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.

God love you just read your posts. I had very similar many years ago and I understand the pain you're in. It's so hard describing it to someone, people use to Iook at me weird when if say a boil but fuck 🥺 awful pain inside and out.

I had mine drained under local.... Fucking most painful thing felt everything, glad they're doing it under general. I was discharged about 2 hours after and had to go to the clinic for the next 2 weeks having it cleaned, then I was able to take care of it myself, they leave/left the wound open couldn't stitch it.

You'll definitely feel a lot better after it's drained, just more uncomfortable trying to do things like wearing bras .

Whether dh is tired or not, he’d better see to your every need!

One child is autistic.

Yes, but not with a long gap of hours and hours in between.
OP knows what she’s doing.
I’ve no idea why pp felt she had to challenge that.

I’m so glad you stayed! Fingers crossed the op is over with quickly and you can get home asap xx

Your husband sucks 🫤 sorry but it’s true. I don’t understand his thought process at all. I’d be having a Big Talk.

I hope all has went well OP. Don't be in a rush to get home. Going by your DH's standards, he'd likely leave you to tend to the kids and house despite just undergoing surgery. Let him get on with being a father, a husband and all that entails. Wishing you a speedy recovery otherwise.

Get well soon op

Op I hope it’s gone/going well. Cellulitis sucks and surgery on top too ….. hoping when you come round it may not feel any worse than it has, and it may even feel a little better if the infection has been drained.

Make sure you rest up and relax properly.

It's Friday, of course the traffic is bad. He's not used an iota of thoughtful common sense here. I'm angry on your behalf. Hopefully you are too and it raises your post surgery blood levels to normal levels 😂

Hours and hours in between what?
The children are with a grandparent and the other parent is nearly home.

Hope you feel better soon OP .

Same here. Mine was at the very top of my thigh near my bum. I couldn't sit down!
I was given antibiotics on the Friday and it was a bank holiday. It hit worse over the weekend and I was at the GP first thing Tuesday. Sent straight to hospital and admitted. Does to emergencies didn't have the op until then Wednesday. I was also shocked at the GA but they told me the same, it would have been to painful to do locally.

I hope the op went ok OP and you are on the ward recovering well x

Not all 12 year olds can be left for a length of time. And OP updated to that effect.

I really hope that when u wake up, u will be feeling so much better.
I know you have diabetes, but have they looked into HS?

I do hope yoh are OK. Everyone else will be fine. Focus on you.

Some people are just prone to them, and OP being type 2 diabetic will put her at increased risk because of some of the medications used to treat the condition.

I do hope you went to A&E!
Hope you got treated xxx

Bless you for keeping us updated op! I have been thinking of you! Hope the surgery goes really well and you are out and home soon. Maybe a night in and a rest might be a good idea, let your DH hold the fort and you concentrate on you.

@DarkSuitsSadSongs I hope it went well and you feel in less pain when you wake up. I suspect they may not send you home tonight as you are diabetic, and your sugars will be high with an infection ( and the stress), so they may want to monitor you overnight. Either way, when they do let you home, make sure your DH does all the stuff needed to look after the DC and rest up.

Sounds like a hellish day, hope the op went well and that you are resting. Please take it easy once you're discharged, rest up and recover x

Nooo she definitely needs A&E but its not extreme enough for an ambulance. Shes waiting for her FIL is she supposed to say to the ambulance crew "please can you wait to take me until FIL is here"?
Good luck OP keep us updated wishing you speedy recovery xx

Hope the operation goes well op.

I'm a children and families social worker in Scotland, and in no way would I support a referral to the reporter under these circumstances. The threshold is really high for referral.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Hope everything is going well op 🙏