I’ve had a particular body problem for a little bit over a decade now. This problem flares up on occasion and it’s not fun to deal with.
From what I’ve read, teenagers have these sorts of problems commonly due to hormonal changes, but I’m far from being a teenager!
My father actually failed his physical when he was drafted for the Vietnam War because of similar issues, so I sometimes wonder if this isn’t an inherited trait I have received from him.
What happens is my body’s natural drains get clogged. I have boils that pool with puss and other disgusting things all over my body. Mainly on the inside of my thighs and around my anus.
These boils cause severe pain, so severe that I sometimes result to using needles to relieve the pressure which causes the pain. I go to the hospital when my home remedy doesn’t work.
Now I have a similar problem that might be related. This has only happened one other time in my life, the fix you might ask? Surgery without anesthetics. The surgeon tried, but it wouldn’t take. I am dreading it, and therefore holding it off until I know that’s the only solution.
My sweat glands are clogged. Anytime I do sweat, it just collects in pockets in my armpits. When this happens it is very painful to have my arms in their “normal” positions. Everything on the internet that I can find recommends to not wear deodorant for a period of two weeks. I am now working on that time period and will see if it solves it.
I have seen many doctors for these issues, and it seems like nobody wants to solve the problem – just treat the symptoms. I’ve been given special antibiotics and special soap – all of which make the symptoms disappear, until my prescriptions run out. By the time I can see the doctor again, it’s as if I never saw them in the first place.
I’m pretty sure I have MRSA. In layman’s terms, an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection. The biggest problem is finding a doctor who actually cares. What a concept.