Went to the doctor.

[valis2]

He said I have facial cellulitis, which he thinks might be from a tooth abcess, because I am experiencing a wee bit of tooth pain and swelling on one side.

I forgot entirely to tell him about my eye troubles, and I think it's the leftover eye infection making itself known.

He prescribed amoxicillin, 500mg, 3 times a day.

I thought nothing of it until a friend gasped and told me that it was overkill, that for his recent bout of pneumonia he took 200mg twice a day.

Anyone else think it's too much? Now I'm all paranoid.

ETA: Okay, sounds like the right prescription, no problem here.

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[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was a couple of years ago. She was probably 6 or 7, I think she was probably picking at it, you know how kids do odd things like that. She was probably having library time and sat there picking it while the librarian read to them or something. (seeing as I got the impression that it may have been some kind of small cut or something that got aggravated - but I could be dead wrong).

It started out with her saying her belly hurt there. I pretty much dismissed it, until she complained again later that evening. When I felt her belly then, around her bellybutton, her stomach was actually hard and slightly swollen. It was scary, because it happened over the course of eight hours or so.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Wow! Now I'm even more freaked out.

It was described to me as an infection that flushes into the skin surrounding it, and now I feel like I have some sort of giant bubos on my face. Even though it's really only about the size of a silver dollar, and it's not really that swollen.

I am *really* glad I went to the doctor today, and I'm so glad I didn't wait.

[artystone.livejournal.com]

EW!
Sorry. That sounds really awful. :(

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Well, it's better than having a vampiric baby, I suppose.

[artystone.livejournal.com]

Only just.

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you went, too!