Anyone around... scared

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I'm home alone with my 12 year old twins as my husband is working away and not due back until tomorrow evening. He's about 6 hours away.

Over the last few days I've had a painful boil under my boob. I saw the GP today as it doubled in size overnight. There is a red circle around it. She prescribed doxycycline (2 a day) and said to phone back if it gets worse.

I've been getting more and more unwell. My left arm has started tingling, I'm sweating with cold hands and feet, the pain is indescribable and I'm exhausted. I slept for 6 hours this afternoon and I'm still utterly exhausted and all my joints hurt.

I've had to phone my father in law who is an hour away to come through to sit with the twins. I'm on hold to 111 but a 45 minute wait to call answer as a minimum they said.

I'm not sure whether just to call a taxi when FIL gets here to go straight to accident and emergency.

I'm a little freaked out at how unwell I feel.

Bless you hope you are ok keep us updated 🙏

My DH had similar in his armpit. He had it surgically drained but was left with extreme pain when they damaged a nerve. He lost the use of his arm for three months and even morphine wouldn't touch the pain.
Hope you have better luck OP.

Must be a relief to be in there. No harm too keeping hydrated and the blood sugar levels up in the meantime. And if you start to feel worse, keep annoying them😁

Leave FiL to give his DS a dressing down
Don’t you worry about anything else, the big hospital sounds very efficient and I hope you start to feel better after the drainage
sending you my warmest wishes

i hope the scan went well, such a good job you stayed at the hospital x

Ooft ooor you op. Hope the op happens sooner rather than later. The staff will be super lovely to you I’m sure.

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Love that your husband will be 'too tired' 🙄 You and FIL have kept things going at great effort physical expense for you. Glad there's an end in sight with an op to get rid. Hope you are recovering soon xxx

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Sending heaps of positive vibes your way

These men are utterly pathetic

Wife in hospital with an abscess, needs a general.

FIL at home with the twins, turned up at 3am. Has to stay another night.

The DH clearly couldn't give a shit and has only just set off

I mean, wtf

Me too

I bet the relief you will feel after it is drained will be amazing.
Hope all goes well.

Just wanted to say that I hope you start feeling better really soon.
I've had a few abscesses with cellulitis like this over the years and had them surgically drained. The good news is that not only do the IV antibiotics work very quickly, but the drainage will also have you feeling significantly less pain in no time. Yes, it'll be really sore and tender from the incision, and the packing isn't much fun, but it's MILES better than the pain of an abscess and cellulitis.

Cellulitis is really, really nasty. Well done for trusting your gut, advocating for yourself, and braving this on your own. You don't need me to tell you that with diabetes skin problems are not to be taken lightly. And I hope your DH makes it up to you in the coming days/weeks. I too would have expected him to leave early. Big hugs for your recovery 🌺

OP I hope the scan's done now and there's a clear path forward. May it all go well.

Wow, your children are 12! not babies... why does FIL need to stay.

Hope you feel better soon, my husband had Cellulitis and was in hospital for 4 nights with it on all sorts of antibiotics.

I had cellulitis in my head once. Near my brain. I felt extremely unwell. I hope you’re much better now op

Would you really leave a 12 year old home alone overnight?! 😳

Would you really leave a 12 year old home alone overnight?!
😳
Try explaining why you've left kids overnight to children's servives and they would be all over it and having a strategy meeting organised before you could blink!

Obviously they needed FIL last night. Today…12 is very young if anything goes wrong. They are no doubt thrown /upset by their mum being in hospital and could do with adult support. Also, the last thing OP needs is to be worrying about them home alone for hours before DH arrives back. Not sure why FIL needs to stay after that but that’s up to him and DH.

Hope you’re feeling better soon OP 💐

@Picklechicken I was going to say that about 12yos but then rereading the OP’s post I think DH will be home then and FIL is being asked to stay as DH will be tired

Glad to hear your FIL has been so helpful and supportive - hopefully DH will be contrite once he realises how poorly you’ve been. Glad to hear you’re at the main hospital and being taken care of now too - thank goodness you didn’t take the nurse’s advice and go home. Let us know how you get on, I’ve been worried about you.

OP, I hope, wish, and pray you come back with better news.

I'm glad OP has family around to help her.

Regarding OP's DH issue, I see it differently. As OP mentioned, he was six hours away by car. If he want to get there as quickly as possible, speeding is his only option. Hopefully, he won't drive recklessly to the extent of causing an accident.

Having read and followed the thread, I just wanted to say good luck for your op. Hope it goes well, you are a complete star. I would also have been terrified going into A&E on my own. So glad that you are getting sorted.

Take care, get lots and lots of rest.

To all those sending messages of support throughout the night - you are such wonderful women. Bless you all 💐