Ever had a zit surgically removed? Well I have.
About five days ago I developed a pimple at the base of my neck, right above the sternum. Well a good part of this week my blood counts have been low, so rather than healing the zit had become raised and inflamed.
The doctors were concerned the spot had become infected and might be a source of my fever. The doctors initially thought a biopsy would be a good test but my platelets were to low to consider doing in my room. So, they decided the best thing to do would be to take me to the Operating Room, put me under, insert a breathing tube, put me on a ventilator, open the area and clean the area, then pack it with gauze, tape it, remove the breathing tube and then bring me back to consciousness.
And that is just what they did this morning. They surgically removed my zit.
And they are testing everything they cleaned out of there for various infections.
And I got to take another trip to the Main Building. Woohoo!