Infection and Fever
Last night at 23:00 I noticed that I had a boil at the top of my right leg, near the groin area. The area around the boil was all red and inflamed. Lots of blood vessels pass under the boil's location, so it worried me. I had an appointment to see Dr. G today at 11:00. Otherwise I would have started calling doctors first thing this morning. As a diabetic, I cannot afford to ignore infection, especially in such a delicate location.
Dr. G confirmed that there is more infection than just the boil. I was running a temperature that didn't show up on my thermometer, which apparently reads 1.5 degrees low. He checked to be sure the lymph glands below the groin weren't swollen, then gave me an antibiotic to take for the next ten days.
The lab work done three weeks ago was basically negative. It showed that my sugars have been high, which I already knew, but everything else was normal to good. No hidden blood. My chest X-ray was clean. Nothing wrong with the knee I banged up apart from slight narrowing of the joint.
I mentioned that Cathy had brought home some kind of flu that caused me chills for a week and was trying hard to pass along her current cold to me. Dr. G told me to stay away from Cathy as much as possible.
Anyway, between the fever and the antibiotic, I felt pretty rotten this afternoon and so decided to take a nap. The telemarketers know! I should have disconnected the telephone first.
Comments (4)
What a drag! Sorry to hear of the infection. Telemarketers. Too bad there's no hell. Couldn't we make an exception for them?
Get well soon!
Good advice from Dr. G...in addition to avoiding further infection, staying away from Cathy is bound to help you relax a little!
I'm glad to hear that your tests came back negative. (I've had to go in for a few blood tests myself recently - and am still awaiting the results.)
There does seem to be a lot of flu about right now - and it is a pretty bad strain.
I can't wait for Spring to arrive.
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