Will I Survive?

[peacetraveler22]

I now sit at my desk completely distracted and worried. On the day I left Maine last week, I awoke with a huge red bump on a certain part of my body. At first, I thought it was a bug bite or evil pimple. But this mass has continued to grow in the last five days, and the irritation and pain level also has risen. The redness has spread and it's clear something has amassed under my skin. It feels like a round, hard rock and is sensitive to the touch. It doesn't itch, but sharp nerve pains occasionally spread down my arm. It seems recently that I can't have a successful vacation without some medical consequence. Remember last year when I came back from Palestine and had a mysterious illness and skin rash? I suspected that it was from hugging and touching so many dirty children in the remote villages I visited. Doctors never determined what the bumps were, but they eventually faded over time. What do you think this current mysterious bump is? Will I survive? :)) I know everyone loves to run and provide advice and opinions on RuNet. Help me! :)

Comments

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

We can buy some topical treatments and gels/ointments over the counter. For instance, "Neosporin" http://www.neosporin.com/. I've never heard of "levomycetin." Very strong ointments usually require a prescription.

[letberg.livejournal.com]

You can google which drug in stock contains levomycetin. Its quite cheap and common in Russia. Neosporin doesn't fit to your case, I believe.

[jon-quille.livejournal.com]

Levomycetin in Russia is a market name of the drug called "chloramphenicol". You should be able to find it just by telling "chloramphenicol" to the seller in any pharmacy. It should be available worldwide though brand names will differ. It is an antibiotic with some side effects and it may be not effective in your case. So it is better to consult the doctor before taking pills or using ointments with this drug.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Almost all antibiotics require prescriptions in the U.S.

[jon-quille.livejournal.com]

And it is good. Antibiotics are often abused. If antibiotic is used incorrectly bacteria in you body might develop resistance and the drug becomes ineffective. So the next time you should use a more strong one and so on and so on until there is no drug that helps. Of course this is the worst case but it can happen. So the best solution here is visiting the doctor and then carefullty following his recommendations.