Wednesday, 08 July 2009

  • Health Issues: A Strange Treatment Program

    My Genitals Are Getting So Much Attention These Days!!!  Now, most guys, maybe even many girls, think that sounds pretty good, right?  Wrong!

    I met my new doctor, a lady, Thursday June 18th.  I needed to get prescriptions filled.  Oh, I said, I do have one concern.  There's a hardened mass on or in my scrotum.  I have always had chapping problems.  I do sweat in that area in Summer and get dry skin in Winter, like most of us, maybe worse than many.  She found the mass, and a vein where there was "almost an open place". She checked me over and said I needed an ultrasound to see what it is, so we scheduled one for Monday.

    Friday, I woke up freezing, and I'm rarely cold.  I was very weak (hardly checked Xanga, if at all) and ran a high fever, so I took acetaminophen.  My day was spent in bed, passing between conscious and unconscious frequently.  At night, I noticed my whole scrotum was very swollen.  I've only seen the like with internal bleeding.  Called 911, and it was off to the hospital. 

    The Emergency Room doctor said I have an infection, and I began to get treated by the staff.  Five hours in which I was given an ultrasound of the area, along with antibiotics and who-knows-what by IV.  I was sent home in diaper-like adult underwear with abdominal gauze supporting the are and soaking up the blood...and there's still plenty.  The hospital called, and I have to follow up with my doctor, and get another ultrasound to check progress.  I can tell things are somewhat better, but it is still VERY uncomfortable.

    Plus, I am missing work at my relatively new job, and get no sick pay.  Woohoo; what a wild weekend!!!

    UPDATE:  Still don't know for sure what the hardened mass is yet, but the infection has to heal first.  This infection was due to the moist, dark conditions that promote fungus growth "down there".  I am almost better thanks to the drugs they gave me, along with the strangest medical advice I've ever been given.  "Stay home, lie around in bed with your genitals exposed and your legs spread, with a fan blowing on you".  Well, hey Doc, if I must, I must!  Must be good advice 'cause it's working!




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