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outlanderSenior Contributor
hi @Former-Member @Determined @Anony18 @soul @Faith-and-Hope
i was lil-caterpillar
im back... i think...
im treading very very lightliy at the moment
@Anony18 i also seen those pics you posted from your hike. they were beautiful and also the artworks too thank you for thinking of me
F&H - i also read on my depression thread as well. thank you for careing even though i left
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soulSenior Contributor
Hope you are feeling better now @outlander. Wouldn't it be good if all our emotional problems would just burst and be healed? I'm thinking antibiotics in case of infection and you're on the road to recovery over that lump thing. Fingers crossed for you. Sending love 😘
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Ok so I really really want to thank you guys for being here with me tonight and also staying with me its really appreciated. @Former-Member@soul@Shaz51@Anony18
I think im ok to tell you guys now
ok so I did go to the gp and its was incredibly scary but im kinda glad I went after what I was told.
So its a pretty big infection. She said im lucky it popped now as the gunk mustve been accumulating very quickly esp of the 2 weeks I was monitoring and if it didnt pop I would have been feeling a lot more sick with a greater infection with all the accumulation of all that gunk.
She said im going to be sore and sensitive for a few days but hopefully it settles soon. She hd to play with it abit to check for anything else and how large it was. She ended up findina another spot and when she did omg it popped open and more and I was pretty much heaving at all the stuff coming out! It was really disgusting!
I have to take antibiotics 3 times a day until I finish the 2 repeats and also get my gp to check it on wednesday and if I need more antibiotcs to get some more. I also have to use like an antiseptic with betadine being the best she said 2-3 times a day so morning and after a shower. But she said to keep it covered with a sterile dressing so that my clothes dont keep rubbing on it so change it of a morning when I stick the antiseptic on and then after my shower change it again and apply more.
i kinda wish my gp had of done thoses tests now like an ultrasound or something to detect it instead of waiitn and this was only after two weeks imagine if i had of waited longer! it might have infected my whole body (sepsis) wow gosh. i feel bloody lucky and relieved as she was very worried when i got there and was feeling around and realsied the state of it like a bloddy volcano erupting!
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Glad that this problem has been resolved @outlander. Follow the instructions carefully and get plenty of rest. It must be a load off your mind.
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