Hello Friends! Sorry the blog is a little late today but it's just been one of those days! So lets begin where I left off yesterday. Oh yes, the update. Well, the local hospital did the ultrasound....the tech left half way through the test saying "I need to ummmm consult with the doctor." then returned to tell me that they didn't want me to leave and I should go register in the emergency department. That took an hour and a half just to get triaged then the real wait began. oh about 6 /12 hours later a doctor saw me for 3 1/2 minutes to say that "there is a large mass in your leg, we aren't sure if is is a hematoma or lipotoma but it's in the tissue so there is nothing we can do for you. Go home and take a Tylenol and it should go in 5 to 6 weeks. Well, I went home and did what they said. Went to another hospital on Sunday and was more or less told the same thing...."please seek follow up with your family doctor." I again explained she was on holidays but apparently they don't understand English or I was speaking a form of Alien. I got up this morning as normal struggled to go to work and then called my family doctor's office, spoke with the receptionist and she got me into another doctor. Now here's the good part.....I hobbled into the doctors office to run into an old aqaintance....of course she asked why I was there. I vaguely explained and then my father volunatrily said "She needs this cleaned up quickly as she is having Gastric Bypass surgery next month." This delightful lady then said "oh so if you hadn't gained so much weight you probably wouldn't be here then, right." Her cell phone then rang, she answered it and handed it to her daughter. The daughter said "it's so-and-so she wants you to bring her food home." Her response is the part that floored me....ready? "oh, tell her to go on a diet or she'll end up her like Stephanie." Talk about saved by the bell folks cause just then the nurse called me into be seen....as the comment that was forming was not going to come out in a polite suitable manner. Now, the doctor, lovely lady who actually listened to what I was saying ( local er doctor's should take note, this is how it is done). She reviewed the ultrasound report with me and confirmed that the lump is not a Baker's cyst. The lovely mass, which according to the report was 4cm x 2 cm on Saturday was measured and is now 12 cm x 5 cm. The difference in today's visit is the centre part of the lump is deep red now and hot, while the outer portion of the lump is a lighter red with some heat. The positive part of this visit is the doctor has found what the problem is....the not so positive part is what the problem is.... The large growing mass in my leg is a massive infection caused by a spider bite.....maybe not just any spider....possibly a brown recluse. How.?....it's me!!! Why? It's me!! She thinks it didn't break out completely as I was on the antibiotics for the sinus infection last week, now they are done the infection is spreading. The local pharmacy is becoming my favourite pit stop.....NOT! So antibiotics, pain killers and off work until at least Friday is the new plan. Along with No pressure and leg elevation for the next 3 days. Oh yes, and another scheduled ultrasound to make sure the mass is shrinking. I am sure today was just not my day so I am going to bed early and trying again tomorrow. Good night Friends.
Steph
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