I just got home from the hospital...

Well, as I spoke of in a previous thread I had a boil in a sensitive spot of my male anatomy. Cut to less than 24 hours after seeing the doctor... when I was admitted to the ER with a high fever and I was apparently "septic", which I assume means something like blood poisoning. Lots of painkillers and IVs full of antibiotics. I was admitted and AlienGirl sat watch over me all night (Thank you my love :loveya: ) while UncleSepp watched the kids and the bird (Thanks UncleSepp :hug: )

As the fever kicked in and I was laying there, rolling in pain, I started seeing butterflies everywhere. I thought I was going to die for sure. Fortunately I didn't. So now I am home today and recovering from the surgery which happened last night at some point. How was everyone else's weekend?

FYTMI: My balls are now swollen to the size of a grapefruit. Thats actually an improvement. When I was admitted last night they were the size of a cantaloupe.

I hope the swelling goes down. Poor man...

:hurts:

Lots of good vibes going your way. If you need anything... Fen and I get off work at about 6ish in Bellevue, so drop me a PM and take care. :pals:

I may just take you up on that offer. :pals:

were not acting fast enough. I spent a week in the hospital twice due to a septic infection. Not fun. Feel better. :hug: and...get your White Blood Cells checked every now and again. It took 7 years and much agony to finally be diagnosed immune deficient. It often shows up as infected boils, etc... :hug:

had boils in the past, this is the first that onset so rapidly and became actually infected. Usually my immune system makes a cockroach seem sickly. :shrug:

Thanks for the good wishes, I appreciate them. :hug:

had to surgically drain it?

but yeah they had to drain it. Actually the doctor cut out a half inch wide circle thats about an inch deep. When I went in on Saturday about it, the doctor I saw then said it was just an impacted hair and I would have to wait 48 hours for it to "squishify" enough to be lanced and drained. When I returned Sunday though (less than 24 hours after I was told to return in 48 hours), I was septic and fevered and the doctor who operated on me said if I had waited another 12 - 24 hours I would have ended up with some weird form of gang green (sp?) and basically, all my junk would have rotted off (and that was best case scenario) and most likely would have died.

Must have been scary. YIKES! :wow:

Butterflies? hmmmmmmm.... Interesting...


Get better quickly! :hug:

It was/is scary.

The butterfly thing freaked me out. I have heard of a lot of near death people see them.

will be home praying for your 'junk'. As a nurse i've seen a few cases of swollen 'parts' and I have much empathy. Get better.

I was suprised by the nurses and doctors who at several points when I caught a glance at them when they thought I wasn't looking had grimaces on their faces.

Any kind of boil if messed with can actually pop inside you and get into your blood stream and poison you. Treat them medically.

Glad you are OK

I am definately doing better, thanks.

I'm glad you're still with us and still have all your parts! I had a cyst removed a year ago. It never got infected but I went in and wore the little plastic bracelet with a label that said "scrotal excision" on it. And yeah, things go through some changes post-surgery, not lasting changes, well, you know what I'm talking about, clearly.

It sounds like you are surrounded by good people. Get comfortable (are you keeping ice on it? I did. :scared: ) And get some treats and movies and take care of yourself!

:hug:

I am surrounded by very good people. And animals. :) I am being as comfortable as possible, trying to rest up as I have to go back to work tomorrow. I am not using ice, the doctor told me to use warmth/heat. :shrug:

Thanks for the :hug:

You must be a really nice person to be surrounded by so many wonderful helpers.

:)

Thanks for the recovery wishes, every bit helps.

:)
I hope you are better very, very quickly. I've twice had something similar happen, but never there. I don't even want to think about it.

Kudos to AlienGirl and UncleSepp.

Thank you and I can say I know the pain you must have been in.

Good healing vibes coming your way, and you take good good care of yourself. :hi:

Sorry if any of my replies seem off, I am talking to my good friend Mr. Percoset and he has a funny way of making me feel silly.

And that you'll be back on your feet swiftly! :hi:

And thanks. I will back swiftly on my feet whether I want to or not though, I am out of sick days. :o

How can they get so big? Okay, maybe I don't want an answer to that one.

As an ironic aside, I always felt they were too small and wished for bigger ones, now that I have them, I don't want them. :)

Take care you'll be your old self soon!

:hug:

:hug:

Ow ow ow.

I get to take 2 percosets every few hours, so I am not in much pain at all.

and your man parts feel better soon.
:pals:

:hug:

nice? :D

And so was the ER doc who treated me a few minutes before him. She was a nice doc and very professional. She made the call to bring in the urologist who said we had to operate immediately.

Later, after I was in a hospital bed, the nurses asked me what I thought of the doctor (the urologist that is) and I said I didn't have much chance to form an opinion of him, since I saw him long enough for him to stick a few needles in my *ahem* affected area and use a local on the area, then I got shaved and sliced open, so it was a little hard to make a judgement of him. :o

you're gonna be fine though

listened to his doctors, instead of his body. Good for you for trusting your instincts. Sounds like you're in good hands now, I hope you have a good long rest.

sadly I will not have as long a rest as I would like, but I will only have to work 3 days and will have a couple days off again.

I am terribly sorry to hear about your brother. This kind of stuff is real nasty. The onset time is so fast though, it's nigh impossible to tell what's about to happen... :hug:

I hope this is behind you asap.

Oh, baby, I am so sorry. Hope you feel better really soon. Fevers play mean mind games, don't they?

And bless you UncleSepp for helping our friend so he didn't have to worry about the kiddos. And you too, AlienGirl,for sitting with him so our friend didn't have to worry about a doctor sawing off the wrong part.

I had a staph infection in my tibia about 20 years ago. My leg swelled up really bad and talk about painful! It healed thanks to five operations and 2 antibiotic shots every day for two months (pin cushion butt and thighs!)I have a nice big scar and numb spots on my leg and feet to remind me of it.
I'm glad you're doing better, but I can't imagine pain like that in my nads. I get woozy if my undies are two tight!
Get well soon!

Things can change, get yourself back to ER pronto if you have questions or anything gets worse. And I don't think pictures are necessary here. Ouch.

I hope that you make a full recovery. Best wishes.

Good luck on your recovery!