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Disclaimer/Fair warning: Details are kinda gross.
In january this year( I remember because it was my first day of school), I had what I thought was an ingrown-hair in between my belly button and pubic region. Turns out, it was a nasty staph infection that ended up becoming beyond painful and disgusting. Had to rush to urgent care and miss class. EMT buddy said I should go ASAP(so it obv. looked bad). Anyways, did a bunch a cephlex and something else to get rid of all possible infections. It went away after almost a month, left a nasty scar though.
FAST FORWARD TO LAST WEEK;
Get a "zit" in my right nostril. IN THAT MOTHER ****ER. Anyways, blows my nose up, gives me mind-numbing headaches, and drains my energy. Finally, with tons of tinkering, it slowly bled/pussed out, coloring/viscosity/texture very similar to previously mentioned infection.
FAST FORWARD ONE MORE TIME TO NOW-ish:
Get an "in-grown" on my thigh, try to pop it or whatever, doesn't budge. Gets a little swollen, figure that it's a bug bite. This morning my Aunt mentions that it was probably a mosquito or whatever.
I give it some attention today and put some pressure on to try to relive some of the swelling. Skin is rock hard near the site-opening, again, very similar to my first infection. Some puss/blood came out, identical to last week and before; however, it's tough. The opening is nowhere near the size of my last infection, but here's the bad part. The swelling is bad, really bad. The major bruising/blood buildup is maybe a hair bigger than the size of a quarter. The spreading (lighter swelling) is at least 5 & 1/2 inches in swelling. It hurts enough to cringe while walking. The pain has multiplied throughout the day, and any contact stings. Trying to get into the doctor asap. I'm kinda scared actually- if staph fought the best antibiotics out in my body, that could be bad news, especially if it's the same infection making a comeback.
Any opinions/thoughts/whatever are welcome.
P.s. My family blames it on excess protein/vitamins I take. (is the statement so full of bogus grandma-science, that it could possibly be true?)
In january this year( I remember because it was my first day of school), I had what I thought was an ingrown-hair in between my belly button and pubic region. Turns out, it was a nasty staph infection that ended up becoming beyond painful and disgusting. Had to rush to urgent care and miss class. EMT buddy said I should go ASAP(so it obv. looked bad). Anyways, did a bunch a cephlex and something else to get rid of all possible infections. It went away after almost a month, left a nasty scar though.
FAST FORWARD TO LAST WEEK;
Get a "zit" in my right nostril. IN THAT MOTHER ****ER. Anyways, blows my nose up, gives me mind-numbing headaches, and drains my energy. Finally, with tons of tinkering, it slowly bled/pussed out, coloring/viscosity/texture very similar to previously mentioned infection.
FAST FORWARD ONE MORE TIME TO NOW-ish:
Get an "in-grown" on my thigh, try to pop it or whatever, doesn't budge. Gets a little swollen, figure that it's a bug bite. This morning my Aunt mentions that it was probably a mosquito or whatever.
I give it some attention today and put some pressure on to try to relive some of the swelling. Skin is rock hard near the site-opening, again, very similar to my first infection. Some puss/blood came out, identical to last week and before; however, it's tough. The opening is nowhere near the size of my last infection, but here's the bad part. The swelling is bad, really bad. The major bruising/blood buildup is maybe a hair bigger than the size of a quarter. The spreading (lighter swelling) is at least 5 & 1/2 inches in swelling. It hurts enough to cringe while walking. The pain has multiplied throughout the day, and any contact stings. Trying to get into the doctor asap. I'm kinda scared actually- if staph fought the best antibiotics out in my body, that could be bad news, especially if it's the same infection making a comeback.
Any opinions/thoughts/whatever are welcome.
P.s. My family blames it on excess protein/vitamins I take. (is the statement so full of bogus grandma-science, that it could possibly be true?)
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