7393fc91_SA_Abscess_and_Septra_Reaction__Overview
[Day] Day 35 [Date] June 11th [My Story] On June 11th, I was back at the clinic for repacking. The nurse who had seen the mild rash on June 8th was shocked to see how badly the rash had spread. There was good news though. The abscess had healed so much that packing was no longer needed. The irony was that being immobile in bed with a high fever produced the optimal conditions for abscess healing (i.e., constant warm compresses). They dabbed some Silvasorb on it and I was good to go. The medication was now helping moderately with the allergic reaction. The itching would intermittently change to what felt like cool spikes. Not comfortable, but much more bearable than the itching. It also became possible to fall asleep for 1-2 hour stretches at a time. But this temporary relief also made me breakdown psychologically. When I got home and opened the new bottle of 40 antihistamine pills, I realized how much I desperately wanted to swallow all of them. I began shaking violently and fell to the floor wailing uncontrollably. My mind finally had time to process what was happening to my body and it suddenly became too much to handle. Throughout the rest of the day, I would periodically collapse into tears and I would cry until I became too faint to cry. I was on the verge of a complete psychological breakdown. [Suggestions and Advice] I cannot stress how important a strong social network was for me during all of this. I don't think I would have been able to cope psychologically through it alone. While I didn't want anyone to see my in the physical state I was in, a very good friend convinced me that he just wanted to be there for me and didn't want me to be alone. That made all the difference. [Overview] 
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MRSA Abscess and Septra Reaction
Overview