Thanks for the sympathy and well wishes. I've decided that pain is much easier to manage than itchiness.
I had mono when I was an infant. I know, how do you tell that a 6 month old is too sleepy? My mom swears that I tested positive for mono.
My throat isn't too sore. Hopefully it'll stay that way!
It's hard to assess if I'm excessively tired given all of the Benadryl I've been taking. Today, I went 12 hours between Benadryl doses, and I still needed a 2-hour nap, but my body clearly is fighting something.
I'm making progress in terms of the rash and hives! I took Benadryl at 7 am, and nothing reappeared until 7 pm this evening. Of course I was busy helping the kids with dinner, shower, and so on, so I didn't catch it early and take some Benadryl to stop it from reappearing even worse. Interestingly, the rash didn't reappear until my fever spiked up more and then broke. I guess my body is fighting this virus in different ways.