good luck,
t.
Trigger Argee
Manon, Maccadon, Orado, etc.
Denton, never leave home without it.

"This isn't exactly the Olympic Games." - Corwin of Amber

This. This thing looks, at least to a casual internet observer, fucking nasty. Given the potential consequences of not, you shouldn't be concerned at all about ringing them whenever you have a question.

I probably shouldn't have, but when I changed the bandages this morning there was no drainage at all on the infected ulcer, or at least none I could see. I've got my fingers crossed that this means things are Going As Planned, since I still have four days left on antibiotics (and fear not, I intend to ride out the full course).

One thing I had been doing wrong which may have contributed to the worrying signs is this: I was following the nurse's advice and slathering the bandages with Neosporin. I've read numerous things over the past day that say this was definitely the Wrong Thing to Do, and looking at the papers they handed me confirms - with MRSA, you DO NOT use Neosporin or triple antibiotic cream. I'm about a week late in finding this out, but better late than an amputation.

To tell the truth, I couldn't exactly call anywhere over the weekend, because everything around here rolls up its sidewalk over Saturday and Sunday. I'll try the clinic (or the hospital, failing that) today, but they may not even talk to me since I have a $650 bill with them that I have no way of paying.