BJ,
You will be in my thoughts and prayers... Once its all over, think about getting a referral to a specialist in Infectious Diseases... My youngest daughter had repeated bouts with these things and it took a Specialist to get rid of it totally (or at east for now)... Her's developed as a secondary infection from a spider bite. So a lesson to us all... watch what we let bite us and don't touch your own skin...ever!!!!... Good luck...