Gunshot wounds

I know I said I was going to blog about this yesterday but it just didn't happen. Sorry. So here's what has been going on...

About 3 or so weeks ago, Doug got what we thought was an in-grown hair on his stomach. It was there, by itself, for about a week then others began to appear. We didn't think anything of it until they started being very painful for him and they looked so bad. So last Monday he went to a prompt care facility and they told him it looked like Staph. They gave him antibiotics and pain pills and told him to come back if it did not improve by Friday. So on Friday, when they looked worse and hurt even more, we went to a dermatologist. She agreed it was staph and decided the best thing to do was open up all the abscess and drain them. This was very, very painful for him and I hated to watch him go through it. The doctor assured us he would fill better within a couple of days so he gritted his teeth and prayed it would be over soon. They put him on another antibiotic along with the one he was already taking and gave him some ointment to put on his stomach.

We should get the culture back on Monday or Tuesday and we will know exactly what it is. So far, he feels a little bit better but he is still in pain. Some of the abscess look better but the worst ones do not. He has to go back next Friday for the doctor to check on them so I hope they will be looking much better by then. If they are not, I am not sure what we will do. They may put me on some medicine once they get the culture sample back and they know exactly what they are dealing with but so far I have no symptoms.

With his bandages on, he looks like he has been in a gun fight. He keeps telling everyone they are his gunshot wounds. Ha! So please keep Doug in your thoughts. He leaves tonight for a conference in Atlanta and will not be back until Wednesday. I will keep you updated on how he is doing. Thanks for all the well wishes we have received so far. Doug really appreciates them. And thanks to all my googler's and doctor friends for the advice and the concern. What would we do without Webmd, right?