tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128769923751653340.post-35374478162760423732007-09-08T03:14:00.000-06:002007-09-08T03:30:03.826-06:00Thursday, I noticed something like a large pimple or an insect bite on my forehead. Didn't pop: not a pimple. Very painful. Then, later that day, I noticed a lump at the hinge of my right jaw, just in front of my right earlobe. Extremely painful. Not my imagination.<br /><br />It was suggested that we wait through the weekend to see what came of these things: Not me. The very next day, the very first thing, Catherine and I went to the doctor, waited , read a lot, overheard more Oprah than wanted, waited more, then showtime.<br /><br />Forehead first: it's a staph infection (she thinks). It's large now and red, and beginning to get scaly. Having just seen a <i>House</i> in which someone with a staph infection goes into emergency-alert and almost dies just before every commercial break, I wasn't pleased. But apparently all I have to do is wash my hands every 1.5 minutes and take some pills and it goes away.<br /><br />Jawlump: related to forehead. It's a swollen lymph node doing its job, which is to absorb poison from other places. In other words, it's a big swollen thing full of dangerous poison that appears in order to prevent you from getting a big swollen thing full of poison. Anyway, handwashing and pills should do the trick.<br /><br /><p align="center"><img src="http://www.barrybrake.com/daily/images/staph.jpg"></p>barrybrakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17778163052096094733noreply@blogger.com