Back home

I'm back home.

It turned out to be an abscess as I feared however the doctor I saw on Tuesday told me it was too big for him to perform as an out-patient procedure in his office. He suggested I go to the Emergency Room.

After a quick ride to my hospital I was admitted, fed large amounts of antibiotics and had surgery performed on me on Thursday.

All I can say is that the pain was MUCH greater than the first time. It turns out that they had to remove tissue that they call the "Capsule", which is tissue that forms after the initial abscess that develops and help to facilitate a return of an abscess later on. Luckily I had a head surgeon perform the procedure but it hurt big time.

They watched me and kept and eye on the wound and said I was OK to go home. I was just anxious to go home, being alone right now doesn't help but I'm grateful to be home.

I managed to get the hospital staff to call my wife so she didn't panic since the last time I spoke with her was to let her know I was walking into the Emergency Room. I used the hospital staff as my messenger service, they were very understanding and accommodating even though it wasn't their responsibility to do so. Nurses are so under-rated.