DAY 5

Day 5 I was still extremely dehydrated, but was beginning to feel the effects of the prednisone almost immediately. Slowly, I was able to swallow more water. I still didn't eat anything on Day 5, but I was able to at least get water in me and suck on ice chips. The doctor had recommended chewing gum if I could to loosen my mouth, but I couldn't yet. I was still taking vicodin every 4 hours. I also started to feel my face be more flushed and hot. It didn't feel like the scarlet fever rash, but I was nervous maybe my infection wasn't gone. However, I was also putting on lotion as my skin was dry and wasn't sure if it was red because of the lotion. I decided to only use the lotion once every other day to see if the redness decreased. My parents were ready to take me to the hospital if the redness didn't go away or if I showed any other signs of infection. Luckily, I didn't experience other signs or symptoms and as the prednisone kicked in I began to feel more hydrated and less loopy from the pain medication.