Anyone around... scared

[DarkSuitsSadSongs]

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.

@ReadingSoManyThreads ive recently had similar. Out of hours told me I'd had a muscle spasm because I didn't appear to be in agony. Pain got worse so I saw my GP. She took one look at me and asked how my labour's were, I was like erm WTF has that got to do with my pain. She instantly diagnosed me with kidney stones and says a lot of people are on the floor in agony. The fact that I'd driven down to the surgery, was walking normally was because I'd experienced similar pain levels during an unmedicated childbirth so me describing the pain as like childbirth without actually showing outward pain was normal for me. It took a GP to actually look past pain levels and listen to my symptoms for me to actually get treated properly.

Blimey it sounds awful. I hope you recover soon, and I hope your DH starts to do better!!

Why do you keep getting all these abscesses that need surgical intervention? Do you/they know?

find a fresh one : Lemon juice and then ...... then lots of fresh Garlic

What is the matter with you?

OP has said she has type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing infections.

Hope you are in recovery, now OP. And am loving the sound of your FIL -- as PP have said, yes, leave the telling off of your DH to him.

Garlic certainly wards off infection, I take garlic in tablet form because I don't have much use for it in cooking now I'm on my own. It is very effective. Lemon juice may help prevent kidney stones and is full of vitamin C, supports the immune system amongst other things. Good suggestions to help the op ward off further problems.

Right now, op is in the right place and receiving the correct treatment. Cellulitis is grim but it will get better, op. Just take every precaution from now on, really look after yourself, especially your diabetes, and sucks to the mounjaro. Good luck and keep us up to date, we're all rooting for you.

Your husband needs to step up . Hugs x

Hope you’re being sorted out as I type, so pleased you stayed to be seen by a doc last night
i’m sure everything will look a lot better tomorrow
btw I have had an abscess drained under general. I was petrified of the general but I loved it. I was worried about coming round and going into a panic not knowing where I was but it was all fine I came round so beautifully gently it was actually really pleasant

I'm going for surgery at 6pm barring any emergencies.

I can't leave tye twins home alone for an extended period of time. DD has autism and a visual impairment and still requires support to function in most ways. DS is good with her but she tends not to do what he tells her. I can't expect him to take the responsibility for her. Plus I sit as a panel member on children's hearings and leaving a disabled child for an undetermined time would likely see me referred to the reporter myself.

DH is almost home. Sods law there were a few accidents on the roads home at various points. He's coming straight to the hospital and I'm hoping I can get home tonight.

If you aren’t going down until after 6 then I’d prep for a night in, just due to the timing of getting to the ward and post surgical checks. Hope it goes smoothly and they discharge you quick.

I would not anticipate being home tonight!

She wasn't going to drive but use a taxi.

glad you are being seen too. Hope all goes smoothly for you.

Just want to say: poor, poor OP!! I'm so sorry you're unwell. It sounds awful. Big hoof-hold from Horsie!

Make sure your DH and other family step up so you can rest when you get home! Your body is fighting an infection! Go to bed and let them cope.

💐

I went to A& E with a worsening chest infection despite 24hrs of antibiotics, nurse looks up from the desk and says ' antibiotics take 48 hrs to work' I sat it out, thorough assessment by Dr and admitted with pneumonia 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ don't be fobbed off

Just catching up with your updates. Gosh, what a rollercoaster of a 24hrs! Hope the surgery goes well and you recover from the GA quickly.
Good on your FIL for being in your corner and bollocking your DH!

🤞🤞 for you @DarkSuitsSadSongs
I hope things have gone ok and you’ll be back home soon

Just FYI we do have PALS in Scotland

Hope it all goes well and you feel better afterwards! Let us know how you get on when you can OP! Get well soon

Hope you’ve gone down and get home pretty quick. You may be pushing it for consultant to discharge but they are usually admitting and discharging around the clock if it’s a surgical assessment unit.

Hope you're in theatre now and that all goes as well as it possibly can, OP. And that your DH makes up for not coming home promptly and leaving his DF (who sounds like an utter gem) to sort the kids.

Hope all goes well in surgery, and just wanted to say your FIL sounds fantastic.

Surely your children being with their grandfather, then their father will be OK?