Leg Problem Figured Out

I spent the last two weeks sitting around with my leg elevated, taking antibiotics...two different kinds...because the doctors at the emergency room said I had cellulitis in my leg, a type of staph infection.  The nurse practitioner also agreed that it was cellulitis.

 

But it wasn't getting any better.  I was finally able to see my own doctor yesterday.  He said it was not an infection at all but a condition called Erythmea Nodosum that is caused by an auto-immune problem.  I am so thankful to get off the antibiotics!  I am not needing to sit around with my leg up any more unless it gets too painful. 

 

So far, the pain has been minimal.   This is a self limiting condition, meaning that it should resolve on its own in about six weeks time or maybe longer.  It can come back on me since it is most likely related to an auto-immune condition I have.

 

I am so thankful that it is not an antibiotic resistent bacteria.  I was starting to get scared when I wasn't seeing much improvement.  So life goes on.  I'm going to live.  God is good.  He is good all the time regardless of what the outcome would have been.  This has just been another situation where God has taught me to trust Him more and the value of not worrying about things but turning them over to Him.