\o/
...Oh wait... That's NOT supposed to be a good thing...
Anywho, here's the rundown on what happened to me. Against my better judgment, I let a friend convince me to go hiking on Friday. Insects found me quite delicious that evening, and so my legs were itchy. Fast forward to near the end of Sunday, and one of the bites on my ankle became infected. I called my boss to let him know I'd be at the hospital today, because it looked pretty bad.
Well, it was a staph infection, apparently. And from what the pharmacist told me, the drugs I prescribed are pretty heavy duty antibiotics. On top of that, even though I didn't think I needed it (my little limpy walk seemed to get the job done), I was given crutches.
After that, my day got... interesting. You see, people immediately started to jump and go out of their way to help me. They were all so nice and helpful to me, just because I was using the crutches as the doctor asked me to. Anywho, my instructions were to take my meds and - essentially - to chill out and relax (with the infected leg propped up).
Oh my... Well, crutches are kind of fun to use, despite not feeling as natural as walking with legs. At least you don't need to have a chunk of your leg removed.
Hope you recover nicely.
Have a nice day.
I was a bit worried when I read the topic title, but it's good to know things are working out alright. I guess you might be a bit loopy for a few days with the drugs, eh?
As for crutches and people... yeah... figures. Most people don't even realize it, but they naturally open up when they see someone or something that appears weak or injured. At least when they're not in a group, anyway. Groups change everything. You should try going to a busier place with those when you're feeling better and see if you get the same reactions. My bet is you don't. Diffusion of responsibility and all that. I'm not really sure where I was going with this now. Oh well. Yay rambling.
It's natural for doctors to overreact to a staph infection since there are known to be fatal cases, it's good to hear yours isn't too serious though. A Staph infection is known to damage the connection between layers of the skin, so it's probably best not to over work your leg until it heals.
Crutches are fun to hit people with :x
But trying to exert yourself before it heals may do a lot of damage, so obey doctor's orders. Also, don't go hiking again >_>
Ouch.... Well, now you've got more time to watch anime and play video games! Yay for the upsides of being sick!
Well, I'm not too out of it - most of the drugs are antibiotics. I'm still more than able enough to play White Knight Chronicles well, after all. As far as the crutches go... I can't get the hang of them... T-T
:irate: you want me to kill the insect that bit you?
No need, those things die fast enough as is, it's probably already dead. You can kill its eggs, though. Anywho, I'm actually feeling a LOT better now, thanks to the meds the doc gave me.
Also... for those who need translations for what I said in the C-box on sunday...
"I had a spat with Kurodani Yamame, now I'm not feeling to good, going to see Eirin tomorrow...."
Kurodani Yamame is a spider youkai with power over disease. Eirin is well known as a doctor in touhou. As such...
"I got bit by a bug, it's infected, I'm not feeling good, so I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow..."
insect pwnage to the extreme....
Anywho, I'm able to walk quite well now, so... yeah... I'm no longer a cripple. But because of that, I can get back to work! \o/
Role is now a cripple! Role is now not a cripple!