perpetuallyanxious

I hope that's true - especially since the incubation period is supposed to be at least a week. At this point I'm really hoping everything is due to the scrape on the concrete. Thank you!

I considered insect bites, but I thought it must not be anything like that (since there's no lump or any sort of redness, just pain and itching.) I plan on going to the doctor tomorrow. I was only concerned about the temperature since it seems higher than what I'm used to - but I suppose if it were rabies, I would have a much higher fever? I was thinking it was a bat because I know bat bites can be painless, unnoticed, and can fade away within minutes - to my anxiety filled brain, this makes sense regarding why there aren't any puncture marks. I thought it might be an abrasion, but surely I would see torn skin like on a scraped knee? Also that doesn't really fit with my other symptoms. I also seem to have some sort of phobia of rabies, since I worry about it a lot. Probably because it's 100% fatal, and to an 18 year old like me any thought of death sends me into a panic. Thank you for your help!!

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this - I apologize if it is in the wrong place. I was hoping I could get a few insights in regards to a little problem of mine. On Saturday I was walking around the Winter Island campground area (in Salem, MA) with some friends, wearing flip-flops. We sat in the dark at a little picnic bench and I was unaware of anything biting me. Then Sunday I noticed an itchy little spot on the inside of my foot. It couldn't have been an insect bite, as there was no puncture wound and no lump and no redness. Later that day, I started noticing pain in the same area (almost like a scrape). I do recall slipping off the sidewalk to make way for a dogwalker and scraping my foot a tiny bit on the pavement, but I would expect to see evidence of skin damage in the area (which I did not) and I also can't see how that would cause itchiness. I've read that people can be bitten by bats and not notice, because of the size of the teeth. I've also read that puncture wounds from bats can disappear within minutes. Is it possible that there could have been a dying bat lying in the grass, and that I stepped on its wing or something and was bitten without noticing? Again, I did not feel anything biting me and I am worried because of the pain/itchiness I have been feeling ever since, which I have heard is the first symptom of rabies. Would it be possible for symptoms to start that early? I first noticed the itchy spot probably about 12 hours after going to the campground. Another reason I am concerned is that today I noticed my temperature was slightly higher than normal (98.5 - 98.8 instead of about 97.5) and I fear that this may also be rabies. I know I can't go to the doctor because 1) symptoms have already started, so if this is rabies that means I am a dead woman walking and 2) she wouldn't give me shots, as I didn't see any bats. Do you think I have anything to worry about? This has been tearing me apart ever since and I can't sleep or function. Thank you.