I can't believe this shit. So I'm still dealing with what originally was thought to be an abscess on my tonsils, that is not the case at all. I was prescribed an antibiotic by the hospital to help my swelling go down. The next day I went to an ENT (ears, nose, throat) doctor to get my abscess drained. He stuck a needle in my neck but nothing would come out and he was saying he was not convinced that this was an abscess. He told me he thought it was some sort of virus that my body was going to have to get over itself. He told me to keep an eye on it and call him in the morning. During all of this I also developed a cold and was having high fevers everynight before I went to bed.
The next day all of my swelling was the same and I didn't feel better so I went back into the ENT and he told me he was sure it was mono. We didn't do a mono test because he said it takes a week to get back and it would cost me too much money to find out for sure. He told me to keep taking my antibiotics and just let the mono do it's thing. The day I got done taking my antibiotics I broke out in the most ridiculous rash I have ever seen. This rash goes from my feet all the way up to my skull. It itches, burns and hurts. I am honestly more rash than skin right now, I look like a ginger freak. I woke up with this and decided to go into the hospital to see what the hell was going on. The doctor did a mono test and confirmed that I do have mono. He told me this rash was caused by my antibiotics I was taking. He also told me taking those antibiotics was completely pointless since I did not have a tonsil abscess.
So here I sit, dealing with this for the last week and a half, now with a rash I got because I took medicine I didn't need to be taking. Here's the real kicker...I will have this rash for 7-10 days. And if I have it longer than that I have to go back into the doctor. The doctor at the hospital in Lincoln told me he got mono when he was in his 20's and he had it for 2 months. Symptoms can come and go at anytime so basically I could feel better then just get all of these symptoms again a week later. The only light at the end of this dark, dark tunnel is that after I'm over it I just have the mono virus forever and can never get this again. Again, I can't believe this shit.
10.13.2009
10.05.2009
Abscess
This all started with me finding a huge lump on my neck Sunday night. I thought it was weird but I didn't think much of it. After talking to a few people who had similar things I wasn't worried and just figured it was no big deal. Thursday I woke up with a little bit of a sore throat but I usually get those when it gets a little colder out so once again didnt think anything of it. Friday brought some swelling and a weird pus filled sore in my throat. I q-tipped some of the pus out of the sore and it literally smelled like human shit was in my mouth. It was awful.
Saturday I woke up in extreme pain and my neck was now swollen in a few different places. I decided that Monday I should go into the doctor because this was looking pretty bad. I went itno work Saturday night and noticed my pain was getting worse and my throat swelled even more. At the very end of my shift I started getting shooting pains in my ear and I knew I had to get something done. After work I decided I couldn't let this slide and went into the emergencey room.
When I arrived I should a nurse my huge swollen neck and my pus filled sores and she was horrified. In fact, everyone I showed was horrified. I was told multiple times that you're not supposed to see swelling outside of the neck with things like this. They said they needed to do a cat scan. During the scan I had iodine pumped into me to see if I had an abscess in my throat or not. I was luckily warned of this before it happend but when they pumped it into me my body got super hot and it felt like I was just pissing in my pants the entire time, it was a really strange feeling.
After my cat scan Kailey came up from Lincoln to hang out with me at the hospital and it ruled, made me feel a lot better. She called my mom and my parents decided to come up to hang out as well. After waiting for about an hour after my cat scan the doctor finally came in and told me that I have an infected abscess in my throat. The only way to really get rid of this is to cut open and drain the abscess. Unfortunately for me the pocket of infection hasn't fully formed so I have to wait until tomorrow (Monday) to get it cut open. I have to get up at 7:00am tomorrow to call a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor to try to get in. If I can't get into there I have to go back to the emergency room to cut sliced and drained.
Luckily I went in when I did though. The swelling was so huge that is was putting pressure on my windpipe and if I didn't go in it could have swollen my windpipe shut which would obviously kill me. That was wild news to get. I got some medicine to take for the swelling and it has gone down a bit today and the pain isn't nearly as bad. It's 1:05am right now and I can't really sleep because I have absolutely no idea what to expect tomorrow. I was told they would cut it open and drain it but I have no clue what that process is like. I hope everything goes well. This is all a huge bummer.
Saturday I woke up in extreme pain and my neck was now swollen in a few different places. I decided that Monday I should go into the doctor because this was looking pretty bad. I went itno work Saturday night and noticed my pain was getting worse and my throat swelled even more. At the very end of my shift I started getting shooting pains in my ear and I knew I had to get something done. After work I decided I couldn't let this slide and went into the emergencey room.
When I arrived I should a nurse my huge swollen neck and my pus filled sores and she was horrified. In fact, everyone I showed was horrified. I was told multiple times that you're not supposed to see swelling outside of the neck with things like this. They said they needed to do a cat scan. During the scan I had iodine pumped into me to see if I had an abscess in my throat or not. I was luckily warned of this before it happend but when they pumped it into me my body got super hot and it felt like I was just pissing in my pants the entire time, it was a really strange feeling.
After my cat scan Kailey came up from Lincoln to hang out with me at the hospital and it ruled, made me feel a lot better. She called my mom and my parents decided to come up to hang out as well. After waiting for about an hour after my cat scan the doctor finally came in and told me that I have an infected abscess in my throat. The only way to really get rid of this is to cut open and drain the abscess. Unfortunately for me the pocket of infection hasn't fully formed so I have to wait until tomorrow (Monday) to get it cut open. I have to get up at 7:00am tomorrow to call a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor to try to get in. If I can't get into there I have to go back to the emergency room to cut sliced and drained.
Luckily I went in when I did though. The swelling was so huge that is was putting pressure on my windpipe and if I didn't go in it could have swollen my windpipe shut which would obviously kill me. That was wild news to get. I got some medicine to take for the swelling and it has gone down a bit today and the pain isn't nearly as bad. It's 1:05am right now and I can't really sleep because I have absolutely no idea what to expect tomorrow. I was told they would cut it open and drain it but I have no clue what that process is like. I hope everything goes well. This is all a huge bummer.
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