My perfect record, is ruined.

Third year, I guess it was destined to happen.
Last Tuesday, I found a bump on the back of my knee. I couldn't figure out if it was a bug bite of some sort or a pimple, as it was itchy yet tender. Saturday afternoon sometime, it flared up. The area around the bump was red, swollen, and very painful. I applied some polysporn, went back to my studies, and then went babysitting. Saturday night, it was a bit more painful, so I soaked it in the tub. Sunday morning, and it was okay. Soaked it again, took it easy. Then I went to work, big mistake. It progressively got worse. I went home and it was REALLY red, and hard underneath, warm to the touch, and the redness was spreading out. Mom and me went into the Halifax Infirmary, but were told it would be about 2-5 hours wait. I was classified as a #4, so if anyone at #'s 1, 2, or 3 came in, they'd get seen before me. Mom and me decided to go home, get some sleep, and wake up at 630 to be at Cobequid when it opened. There, I only had to wait about 15 minutes to be taken into a room, 30 minutes to see a doctor. Turns out I have Cellulitis, a bacterial infection underneath the skin (what Dad had a few years back). He prescribed me antibiotics, wrote me notes for school, and left me waiting for an IV. The IV took about an hour, and I was on my way home with Mom around 1030. Unfortunately, I was told to stay off my leg today, and I had to miss school. I haven't missed a day of University yet, and I'm incredibly annoyed by this. However, my lab is offered again on Wednesday, so I can go then. I'll just have to ask my professor if there are any notes I had missed. Anyways, after laying down all day, and taking my antibiotics, I think it's starting to clear up. It doesn't hurt as much any more (and let me tell you, it hurts a LOT). The good news is, I'll be okay :).

And with that, I am off to read my Prob and Stats textbook. Yay!