Thank you...

This goes out to all my friends who read my previous post and prayed for the fast recovery of my husband and wished me well on my pregnancy. Thank you!

Well I have a good news to share (altho I don't know if this is any better than the last post). My husband does not have German measles after all! It was a false alarm, thank goodness. I'm just a bit annoyed because we had to wait for eight days (and sleep on two different houses) only to find out that the rashes on his skin were not measles. But hey, am not one to complain. I am too happy that Argel is back.

So let me share to you why we came up with such conclusion in the first place. About two weeks ago, my sister-in-law's mother contracted measles (altho I don't know what kind). Her mom and the rest of the family lived just across our house where they also have sari-sari store. Argel frequents this store almost everyday to buy yosi (see...I told you to stop smoking) and this is where the story begins. About a week after we learned that my sister-in-law's mom had measles, Argel came home one night with fever and rashes all over his back. At first, I thought he was just allergic to saw dust (as a result of the 3-day renovation in their office). The following morning, he went to the doctor to have his rashes checked. He was never sent home for the next eight days. However, the doctor was puzzled because the rashes kept on coming even after a week. If it were German measles, the red spots would be fading by now. Argel had a Rubella Test to find out if he had the German measle strain. We waited two days for the results. Good news: he didn't have the measles. Bad news: he had pityriasis rosea. It's a type of skin disease with unknown causes and unknown cure. Doctors say that these rashes come out of nowhere, fester the skin from 6 weeks to 2 months, then vanish. Strange we thought. Where did he get it?

Anyway, at least we know that it is not contagious. But just to give you an idea, I have posted a picture of what pityriasis rosea looks like. (Pasintabi sa mga kumakain) I know my husband will kill me for posting this but this is NOT his photo. I got this from the net.