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5 prescriptions later....
10 years ago
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It's a big gross staph infection that has me taking $200 worth of medication for the next two weeks.
Included will be a regime of hot compresses at least two hours worth a day!
They (the doctor/ nurses) have no idea how it actually started. They just know what could have done it and they are leaning towards bug bite that got infected if not an ingrown hair (which I don't get). This is how it basically went down. At thursday/ friday it was an itch. Saturday it was a welt, Sunday it was a welt with a red streak, Monday night it grew a white head, Tuesday the white head grew larger so in anticipation for something nasty I went off to get some supplies... right after getting a new phone. In the store it actually burst, Wednesday a cavity has either made itself known or formed which is when I finally went to the doctor. The doctor told me I was lucky it did what it did it on it's own and that there aren't any hidden pockets left to uncover. That it's just a matter of treating what I already have now. Still... it's fucking gross and an absolutely new experience for me.
Luckily it doesn't hurt that much... which is alarming considering how quickly it started and... well... just how bad it got. It's serious but it's contained. If I stick to the regime of pills/ bandages/ etc I'll be fine but there is always the risk of it spreading... which quite frankly is a nightmare scenario so I'm doing what I can to keep everything around me clean
Included will be a regime of hot compresses at least two hours worth a day!
They (the doctor/ nurses) have no idea how it actually started. They just know what could have done it and they are leaning towards bug bite that got infected if not an ingrown hair (which I don't get). This is how it basically went down. At thursday/ friday it was an itch. Saturday it was a welt, Sunday it was a welt with a red streak, Monday night it grew a white head, Tuesday the white head grew larger so in anticipation for something nasty I went off to get some supplies... right after getting a new phone. In the store it actually burst, Wednesday a cavity has either made itself known or formed which is when I finally went to the doctor. The doctor told me I was lucky it did what it did it on it's own and that there aren't any hidden pockets left to uncover. That it's just a matter of treating what I already have now. Still... it's fucking gross and an absolutely new experience for me.
Luckily it doesn't hurt that much... which is alarming considering how quickly it started and... well... just how bad it got. It's serious but it's contained. If I stick to the regime of pills/ bandages/ etc I'll be fine but there is always the risk of it spreading... which quite frankly is a nightmare scenario so I'm doing what I can to keep everything around me clean
I hope you either get a badass scar, or no scars at all dependng!
I hope everything works out. Wishing you the best.
Hopefully you'll recover quick.
Either way, lots of water, your antibiotics (Bactrim? If so, stay the heck out of the sunlight ugh), and Tylenol should help. I'm REALLY glad it didn't get worse, or turn into MRSA =\, do you know if they recommended using Tagederm bandaging on it? I know that stuff worked wonders on some of my abscess stuff, and kept any germs from crawling their way in the open wound.
Shit
Good luck <3
I truly wish you the best and that everything works out for you.
Hope you have a quick recovery!
Blood poisoning is a real concern when streaks start developing, y'know? Anyhow, I'm glad your body fought it back as well as it did and hopefully the current treatment regimen will clear it up completely! As helpful as they can be, most people don't want to do maggot therapy unless it's the only option left! All the more incentive to keep to the doctor's schedule, no? If you do get a funky scar, you could maybe incorporate it into a tattoo? I dunno. Here's to a full recovery!