Bug bite on obpi side?
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 4:04 pm
I have a bug bit or perhaps it might be shingles
I noticed a very red raised mark teardrop shape right under my ear and it stings a bit and hot to the touch when I checked it out in the mirror - yikes!
So I called the doctor and when his PA checked it out he did not know what it was and thought if it were shingles I would be in more pain.
I tried to explain that I have diminished feeling on my right side because of OBPI and got the blank stare... I explained if I feel it burning at all and pain it would be much worse on the left side... Oh well anyway it is on a gland and I am on Biaxin for the next 10 days. It seem that the obpi (right side) will get infected faster then my left side. If it was an insect he was a looser due to poor circulation he did not get much of me... LOL...
I just wish I knew what it was. Oh forgot he had two other doctors come in to check my neck and they did not know for sure because I was not in enough pain for shingles but were concerned. I guess lack of skin sensation can be a plus... LOL...
Kath
I noticed a very red raised mark teardrop shape right under my ear and it stings a bit and hot to the touch when I checked it out in the mirror - yikes!
So I called the doctor and when his PA checked it out he did not know what it was and thought if it were shingles I would be in more pain.
I tried to explain that I have diminished feeling on my right side because of OBPI and got the blank stare... I explained if I feel it burning at all and pain it would be much worse on the left side... Oh well anyway it is on a gland and I am on Biaxin for the next 10 days. It seem that the obpi (right side) will get infected faster then my left side. If it was an insect he was a looser due to poor circulation he did not get much of me... LOL...
I just wish I knew what it was. Oh forgot he had two other doctors come in to check my neck and they did not know for sure because I was not in enough pain for shingles but were concerned. I guess lack of skin sensation can be a plus... LOL...
Kath