Waiting Further

Well, yesterday when we tried to get into the clinic, we came 15 minutes too late... So, we decided to avoid the wait, we'd get in at 8 this morning as soon as they opened. There was a bit of a delay because the woman forgot her stethascope (sp?) at home and had to turn around. So, we waited for 15 minutes or so and got seen... And this is what she said:

She told us that the lab results from 9 days ago came back positive for Staph infection, not MRSA like it had a slight chance of being. But, the antibiotic that I am on seems to have fought the infection as best as it can. She thought the infection was gone, actually... So, there was a need to remove that edge of the nail, but in my head, I think I can wait a few days until I can be seen by a specialist and get the edge surgically removed for good. So, she offered to remove the nail, but it would grow back and I would have issues in the future with it OR refer me to a specialist (so our insurance will cover it) and give me a new medication to keep the infection away until I can see a specialist... I took the specialist because she didn't seem to think it was infected. If she really thought it was, I would have had her remove it right then and there....

My mom's huge problem with this is that the infection might go blood-born... but it's not producing pus anymore, just blood... I don't think it's infected, neither does a doctor... So, I think I can tough it out for a few days...

~BOB~