Lexie. Unfortunately, her X-rays came back showing a chip on her left front coffin bone (a bone in the foot) and that eliminates her as a prospective show/riding horse for me. I'm still sad about it--I liked her a lot. :(

Monday night wasn't much better. I had a bad allergic reaction to a sample of an "all-natural" shaving cream. I tried it out and within a few moments, my legs were covered in large, itchy red wheals and I had hives all over my hands. I even had wheals on my right forearm where I had accidentally got some of the cream. My eyes and nose were running and I was so itchy I was literally sobbing in pain. My legs were actually swollen from the reaction. The really bad thing is, I've been taking Zyrtec for the pollen--I hate to think what would've happened if I hadn't been.

I keep Benadryl syrup around for emergencies like this, so I took a big dose of it and thought, "If this doesn't help in half an hour, I'm going to the emergency room!" but it did, and I took another dose before bed. My legs are better today, though still a little itchy.

I hope the rest of the week goes better!