Wednesday, April 15, 2009

well I'll be jiggered

that's right, jiggered! do any of you remember a year ago in March-April when I had the mysterious rash that showed up? we thought it was chicken pox, impetigo, every infectious disease under the sun. today, while looking up baby yeast infections online (another post in itself) I totally stumbled across the answer to my questionable spots last year.

now, if you do the math, you'll realize that I was pregnant (just barely) at the time I got the "spots." no one EVER told me about this (I mean, I even went to doctors!) but apparently there is a rash called PUPPPS. that's right--Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy. for some it occurs at the beginning of pregnancy...for some at the end. it means nothing--not life threatening, nothing but annoying. and get this--it's the most common rash among pregnant women! someone should tell the medical people around here or the ob's in ottumwa :)

ahhh, the journey that is my life!

4 comments:

Corin said...

Yet another joy of pregnancy.

Amee Jones said...

Yes I remeber. I prayed that Adi would get the pox so she didn't have to be vaccinated for them.

Anonymous said...

I had that in the bend of my arms when I was pregnant with Kelsey. It was terrible.

Laci

Bree Shaw said...

i think you should call ottumwa and tell them:)