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Swelling: Medical and Mechanical
Sep. 19th, 2024 07:05 amHere's an update on both the boil on my leg and the problem I had with my personal laptop computer. Both of them turn out to have swelling involved.
The boil continues to heal. The lab results finally came back completely, and the doctor revised the prescriptions, having me discontinue one antibiotic and start a new one that should be more effective against what the wound culture turned up. I picked up the new prescription yesterday. Once I've completed the full course, I'll have to figure out what to do with the unused medication. Walgreens will not accept it, although they suggested that Wal-Mart's pharmacy might have an unused-medication return. The pain is mostly gone (replaced by itching), and the ring pillow helps keep the pressure off the area that is healing.
Meanwhile, I did get the Dell laptop sent away last Friday for warranty repair (noisy fan, overheating computer, and touchpad not working properly). They contacted me on Tuesday to inform me that the battery was swollen! Newer Dells do not have slide-in batteries the way the older ones did. Replacing a bad battery is not a warranty item, so that's an extra $120; however, I did pay it as the computer is worth a lot more than that. Once they replace the battery, they can then check to see if that what was causing the fan and touchpad issues. That seems plausible, given where the battery is inside the machine. I hope they figure it out and get my personal computer back to me so I can get caught up on video editing.
The boil continues to heal. The lab results finally came back completely, and the doctor revised the prescriptions, having me discontinue one antibiotic and start a new one that should be more effective against what the wound culture turned up. I picked up the new prescription yesterday. Once I've completed the full course, I'll have to figure out what to do with the unused medication. Walgreens will not accept it, although they suggested that Wal-Mart's pharmacy might have an unused-medication return. The pain is mostly gone (replaced by itching), and the ring pillow helps keep the pressure off the area that is healing.
Meanwhile, I did get the Dell laptop sent away last Friday for warranty repair (noisy fan, overheating computer, and touchpad not working properly). They contacted me on Tuesday to inform me that the battery was swollen! Newer Dells do not have slide-in batteries the way the older ones did. Replacing a bad battery is not a warranty item, so that's an extra $120; however, I did pay it as the computer is worth a lot more than that. Once they replace the battery, they can then check to see if that what was causing the fan and touchpad issues. That seems plausible, given where the battery is inside the machine. I hope they figure it out and get my personal computer back to me so I can get caught up on video editing.
