So I had an abscess a few years ago that got progressively worse, I was told to take painkillers etc and then it ended up bursting and I got admitted to hospital for IV antibiotics and surgery, and the whole palava of dressings etc. I was very unwell and didn't really recognise it at the point of admission- I didn't even notice the nil by mouth order, even though the surgery was delayed repeatedly and I hadn't eaten in days ...
Which is context for this- so I woke up sore a few days ago, had one day of carrying on as normal, woke up sore in the night again and was still awake in time to get triaged for the gp on the second morning. Couldn't sit down, took me ages to get in and out of the taxi etc. I was prescribed antibiotics, which I've been taking and spent the day focusing on taking them properly (empty stomach etc) and warm compress. Woke up with evidence that at least some of it has ruptured, pain virtually gone. I've still some sore hot areas, so not sure it's all gone ifyswim.
Am I doing the right thing by continuing with the treatment, monitoring for temp spikes and applying sudocrem
Appreciate I sound paranoid, but I literally had so much pain in the run up to the previous hospitalisation that I'm a bit scared that it's all going to happen again