I thought I'd update about
my abscess, because I know everyone is on pins and needles to hear how I'm doing. Or something. :)
Anyway, I had a check at the surgeon's office on Monday, and saw the NP that assisted during the I&D the previous week. She said that it was healing up nicely, that it didn't appear to have closed up on the outside before healing inside, and that there's no sign of the abscess re-forming. So yay! The incision isn't completely closed yet, but it's almost there. It really doesn't hurt anymore, just a small twinge here and there.
I've been off the flagyl since Saturday and the bactrim since yesterday morning, and so far so good as far as BMs go. I was taking a quadrapule dose of probiotics the entire time I was on the antibiotics plus a few days, and have stepped down to a double dose as of today. I also wasn't using enemas while I was healing, so did one Monday night and one Tuesday night, and will go to every other night for a week or so, just to head off any potential inflammation.