staphed

i recently developed a staph infection on/in my left leg, just below the knee. at first it looked like just a small scratch that was healing, but it gradually got worse.

first it got a little red and swollen, but over a cople of days it got bigger, and ended up looking like a small purple volcano, surrounded by red angry skin, and my entire lower leg swelled up a bit.

i went to my doctor on monday, and he put me on antibiotics and told me to come back today. when i went in he decided it needed to be lanced. so he laid me out on the table and did it right there. ow.