Science!

[Dixie]

the skin around it did start peeling and itching terribly (i've been sure not to scratch it).
i'm about to move so i'm getting all new stuff anyways by way of towels and personal items. i hadn't heard about showering with the window open, but i will DEFINITELY take that advice. i'm not one to visit saunas so no problem there either. i figure there will be a recurrence eventually, but next time i'll be better prepared to act on it MUCH sooner. it isn't really pruney, though the ointments do make it look oozy from time to time. i also wash it with sterile saline that the hospital gave me and patch it up with a liberal amount of gauze. for awhile it was drying out and sticking to the gauze and would bleed when i removed it (i would douse it in more hydrogen peroxide then).

i don't know if it's really better, but at the moment it's got a white film on it (i'm guessing from the last application of the peroxide) and dark pink with slight peeling on the outside. they did the culture when i went to the er the second time and expressed a generous amount of pink pus. it started looking much better until halfway through my clindamycin course, i was slightly concerned about a resistance to it. but i went off the clindamycin today when i had to call the ambulance this morning. i was stupid and decided since i paid $77 for it i was gonna finish it, thursday was supposed to be my last day on it and i had previously been on the generic versions of bactrim and keflex which i responded violently to as well. i made it 12 days on the bactrim before a severe reaction set in.

i know it was a spider bite because i felt it, i didn't see it but i sure as hell felt it and there were two tiny weeping puncture marks at the top of the inflamed area. when i was on tour i used my bra as a pocket for money since animal print leggings don't typically have pockets. i'm pretty sure the dirty money on top of the wound (even slathered generously with neosporin) in conjunction with no sleep is what made it so bad.

and regardless of what is thought about me, when i'm in a relationship i am not promiscuous so unless my boyfriend had it on him my best guess at where it came from is the money. showering wasn't an issue either, i bathe/showered regularly, when we couldn't shower we all used antibacterial wipes, baby wipes and wash cloths with hot water in sinks.

i might be a scumbag but i'm not unhygienic if i can help it.
i was told it was mrsa and regardless if it is or not, it's still very scary.
i've put myself on a vegetarian diet with mostly leafy greens and lots of cranberries to see if it will help as well.