They don't deserve you

I went to a minute clinic to get a skin thing checked out and the PA they examined me was a kid 2 years ahead of me in my bachelors program (and a guy my friend had a huge crush on so I heard about him a lot) told me “I’m not sure what you have. I don’t think it’s what you think It is because it looks different than these pictures on the internet of babies with the virus.” And I almost rolled my eyes because I’m 24 and even I know a baby who can’t walk and has a newer immune system than me will present different symptoms.

So then I had a panic attack because this guy scared me into thinking my rash on my face, hands, and feet was worse than what I thought it was and I drove home to my mom to have someone at my old clinic look at me.

The nurse walked in and, without asking me why I was there, asked if I had been exposed to hand foot and mouth disease and I said yes. Then the doctor confirmed my initial thought that I have this virus and the first guy scared me all day for nothing. I wasn’t even looking for treatment in particular. I just wanted a medical professional to tell me it was what I thought and nothing more or less than that.