Are
you familiar with the old saying, "when it rains it pours"?
Well,
it has definitely been pouring for me. Again
About
a week ago this past Friday, I noticed a small bump on the inside of
my upper right leg, when my pants rubbing against it brought it to my
attention. It began growing larger by the hour (or so it seemed), and
then the next day there was also one high on the back of my left leg.
I
ran a fever on the Sunday night following, and had to call out of
work the next day. I called my doctor, and had an appointment on
Wednesday. It turned out that I had 2 boils.
The
one on the right leg was about the size of a golf ball, and had
started to drain. The other is still there, and has not changed yet.
The
doctor did a swab of the drainage, and it turns out that I have a
staph infection. Lovely.
And
to make it even more lovely, this staph infection is what is known as
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which in layman's
terms, means that it is resistant to certain antibiotics, which
include the penicillins and the cephalosporins.
My
doctor prescribed 2 antibiotics, one is Doxicycline Hyclate, and the
other is Cephalexin.
So,
after 2 doctor visits (with a third coming up Friday), missing 8 days
of work, and several antibiotic doses later, I would once again
appreciate your prayers.
I
will tell you this. As much as these boils have hurt, if I had been
the Pharaoh, and I had been afflicted with boils, that would have
been enough for me to let Moses and the Hebrew people
go.
I
wouldn't wish these things on my worst enemy!
Thank
you all for your prayers.
May
God Bless you all!
