Wtf is wrong with me.. photo included TMI

[deadembarrased]

Woke up yesterday to a nawing pain where my knickers sit on my right leg. Thought oh I'm just getting fat and need bigger knickers.

Today I woke up feeling like shit. I can barely move my leg. It's agongy I cannot walk to see this monsteristy. There is a larged raised redness around it. I cannot get to the GP i have a meeting in the morning I cannot miss.
I feel really shit, keep getting cold as well. I thought infected hair folicie but it looks worse. Would show the large red patch around it but I'm embarrassed enough showing this. Please help 😭

These thing often happen when we are busy with other priorities, stressed and run down. I don't think it was any coincidence that I developed endometriosis and a massive cyst which needed surgical intervention when I was stressed, rushing around for various reasons and my health was too far down my list of priorities.

Glad it's now being treated but please don't hesitate to seek more medical attention if it at all worries you further.

Make sure you tell the staff about the headache and the increasing pain, it's important.

Glad the kids' dad can step up a bit! I had an infected abscess a couple of years ago that didn't clear with antibiotics. I suspect it was partly stress-related. Really painful! I had to have it drained at hospital which was, well, not the most comfortable thing in the world but it was OK and it's been fine since. I was in and out same day but apparently often it's an overnight stay. So please do take it easy and be ready to rest up.

Fucking hell so @Confessionsofa40yrold is a cleaner pretending to be a medic.

@Confessionsofa40yrold your “advice” could have led to the death of OP. Please reflect on that and do better.

You’re a lovely mum, what a trooper! So pleased they let you turn camera off. I hope you can get some rest now.

She’s a cleaner, she’s talked about it on other threads. Not a medic in any way.

She's in hospital on IV antibiotics.

If the infection doesn't go down, don't be surprised if you are taken to surgery to lance the boil and clear the infection. Boils of this kind grow down, passing the epidermis layer, and antibiotics won't do much until the boil is cleared. I hope it doesn't go this route, but don't be surprised if it does. It's often the quickest way to get rid of the infection.

You an awesome mom. Get better soon.

Sorry you're still feeling so rough.It takes time for the antibiotics to get on top of the infection. Pleased for you that the staff are helping you take part in the meeting remotely. Wishing you all the best for it.

I just wanted to say how in awe I am of you!

you should be so proud of yourself. You have been doing all of this whilst feeling crap. Yes you should of rested etc but needs just and all that

youre like superwoman

If they are well enough. OP obviously isn't. When I had severe cellulitis in my lower leg (16 days in hospital) I couldn't even put my foot to the floor properly and needed a wheeled walker to hobble to the loo. I could no sooner have left and gone to a meeting somewhere else than flown.

Hope you feel better soon, you are very clearly an amazing mum, but take some time to rest up yourself x

No, the thing the doctors were concerned about at one point during my treatment (and requested an MRI to rule out) was necrotising fasciitis. Cellulitis can have more than one complication.

I just wanted to post support and well done on dealing with so much, so well, for so long.

You’ve not rtft then? Or even all OP’s posts ? 🙄

#Awkward

Some people ard truly awful, thank goodness we all knew it was dangerous and patronising "advice"

Kudos to @MagicalMystical for the suggestion to draw a line round the red patch, and all the other Mumsnetters for the advice to get this checked urgently. Also to @deadembarrased for being a badass mum. So pleased she is getting treated and ex is stepping up.

Ah OP I feel your pain, I had an abscess in my groin back in May just popped up out of nowhere, went to the doctor who sent me to A&E straight away. I had to have it surgically removed, like you mine was cellulitis with the skin underneath my groin area slowly dying. Was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes whilst in hospital, abscesses are quite common with diabetics, once removed it was a 9cm open wound that had to get dressed every day by a nurse at my GP surgery, bit of a pain but after 7 weeks it was all healed. Take it easy if you can and accept any help you are offered, hope you feel better soon.

Just wanted to say - amazing little Mum
Hope you feel better soon 💐

I had a breast abscess . Breast ached but ignored it because we were in the first COVID lockdown. It got worse so I phoned GP who said come in now. I went in everyone masked up. I had red lines running up my breast, a temperature. Was given strong antibiotics and told if by morning the lines hadn't reduced go to hospital immediately. I admit I was scared so many were dying of COVID in our hospital at the time and at home. Luckily I was improving.

I remember at 16 during exam revision i got three abscesses one where OP has hers and two others. I was so run down. My mother who went with me was advised to feed me up and make me rest.

OMG OP thank god you went to the hospital. Because you have to be super sick to be kept these days. You must have some pain threshold to get that far without getting medical help. Speedy recovery, and glad to hear ex is stepping up

Salt water medicine apparently

Glad you're getting the care you need, OP, and that the meeting went ok.

It's alarming how quickly something that starts off as not much more than a zit can turn into something potentially serious.

They can and do send a doctor to your home.