Abcessing over you...
Well since 
cardinalsin has aluded to my getting ill/sick I should probably explain...
So yesterday I travelled up to Wolverhampton in preparation for my all day meeting and I stayed in a hotel.
Last night I woke up at about 5.00am with terrible neck and shoulder pain. Unfortunately this is not an unusual occurence give the problems with my neck. I stumbled to the bathroom massaging my neck on the way and resolving to sleep on only one pillow for the rest of the night. Then I noticed that on the bone behind my ear it was bumpier than usual and painful to the touch.
I tried to sleep after this but failed abysmally and was generally in a lot of pain.
I got up around 7.00 and tried to look behind my ear in the mirror and failed because me head was in the way and my eyes can't see round corners. I fiddled around with it a bit more and came to the conclusion that it was indeed very very painful and very very lumpy back there.
I generally felt ill but put this down to a little less sleep than usual and slightly more pain that usual. Apparently I was wrong.
Many people at the meeting asked me if I was ok. I expect I looked like death warmed up by this point, painkillers had failed and I was feeling pretty nauseous. Eventually my boss asked me if I was ok and I said not really and mentioned the swelling behind my ear. She took one look and packed me off home via Wolverhampton A&E. Oh and I also quickly had my photo taken for the Corporate brochure on the way - I can tell that that piccie is going to come out well!
Apparently I have a large but diffuse abcess behind my ear. It is sufficiently swollen that it is putting pressure on my neck muscles hence the huge amounts of neck and shoulder pain.
Right now I am dose up with painkillers and antibiotics and seriously hoping that they work otherwise I will be back to the Dr (a surrey one this time) so that can slice it open and drain it. That sounds pretty scary all things considered.
Generally I feel ok though.
cardinalsin has aluded to my getting ill/sick I should probably explain...So yesterday I travelled up to Wolverhampton in preparation for my all day meeting and I stayed in a hotel.
Last night I woke up at about 5.00am with terrible neck and shoulder pain. Unfortunately this is not an unusual occurence give the problems with my neck. I stumbled to the bathroom massaging my neck on the way and resolving to sleep on only one pillow for the rest of the night. Then I noticed that on the bone behind my ear it was bumpier than usual and painful to the touch.
I tried to sleep after this but failed abysmally and was generally in a lot of pain.
I got up around 7.00 and tried to look behind my ear in the mirror and failed because me head was in the way and my eyes can't see round corners. I fiddled around with it a bit more and came to the conclusion that it was indeed very very painful and very very lumpy back there.
I generally felt ill but put this down to a little less sleep than usual and slightly more pain that usual. Apparently I was wrong.
Many people at the meeting asked me if I was ok. I expect I looked like death warmed up by this point, painkillers had failed and I was feeling pretty nauseous. Eventually my boss asked me if I was ok and I said not really and mentioned the swelling behind my ear. She took one look and packed me off home via Wolverhampton A&E. Oh and I also quickly had my photo taken for the Corporate brochure on the way - I can tell that that piccie is going to come out well!
Apparently I have a large but diffuse abcess behind my ear. It is sufficiently swollen that it is putting pressure on my neck muscles hence the huge amounts of neck and shoulder pain.
Right now I am dose up with painkillers and antibiotics and seriously hoping that they work otherwise I will be back to the Dr (a surrey one this time) so that can slice it open and drain it. That sounds pretty scary all things considered.
Generally I feel ok though.