Posted 1/20/2009 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
After my surgery in Sept. I developed an absecess under the incision. It healed up completely within 2 months. The other day I started noticing that my scar was a bit puffy and kinda sore. Today it is super red and extremely sore, my temp is 99.4, I know the abscess is back. I was fine until they put me back on Prednisone a couple weeks ago to help try to control my current flare. Hears the dilema, I dont get my insurance until Feb 1st, great timing =( My mom is calling my GI tomorrow to see what we should do, what Im wondering is if I should wait until Feb 1st, which is a week away or, if I should just suck it up and do what he tells me to do, and end up payin the bills later. With the first absecess it went on for around 3 weeks before I realized it was really bad, and I went straight to the ER where it litterally popped while I was in the waiting area. I spent over a week in the hospital before they released me. Is there a way they can treat it without being in the hospital, like just put me on an antibiotic, or do they need to open it up and drain it?